Originally Posted by
Billy32
What is Tilton's role here? Are medical device companies and disorder associations allowed to lobby the FAA or NTSB directly? Are there kickbacks or post Govt. positions on the line? Why is this his big cause? He got smacked down last year, reworded a few things, and is back this year. Seems very determined to get this testing done.
If you go back to the original FAA 'study' of the matter, the OSA 'experts' were a couple of 'sleep disorder' doctors who own clinics. So yes, follow the money.
You'll also find that the same companies that administer the OSA tests also sell CPAP equipment. So it's in their best interest to find that you have OSA, so they get recurring sales of CPAP supplies.