Strokes, the FAA, and the Ted Stevens Crash
Ted Stevens plane crash: Did pilot's health issues contribute to accident? | Alaska Dispatch
Lengthy article looks at the Ted Stevens crash and the way the FAA regulates pilot health issues.
Major points include:
- No coordination between countries allowing health issues in one country to go unreported in another.
- FAA does not follow up on pilot health reports.
- Pilots have an incentive to underreport health issues to keep flying.
Overall, a surprisingly well-written and balanced article that raises some troubling issues.