Originally Posted by
Aurora8
That is the nature of heart attacks: they are unpredictable. The only correlations are between smoking and stress; there is no research (contrary to popular opinion) that they, and heart disease in general, are related to factors such as cholesterol levels.
There is plenty of research regarding the link to heart disease and cholesterol levels.
http://pcrm.org/sites/default/files/...-Esselstyn.pdf
To answer the original post questions:
1. The oldest pilot I've flown with was in his mid to upper 70s.
2. There is no unwritten policy to get rid of elderly pilots at NetJets. In fact, it would seem there is a tendency to "stonewall" concerns about the ability of older pilots. We do have a program that allows for pilots to report when they concern with another pilot. The satisfaction rate of the program is debatable.
3. Nothing significant as far as financial compensation. There is a small severance given to older pilots with seniority and twice in recent memory the company has given voluntary separation compensation.