Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

I welcome any peer-reviewed, published research literature you can offer indicating that "nothing (I) said above is the truth" and that it's all just my "ridiculous opinion."

Are you saying the FAA, NTSB, and a wealth of peer-reviewed medical research on this topic are all just "ridiculous"? Please write the FAA Aeromedical branch and share your opinion that you feel their data is "ridiculous"--I would love to see their response.

I feel compassion for people with color blindness, vision impairments, serious mental health conditions, and physical disabilities (including BMI>40) who are unable to safely operate an aircraft carrying the flying public. I wish EVERYONE could do what they wanted to in life, and I hope that medical technologies will one day make it possible for everyone to fly an airplane.

However, I will not budge on my position that having a high BMI (and a concomitantly increased risk of SCD (sudden cardiac death) and obstructive sleep apnea) is a serious safety concern that requires urgent aeromedical intervention by the FAA.

Here's one more study for you to read while you attempt to discredit my assertions:

Sudden cardiac death among firefighters ?45*yea... [Am J Cardiol. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI