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Old 10-09-2019, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by GeeWizDriver View Post
To me, corporate or private ownership is different. If you're willing to have a 75 year old fossil flying you around and you aren't worried he's going to stroke out and kill you and your family, well, have at it. After all, it'll will only be you and your family and hopefully nobody on the ground.

But 121, 135, and 91K hold out to the public. The person riding around in the back has little or NO say on who is up front. And those operations owe a higher duty of care to the public.

The fact that there is not a mandatory retirement age for 91K and 135 is an absolute TRAVESTY and a major headline waiting to be written. One that will have lasting repercussions for the entire industry.

The number of pilots over 70 at NJ would SHOCK you and we even have more than a handful between 78 and 85! That should scare the CRAP out of you because it sure scares me.

Absolute insanity.

This shows a lack of critical thinking.

There is no magic age number which shows every individual is unfit. If they can pass a medical, then they should be good to go. Maybe the medical exams should be more strict after age 65? That would be a good solution. And also requiring that any crew with someone over 65 should require the 2nd crew member to not be green and to be under the age of 50, or something along those lines.
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