Originally Posted by gollum

yea because no one here ever “shops” for an AME or says “keep your medical doctor separate from your AME” Does this mean they are unsafe, maybe.. maybe not. I am willing to bet there are many pilots with some underlying condition they do not disclose. For the most part these are probably benign things but that should it worsen could be catastrophic.

More rigid medical test would keep pilots from hiding these conditions. Do I necessarily want this, no.. but at the same time there comes a point where they are necessary to keep pilots from putting the public in danger.