Army Flight Surgeon, speaking for herself, said on Tucker Carlson that Air Force pilots have EKGs every year, but commercial pilots only have them at age 35, age 40, then yearly after that. she could not understand why, with covid and covid vaxes causing heart damage, FAA should quietly change the parameters in October last year.
then...add the following to our concerns:
21 Nov 2022: Fortune: Airlines want you to get comfortable with flying without a co-pilot. Pilots—and fliers—are not convinced
BY ANGUS WHITLEY AND BLOOMBERG
Airlines and regulators are pushing to have just one pilot in the cockpit of passenger jets instead of two. It would lower costs and ease pressure from crew shortages, but placing such responsibility on a single person at the controls is unsettling for some.
Over 40 countries including Germany, the UK and New Zealand have asked the United Nations body that sets aviation standards to help make single-pilot flights a safe reality. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has also been working with planemakers to determine how solo flights would operate and preparing rules to oversee them. EASA said such services could start in 2027.
The plan doesn’t sit well with pilots. It’s a hard sell for passengers, too...
https://fortune.com/2022/11/21/airlines-pushing-one-pilot-in-cockpit-passenger-jets-instead-of-two/
BTTT!!! Ping.