Do away with medicals? No, that probably wouldn't be a good idea
Agreed.
Also, it is interesting to note that first class medical examinations, be it FAA or JAA, are failed in about the same percentage....about 3%.
How do I know this?
The MD I go to for my FAA medical also admisters JAA, DoT Canada...and a host of other countries requirements...and has been doing so far at least the last fifteen years.
Old age?
Baloney....it affects some, certainly, but not the majority.
However, I would offer a suggestion for those younger pilots who feel they are affected.
I would propose, for those pilots age 65 or more, be consigned to reserve flight status only, and this could easily be arranged by the respective airline's collective bargining arrangements.
In this way, the younger guys could advance to Commander status, without affecting the old(er) pilots desire to remain in the LHS....or RHS, as the case may be.
How about that?
