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Old 4th Jan 2011, 23:23
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flybymike
 
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Piloting an aircraft and driving a car is not the same thing, at all.
Correct. There is far more likelihood of injury, death and damage to multiple third parties and property when driving a car and suffering medical incapacitation than when flying, and yet no medical is required for driving.

I see no significant statistical justification for PPL medicals, amply demonstrated by the complete absence of any medically related aviation fatalities involving NPPL holders "flying on a car licence"

The most effective medical is a perfectly natural sense of self preservation.
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