Fistacuffs
Boy, it sure is getting nasty around here! Can't you guys play nice?
Let us cut to the chase. The medical certification in the USA is a joke. My airline is full of clinically obese pilots. I am not exaggerating! We have pilots flying who are 100 lbs overweight. The truth is that many pilots would fail a real flight physical. But in this day of political correctness and zero personal responsibility, there is always the threat of law suits.
Most local FAA Doctors develop personal relationships with their patient/pilots and they don't want to threaten a man's livelihood. I understand that, but the result is a watered down hypocritical situation. It is just a fact of life.
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