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House Republican to introduce bill to raise pilot retirement age
Republican Rep. Chip Roy will introduce legislation Tuesday that would raise the federal mandatory retirement age for airline pilots by two years in an effort to keep more aviators in the cockpit amid a pilot shortage plaguing commercial carriers. (www.foxbusiness.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I flew F-4's in Viet Nam,Don't think I would have had the skill set required if I was 70 !
Good to hear one of you on this site admit it. The rest seem to be sitting around in the waiting room…..
With the increased life span of the pilot population and the greater health of commercial pilots, it makes sense. The current ATP 121 and 135 flight testing along with First Class medical requirements of 6-month evaluations ensure the safety of the public and NAS.
All this nonsensical chatter means moot. Until God Forbid there is a crash and the Captain was old. THEN these stupid opinions will die.
Hard to legislate awareness. A license is not a guarantee of ability. Qualification by age is an ugliness.
Yep. Awareness, focus, reaction time, complacency (killed a lot of pilots) avoidance of tunnel vision. These do not improve with age.
Back when the change from 60 to 65 was proposed, there was wild speculation about aircraft falling from the sky as the old pilots dropped dead at the controls. Hasn’t happened. In fact, air safety has radically improved during the ensuing period. Seems most of the accidents are caused by young pilots who don’t know what they are doing or are crazy. Think Germanwings, China Eastern, AF 447,Pakistani etc etc. One of the first cases of a pilot dying at the controls AFTER the age change was a Continental 757 on the way to MEX. The Captain who died was on his IOE flight. He was 55. The check airman, who saved the day, was 61.