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Dudley Henriques wrote in
: Make sure we're on the same page with the above. I might not have stated this as accurately as I should have, What I'm saying doesn't conflict with the Pass= fly regardless of age. It simply RECOGNIZES that at a certain point while following the "plan", a pilot WILL reach a specific point in time where the medical can no longer be passed. In other words, Fail= no longer fly. What I'm saying is simply that even my "plan" so to speak, ends up with basically what we have now :-)) You fly until you can't pass the physical then no more. The same issue remains. The "rub" is that no matter what is done, the end of the road seems unchanged. There can very well be a point where the pilot passes the physical at some ripe old age, then has that heart attack in the air during the periods between physicals. This is the basis for what I have envisioned as a "plan" to shorten the period between physicals as a pilot ages. My situation is one of cost. I can easily pass the FAA Medical (even at my age) but have decided not to try after passing my last one. I have a Special Issuance wherein the FAA required documentation from each of my two physicians. My Medical Group charges nearly $100 per "official" letter and then there's the AME fee. I felt that a little under $300 each year was a tad much at this time so it may well be that it's time to hang up the spurs or do other flying alternatives. -- |
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