Originally Posted by
DwightSchrute
On the radiation front… I wonder if there is an appreciable difference (as it affects your health in the long term) in the radiation over the poles (international) vs domestic, or if over a 20+ year career if we are all getting a fair amount of radiation and the real difference maker is how our individual genes are affected by it. I have lunch with some retired guys that are 80+ and in great health while still flying their GA aircraft, all after doing international for decades. I hope to be in their shoes at their age!
my Dad passed from Brain Cancer. 20+ years of wide body flying. I got to know his doctor pretty well and she said she sees a lot of international pilots and fighter pilots. Something to do with the radar they use when dogfighting? and to avoid it if at all possible. Take it for what it’s worth.