Originally Posted by
180ToAJ
I have a family member in her 70’s who just had an annual medical. We have been concerned about her memory since she will tell you the same story 3x in one night, remind you numerous times of directions throughout the drive to places you’ve taken her dozens of times, and gets flustered very easily.
She passed her cog test with flying colors. She could be in a cockpit tomorrow if it wasn’t for this silly age restriction.
Originally Posted by
AF OneWire
You don’t have a “right” or “liberty” to fly an airplane.
We all considered the current restrictions good enough when we started. The current system is a good balance between the invasiveness of testing and a reasonable retirement age. Taking a cog test every year sounds absolutely terrible. Fail it because you didn’t get a good nights sleep and you’ll be in a months/years long struggle with the FAA medical bureaucracy.
Can 2 things be true at the same time.
I wouldn't want my family flying on an airplane with 180ToAJ's grandmother at the controls even though she passed the cog test, nor someone who couldn't pass due to "a good nights sleep". Have you seen a cog test? an example .... piece of paper with a circle drawn on it. Instructions say write the numbers in the circle like a clock face. My father wrote about eight numbers , 5 of which were in the northeast quadrant, a couple were outside the circle completely and he didn't even write about 4 numbers. Yet if you talked to him , he just seemed a little forgetful... akin to 180's grandmother. In looking looking at cog tests....it appears my dad took a mini cog. If one can't pass a mini cog you shouldn't be flying Period!
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