Originally Posted by
ntsbcons
I haven't read all 135 pages of comments, but there are a couple of senators/representatives who are pushing for the age to be raised or lifted. My husband worked with helicopter pilots who were still flying our greatest assets, soldiers, at age 74. Army DACs don't have an age limit. General aviation doesn't have an age limit. If you can still pass your medical and checkride, age limits need to die.
General aviation actually does have age limits for PVT/Comm - minimums, that is.
Age 67 “mentors” are perfectly fine with THAT type of “discrimination” - we haven’t heard any of them complain about it.
The reason you don’t find an age limit in general aviation is because they’re not hauling 365 pax (or 150 x 2 flights or 70 x 4 flights).