Originally Posted by
atpcliff
Hi!
I did a LOT of research on the Age 65 situation a few years ago.
There are a LOT of studies about pilots up to age 60, and some about older pilots, and the over 60 pilots are safer than the younger ones.
JAA set up an Age 70 exploratory committee about 2 years ago.
cliff
NBO
I'd love to see the stats and methods on those reports.
I'd suggest that while experience IS important, the sample size of over age 60 pilots is far smaller than the pilot population under age 60. To infer a statistically relevant claim that older pilots are "safer" from such a small sample size is reaching at best.
Current part 121 rules prohibit two over age 60 pilots from flying in the same crew during international ops. Based on the older pilots are safer argument, two geezers in the same cockpit should be the safest of all pairings yet it's disallowed. Curious.