Posted on 09/20/2011 4:25:20 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
Exactly my point. Glad you noticed.
Uh-huh. Again, you're implying the two flight profiles and the resulting strain on the pilots are the same --they aren't.
Leeward was flying 50' off the deck at 500mph and pulling 4-6 Gs around the turns. Yeager was flying straight and level at high altitude. Not even remotely similar.
Yet you would have us believe that flying a P-51 around Reno in race conditions is as easy on the body as flying straight and level.
The point you're avoiding is that as people age, their reaction times slow and they can't hold up to the same physical strain as younger men.
So, why do you think the USAF put Yeager in a two-holer instead of a single-place F-15?
Jeeze, you’re acting just like the MSM. Nobody over the age of, say, 65 should ever ever fly, regardless if they pass their FAA physical or not.
You're avoiding the truth that as people age their physical and mental capabilities decline. It is a fact of nature whether you choose to accept it or not.
Why do airlines have mandatory retirement at age 65?
Is flying straight and level at high-altitude require the same physical and mental fortitude as flying a P-51 at 50' AGL and 500mph around Reno during race conditions?
Lastly, why did the USAF put Yeager in a two-holer F-15 instead of sending him up solo?
It's the FAA that mandated that, not the airlines. And it is only scheduled airlines. Cargo has no restrictions on age so long as the pilot can pass the FAA exam. More here:http://www.apaad.org/history.htm
But, there is a mandatory retirement age, isn't there?
Instead of intelligently answering my question, you tried to dance around this issue, once again.
You asserted that any and all pilots can fly whatever type of airplane in whatever kind of conditions. You even tried to say that Yeager flew solo during his 50th anniversary flight, which is either a bald-faced lie or a boldly ignorant statement.
Then when I pointed out that your own source said there was another pilot with Yeager, you fell back to saying "Yeah, but Yeager was at the controls and talking on the radio."
You know what? We're done. It's clear you either can't or won't defend the issue you, yourself raised.
The truth of the matter is that as people age, their physical and mental capabilities diminish. This occurs whether you choose to accept and/or acknowledge this fact.
FRegards,
And who starched your shorts?
Exactly, a relative was a jet pilot in the Korean War. He has several planes and pilots them all the time. He passes his FAA examination every year. He had some corrective eye surgery a few years back and can see better than me.
I have an uncle who’s in his 70’s - still flies, still instructs. Passes his FAA medical - only thing he needs is to wear glasses.
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