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Total BS
Thank you for supporting my position. The "dozens" in the same age range clearly could not obtain a medical certificate and most certainly could not pass training, but there are some who could.
If there was no mandatory retirement age pilots would not likely choose to continue into their geriatric years flying the line. I know a few planning on retiring prior to 60, let alone 65 or 67.
The increased age should not come without a tiered medical evaluation based on scientific knowledge of aging.
The way medical certificates are handed out like candy needs to change.