Re: Record-setting young pilot dies at 26

On Mar 21, 8:39 pm, WJRFlyBoy <994wjrfly...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:11:51 -0700 (PDT), Phil J wrote:
It's a tough issue, and I can see both sides of it.  I am glad that
there are studies underway to try to really determine whether or not
these drugs have effects relevant to flying.  Given the social stigmas
about psychological problems, I suspect the FAA is a little more
likely to reject these drugs than other types of medication.  What we
need is some objective studies so we know what we are really dealing
with.

Phil

Phil, scientifically, clinically qualified and controlled studies, with
citations, I don't see it happening. Sadly.


That would be a good idea, and something like that should happen.
That said, I think it would probably be fairly easy to test things
like reaction time and hand-eye coordination of people on anti-
depressants. But how do you test the effect of these drugs on pilot
judgment? For that matter, how do you test any drug's impact on pilot
judgment? I suspect that there are plenty of medications approved for
pilots where no research has been done on the drug's overall impact on
flying. But for drugs unrelated to psychological conditions, the FAA
is probably less likely to consider the drug a problem. Without real
data, it's just guesswork.

Maybe looking at the accident statistics in countries where anti-
depressants aren't outlawed for pilots is the right way to go. There
you get evidence of the overall effect of these drugs on flying.

Phil
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