Originally Posted by
Eclan
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Sharing the cockpit (and I'm presuming that wasn't some kind of weird innuendo of yours) with someone whose outlook resulted in such a drastic outcome is not necessarily what I'd call ideal and makes me wonder why it isn't cause for suspension of medical certificate pending psychological assessment by the CASA medical zealots who can be counted on to jump at any other opportunity to scrutinise a pilot's medical.
Well the medicos at CASA and
other aviation regulatory bodies have defined protocols for gender transition.
Basically they’ll be certified unless there is an existence of a confirmed psychiatric disorder, or adverse side effect from hormone therapy.
So the experts (real doctors) don’t have an issue with trans pilots unless they are suffering from issues that would affect a non-trans pilot as well.
Which is why there are a growing number of trans pilots in the industry these days.