Good point, Robert D.-
There is no medical basis (nor was there
ever) for the U.S. "age 60 retirement rule"
as it applies to U.S. airline pilots.
But the government (FAA) steadfastly refuses to review medical evidence
provided by their own certified Airman
Medical Examiners not only proving there
was no medical evidence calling for such
a rule to begin with, but proving there is
no medical problem specifically germain
to airline pilots within the 60-65 age bracket which has any impact
whatsoever
in terms of safety.
Quite the opposite in fact with airline
captains who must meet FAA mandated
medical criteria every 6 months to maintain the validity of their
licenses.
Further, they must pass FAA mandated
criteria regarding their aircraft proficiency
checks which are administered every 6
months, as well! Further, they are flying
with First Officers (co-pilots) who must
meet the same criteria annually and who
are trained to handle the aircraft by themselves (as are the Captains)
should
the other pilot become incapacited due
to food poisening or whatever!
Why? Ask the FAA why they would remove your most seasoned Captains
before their time, thus denying YOU
a higher level of safety in your aviation
travels. Couldn't have anything to do
with corporate financial interests, could
it? Oh, yeah!! Save 5 years of senior
Captain pay in favor of 1st year "new
hire" starting pay for new hires? Oh,
yeah, man!! :)
Finally, suit in Federal court is being
instituted to get this bogus Federal
Air Regulation removed from the books...
about time! :)
I am for taking out Saddam and getting
ahold of the world's 3rd largest oil reserves through a "sympathic"
government as well, under whatever
pretext the government cares to provide
the "unaware".
Still the best place to live in the world, it's imperfections
notwithstanding, but..... does our government lie to attain
it's (hidden) agenda? Hah!! Does a bear
s**t in the woods? :)
They lie like rugs!! "The co-pilot mis-used
the rudder causing an overload of the
structure supporting the tail.....blah, blah,
blah".
And just how could he do this with a
built-in rudder limiting system especially
designed to prevent this and a built-in
yaw damping system which works the
rudder within the parameters of the above
mentioned system to prevent "upset"
within the aircraft's airspeed envelope
(which they were certainly within)?
Why the lie? Corporate interests...money!!:)
Cap'n. Bob (Ret'd)
'60 Frog
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