Originally Posted by
180ToAJ
It’s funny that you assume somebody in their 70’s must be my “meemaw”.
However, saying that people over the age of 60 having decline is a “faulty generalization” is inaccurate.
Some just move quicker than others. Otherwise we would have chess champions that old. Imagine all the experience they have.
As you age, physical strength and mental functions decline along with increase chances of illness across the board.
That’s true regardless of how many people you know that do the NYC crossword in pen.
The real "point" of this discussion - and this issue, in general - is whether your 65th birthday is the an appropriate measurement to determine if a pilot can safely and effectively do this job. Because Meemaw can't fly an airplane at 74 has zero bearing on whether you or I or my neighbor could.
The current law is arbitrary. 65 could have been 63, or 66, or stayed at 60. The LEPF and EPAS crowds are simply trying to change it. Agree or disagree, I don't care. Most arguments against are based on some kind of fear. Some justified, most not. The Meemaw argument is not.