No, he never said that. You did. You are projecting. Don’t make his comment about something it is not.

 

Reposting here for the 67 fanboys:

The only fair punishment is to make anyone 65 and older have to fly with another pilot that’s 65 and older for every flight.

 

That report is from a biased organization that took a study from a biased source. Among other things they get wrong they do not mention anything about quality of the healthcare people are getting in those different countries (there is a reason that those who can afford it all come to America for major surgeries). [mod edit]

 

As it should be.

 

Our diets are also dogsh!t. A lot of modern medicine is just a big bandaid to put over the gaping gunshot wound that is our obesity and all the chronic illnesses from what we eat.

I personally know two marathon runners that have suffered heart attacks from issues related to poor diet. One lived. You can't drug and exercise your way out of a poor diet. You can have the best mechanics in the world, but if you're putting crap in the gas tank it's still gonna hurt the engine, no matter how shiny your paint looks.

And just because we make really good money and have the means to eat well, it absolutely does not mean we do. I used to get so much crap as an FO from CA's for packing my own food. "Oh wow what a cheap a$$, go buy a proper meal". Nevermind the fact that if/when you do find healthy options, portion sizes are often much bigger. And a lot of pilot's idea of "going to the gym" is walking on the treadmill for half an hour and the heartrate never rises above 120.

The amount of us that do proper weight/resistance training with proportional amounts of ACTUAL cardio, eat healthy, avoids alcohol and puts effort towards maintaining a healthy sleep cycle is likely very small.

Hardly anyone

 

preach sire

 

Did it many times. It was fun.

 

No, I'm not talking about specific first world western democracies (yes we know Scandinavians are probably healthier).

I'm talking about the world in general, including Asia, Africa, ME, East Europe, Med countries, etc.

Point being that I don't consider global population health statistics as valid for determining our career longevity, because people like to quote those way out of context, ie the average life span of a new born in a war-torn failed African state is not relevant to my cognitive health at age 56, 67, or 70.

Analysis needs to be done on US pilots, in the year 2025. Not 1955, not the global population. In a pinch US upper middle class would work. Maybe you need to adjust for gender, and maybe girls get a different FAA age? Although that would never synch with ICAO.

 

"Our" diets are not dogpoop. I eat pretty healthy, and yes I can feel the difference. I'd be in favor of massive restrictions on processed food, (the west euros do get that right).

Yes, I know one too. Marathon runner, navy officer, ex-enlisted marine, keeled over dead in his 40's while an active member of a special operations unit. Didn't want to take the meds, was very aggressive about diet and exercise but it wasn't enough given his numbers.

Again I do all that, and so do most of the folks I fly with (who are mostly all old).

But that's why I want a *representative* study. I don't know but I suspect the age is too low. Or maybe it's too high, let the chips fall where they may

 

cool. You can do it every time. This is all about fairness, right?