Originally Posted by
rickair7777
With our profession the medical exam covers most of the sudden incapacitation risk it does increase with age though), and the sim covers most of the mental acuity.
No it doesn't! I have gotten a first-class medical in a matter of seconds. As soon as the credit card charge went through, the doctor handed it to me. For some of these doctors, it's a money-printing machine. The more time they spend evaluating you, the less appointments they can per day. A quick search on this forum shows plenty of threads of people asking for "pilot-friendly" AMEs.