Congress Said To Mull Age 65 Extension to Part 91K/135

I met a guy who is 82. He's always the flying pilot because he can't hear the radio. Seemed sharp as a tack to me. Mostly.
 
I read a study literally yesterday indicating that at age 65 cognitive functions sharply decline. I have never flown with anyone close to age 65. The article was not aviation-related. Additionally some research showed an increasing prevalence for dementia after age 60. For those of you who have flown with someone age 65 or older, could you discern any appreciable decline in their mental faculties resulting in slips, lapses or mistakes?
 
Cloud Surfer said:
I read a study literally yesterday indicating that at age 65 cognitive functions sharply decline. I have never flown with anyone close to age 65. The article was not aviation-related. Additionally some research showed an increasing prevalence for dementia after age 60. For those of you who have flown with someone age 65 or older, could you discern any appreciable decline in their mental faculties resulting in slips, lapses or mistakes?
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My mom turns 69 in May. She's extreme sharp. She's vegan and regularly exercises, walking three to five miles a morning. She did however say that she's just starting to forget small things. Like walking into a room, and forgetting why she went in there. But her doctor, a naturopath prescribed meds to help her cognitive function. She says that she has now more energy, a clearer mind and a sharper memory. Diet and exercise greatly matter, related to cognitive function. More especially as we age.
 
Cloud Surfer said:
I read a study literally yesterday indicating that at age 65 cognitive functions sharply decline. I have never flown with anyone close to age 65. The article was not aviation-related. Additionally some research showed an increasing prevalence for dementia after age 60. For those of you who have flown with someone age 65 or older, could you discern any appreciable decline in their mental faculties resulting in slips, lapses or mistakes?
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yes especially with pace of checklists and radio response. flying skills are hit or miss.

but the largest notice is learning a new type. roughly 60-70% of pilots we have that switch types at age 65+ don’t get recommended for there check-ride.

-another issue is as we grow with our international footprint, the places they can go are limited
 
Cloud Surfer said:
I read a study literally yesterday indicating that at age 65 cognitive functions sharply decline. I have never flown with anyone close to age 65. The article was not aviation-related. Additionally some research showed an increasing prevalence for dementia after age 60. For those of you who have flown with someone age 65 or older, could you discern any appreciable decline in their mental faculties resulting in slips, lapses or mistakes?
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One of the things in our new TA is changing new hire seniority by social security number (which is how Delta does it). We currently do it by age and most of the older folks were choosing the CRJ900 over the 200 and there was a considerable increase in failure rate.
 
CFIT99 said:
yes especially with pace of checklists and radio response. flying skills are hit or miss.

but the largest notice is learning a new type. roughly 60-70% of pilots we have that switch types at age 65+ don’t get recommended for there check-ride.

-another issue is as we grow with our international footprint, the places they can go are limited
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I just got my new type in three weeks. It was not a big deal and I'm no rocket scientist!
 
jtrain609 said:
If that happens, there are going to be riots in the streets, and every legislator that votes for it will lose their job.
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Not so sure about this. The problem is people who riot are people who have time to spare, probably no jobs, little or nothing to lose, and nothing better to do. People with jobs and 401k's probably have a lot to lose and a lot of better things to do, so they will be a lot less inclined to riot!

ppragman said:
Yeah I'm not really sure what this article is talking about. I used to fly with a guy who was in his mid seventies part 135.
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I understood it to mean certain 135 and 91 operators were going to get new age restrictions like the ones that 121 operators have now.
 
lostplanetairman said:
I just got my new type in three weeks. It was not a big deal and I'm no rocket scientist!
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I'm not saying it is a big deal, but beyond a little generalization, the 65+ crowd is not our ideal candidates because of the aforementioned reasons
 
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You have to make some generalities. Cant solo til your 16 even though some are ready before. Cant be president until your 35 even though some aren't ready at 71. Same with this. No FAA first class medical is going to be able to weed out someone who is getting a little to slow for their own good. Also keep in mind, they already 5 more years than was expected when they started on the career path at the detriment of everyone else waiting on the ladder, so I don't feel to sorry about it. I truly hope at 65 they enjoy their retirement and feel satisfied in their career.
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
Shrugs shoulders. She's a D.O.
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Oh, that’s very different from one of these:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturopathy

Naturopathic practitioners generally recommend against modern medical practices, including but not limited to medical testing, drugs, vaccinations, and surgery.[2][3][4][5] Instead, naturopathic study and practice rely on unscientific notions, often leading naturopathic doctors to diagnoses and treatments that have no factual merit.[6][7]
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