Originally Posted by
CBreezy
Why is it the burden of the pilot to prove he is healthy? If a government entity needs a physical done, said entity should be required to foot the bill. A friend of mine had to spend $1000s of dollars in psychiatrist bills to prove to the FAA he was no crazy because of an erroneous failed drug test 15 years prior. How is that fair?
Part of it is called the safety of the traveling public.
I'm sure you wouldn't say a thing if a loved one was involved in an incident/accident involving an airliner and the PIC had a known mental disability that had been diagnosed and ignored.