Did the FAA change its medical standards? If so, why?
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Do you have something to add or are you "just asking questions"?
I don't know why Rob asked, but I would also like to know the answer. FAA Medical doesn't change something like this without a lot of pressure, I believe.
Asking and answering questions is literally what this web site was created for.
If he gets an answer, it may give him info needed to add to the discussion. If you know, why not answer him? If you don't and are not interested in knowing, fine. Can't say that I am. But your post boarders on dismissive.
The reason I was so dismissive was because he knows the answer to the first and he knows I don't know the reason for the second question. But he asked me. Asking the FAA why they changed their standards is valid. Go ask them.
OK. I am not going to add to the discussion but to simply ask a question, violating your standard for posting, I guess. Why don't we know exactly why the standards changed? I am sure it is public knowledge somewhere, and to counter anything anti-vaxs folks may CL AIM is the reason, seems the real reason would be front and center. When sleep apnea became a huge thing to the FAA and DOT-MRB ( trucker med folks) they made clear why and what the standards were.
You're being an ass. I'm not an airline pilot, or pilot of any kind. I was genuinely trying to ask an honest question. Get some more fiber in your diet dude . . .
It’s incredibly easy to find sources with statements from the FAA’s cardiologists saying why they made this change. Spoiler alert- it has zero to do with Covid vaccines. Google is your friend. https://www.politifact.com/factchec...dical-guidelines-changed-advice-cardiologist/
I was actually looking for a plain language answer as to "why" the change occurred. Nothing nefarious, political or "right wing" from actual, airline pilots that are affected by this. Too hard of a question?
The ap reached out for comment: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-faa-pilots-heart-covid-373861551871
Hope that helps.
The "AP" huh? Still looking for an "official" comment/policy from "actual" airline pilots and the FAA. I'll wait . . . . .
Dude, this is not really that hard. I was just, really, genuinely curious about the FAA policy change, or if there wasn't one. No politics, no COVID-19 conspiracy theory stuff, I was just interested if the FAA had made a change to the health standards for airline pilots and if so, why?
My mistake. Yes, there was a change. It’s in items 6 and 7 here from October: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or.../avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/media/archives.pdf
Reasoning is explicitly stated in the ap article. There are generally a a couple to a half dozen faa medical changes per month, all based on updated recs and found at the first link.
Reasoning is explicitly stated in the ap article. There are generally a a couple to a half dozen faa medical changes per month, all based on updated recs and found at the first link.