Originally Posted by
Mesabah
Yeah, I have been thinking this entire time, that if you get/had covid, the FAA might start requiring the Astronaut physical to keep a 1st class cert. That could put thousands of pilots out of work, even with their non-covid conditions.
I doubt it seriously. The FAA has long contended that their standard neuropsych eval is entirely adequate for catching Alzheimer’s, stroke residuals, and other cognitive degradation. They’ve never required it post influenza, herpes, or other viral illnesses that can also cause cognitive issues post recovery and even for people with ACTIVE HIV not yet diagnosed as AIDS they only require a standard neurocognitive screen., nothing really all that cosmic.
besides, a lot of their ow center controllers have been hit by this and as soon as they’ve been diagnosed as recovered and no longer shedding virus sent them right back to work.
And serious, you couldn’t pass an astronaut physical..?
