Originally Posted by
Clearedtocross
I’m suggesting that the researchers wouldn’t segue into “severe pilot shortage” in a normal study. This would be like doing a nutrition study on bagels and recommending that everyone eat a certain brand. This added verbiage is beyond the scope of their work and therefore comes across as more of a persuasive essay. Unfortunately for those who want to fly longer, the study showed cognitive decline occurring in pilots even prior to the ages they’re pushing for. Said another way, the study did not help their cause.
Does it really matter though? In the modern media world, forces will spin any tale to say what they want, cherry picking the parts that give the most charitable lines.