Originally Posted by
gzsg
Im fine with raising the age if we have real physicals with cognitive testing. That would eliminate half the pilots right now.
Be careful what you wish for. Those standards could eliminate you. There a lots of young guys out there who couldn't pass a tougher physical.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
But your physical condition does degrade after about age 20...slowly at first, but the pace picks up later in life. After age 60-ish the risk of sudden incapacitation rises noticeably.
Every single inflight incapacitation of an airline pilot was someone well below age 60.