No offense taken, as for the condition I'm not what I used to be but regardless of that what I am concerned about is pilot flight bags exceding safe lifting weight and an unsafe lift. Regional aircraft flight decks are low and small these ergonomics are causing pilots to lift a heavy bag and it is the weight, bad lift and the repitition that cause a cumulative damage to pilots, these effects are most likely to affect a pilot as they age past forty. These stats are a result of two ergonomic reports done in my company. Sixteen of our pilots have reported injuries and the two reports make recomendations and as of yet have not been implimented. The physical condition of a pilot while important does not prevent injury it just reduces the likelyhood of injury. None the less these injuries are cumulative and one day as in my case injury occurs.
Thanks,
John