On the safety of the GA fleet, it is more what AOPA is opposing: FAA's
studying older planes is being opposed by AOPA, even though structural
failure has been implicated in various recent crashes. (Also rare, like
crashing into homes, but opposing even a study????)

"study" is code-speak for "we know what we want to do, let's find a way
to convince people to do it". In politics, there is no such thing as an
impartial study, and to treat the word as if it meant that is ludicrous.

Getting a sport pilot license by presenting a drivers license as proof of
medical fitness is just stupid, and not worthy of debate.

That's an example right there. Let's "study" it.

I think pilots should be drug tested (and yes, I would extend that to
other forms of transportation such as driving). I am not a pure
libertarian -- in a crowded society with competing interests and limited
resources, government MUST play a referee role to some degree. Otherwise,
there would be anarchy.

You are not a libertarian at all. You seem to be in favor of a society
in which permission is required and innocence must be proven.

Jose
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