Originally Posted by
Hedley
A question for those who support raising the age. If the international aviation community raises the age to 67 or some other number, should US pilots also meet their more stringent medical standards? Our flight physicals are extremely relaxed and most pilots seek out that “easy” AME that doesn’t really ask many questions. Do you want the extra years while maintaining our current lax physical requirements, or would you be willing to play by the same rules as other countries?
You've gone to stage 3, bargaining. When I opposed 65, my stage 3 was asking for a phased in approach where the retirement age moved up by 3-6 months every year. I wrote to a ton of politicians asking them to consider doing so for safety reasons. It didn't happen and neither will stricter medical standards.
You may want to fully think out your bargaining ideas before posting. Your suggestion would result in much higher monthly LTD premiums for those that pass their physicals.
I fully support a stricter medical. I have LTD coverage, so that sounds awesome to me. I'd like to collect LTD until retirement age.