Could you explain the nature of the problems that were talked about, obviously without printing any details of the person concerned, I did not see the threads.. .. .If you are talking about psychological problems/illnesses, you raise a very important point which I have raised many times on this forum - that a pilot with such problems who may be totally unfit to fly will conceal them and continue to fly as a danger to himself, his crew and his passengers. In answer to your final question, yes it would be 'right' to bring these problems out into the open - this would be the best way to deal with them. But in the real world because such problems are likely to cause career-long stigmatisation, the 'best' policy for the individual is to keep his mouth shut. This happens all the time and this situation is totally unacceptable. It's only a matter of time before another Silkair or Egyptair happens again, maybe next time it will happen to a well regarded British Airline........maybe then finally this issue could be addressed. The stigma has to go, but that's easier said than done.. . . . <small>[ 23 March 2002, 11:33: Message edited by: SID555 ]</small>