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July 21st 16, 09:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Senate and House have Approved Third-Class Medical Reform
Larry Dighera wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:22:48 -0000,
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I watched a guy in his 40's drop dead while sipping a cup of coffee
the day after an extensive physical; a physical in general is no
guarantee of much of anything, and particularly a 3rd class physical.
Here's a case in point:
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Yep, and he probably had better than a 3rd class medical.
A CT scan (average US cost $1,200 and not payed for by insurance unless
there was a good reason to start with) may have caught this, but unless
he was showing symptoms it would not be done.
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