X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:43:05 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web33901.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.69.179] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with SMTP id 3287959 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:07:21 -0500 Received: (qmail 90860 invoked by uid 60001); 12 Nov 2008 21:07:21 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Reply-To:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Message-ID; b=HDV7jjZJhQg24L3rtXoYmNYX0SOrBcYyy/so7a8ajXJmZeLLmYX/+ynNtrckmQk9NmsIcIMZwlpl3HWfOvfN02P9Ikuk/3aH1Xvt9tnm8Df08YziQi0tptMMG2J0bUvY4ZjM6fIFOnOlEvT6golwMuL/FbmvZSaSCKrh2XKd6eE=; X-YMail-OSG: lPglfsoVM1mKq65FO1LTrZ3vB8kSA7hzeq11D6xowiBlr_zahqhMI2uC.A_H6bk8UEK7Elu9AyQ1099olfskBL9BFjHXR3MyCDs7JjyNnLPoTDObuMGNlFqvoC8YxpwMnSEyPea3AjH3AAAX6KZ3RXuSsLfSPqFvZWHxci5gW.uO9JlDvgLL0OU4jRYrllW9ucIyTEC1SYFsoqExVgPxvb5ZVwoEuQ-- Received: from [71.208.32.231] by web33901.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:07:21 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailWebService/0.7.260.1 X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:07:21 -0800 (PST) From: Bill Hannahan Reply-To: wfhannahan@yahoo.com Subject: The FAA compromises public safety X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1306776792-1226524041=:90316" X-Original-Message-ID: <359925.90316.qm@web33901.mail.mud.yahoo.com> --0-1306776792-1226524041=:90316 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =A0 We live in a society that is centered on asphalt and concrete. Observe the world from a thousand feet or so and noti= ce that people spend the vast majority of their lives close to or on roads.=20 =A0 Mentally strip away the cars, buildings and other objects leaving only the people and you will see that humans cove= r a very small fraction of the earth=A2s surface, except on asphalt and concret= e. That is why when small airplanes fall out of the sky they rarely kill peopl= e on the ground. =A0 With a drivers license you can drive a 25,000 lb Winnebago on packed freewa= ys at 75 mph, surrounded by innocent people in vans, small cars and motorcycles. Have a medical incapacitation and there is a very good chance = you will kill several of them. =A0 Assume a pilot is about to embark on a trip from LA to Oklahoma City, and unknown to him, he is going to have a ma= ssive fatal stroke in the next 24 hours. =A0 If he chooses to drive straight through he will have the stroke while driving, with perhaps a 10% chance of killing= an innocent person. =A0 If =A0he fly=A2s a Lancair there is a 21% chance=A0 (5hrs/24hrs) he will be= flying when he has the stroke, and when the plane hits the ground perhaps=A0 one chance in thr= ee hundred that an innocent person will be killed, so one chance in 1,440 of an innocent death. =A0 If medical certification forces him out of the cockpit, risk to the public increases 14,400%. =A0 We could debate the appropriate medical standards for driving a car, but the medical standards for flying a light p= lane should be much lower than those for driving. Anyone licensed to drive shoul= d be encouraged to fly a light plane in the interest of public safety. =A0 Medical certification for flying light planes reduces public safety in contradiction to the FAA=A2s mandate, and s= hould be eliminated. =A0 Regards, Bill Hannahan =20 wfhannahan@yahoo.com =A0 To their credit aeromedical in Oklahoma City=A0used statistical data to mak= e the age 40 rule change based on the average person less likely to have an= incapacitating event in their thirties. I can tell you the system often do= es work to keep some people from flying who shouldnt be for those they migh= t bring along and those on the ground below. I would like to see how they c= ollected the data on those accidents on pilots without their medical certif= icate. Accidents related to medical issues are rare and we know how the dat= a is collected on those with medical certificates. =A0 Thanks for the stats on the pilot group. Makes the point for everyone to ha= ve the proper training while getting the experience needed. Keep em coming.= I wouldnt think of flying without recurrent proficiency training. =A0 Matt Miriani AME =0A=0A=0A --0-1306776792-1226524041=:90316 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


 

We live in a society that is = centered on asphalt and concrete. Observe the world from a thousand feet or so and noti= ce that people spend the vast majority of their lives close to or on roads.

 

Mentally strip away the cars,= buildings and other objects leaving only the people and you will see that humans cove= r a very small fraction of the earth=A2s surface, except on asphalt and concret= e. That is why when small airplanes fall out of the sky they rarely kill peopl= e on the ground.

 

With a drivers license you ca= n drive a 25,000 lb W= innebago on packed freeways at 75 mph, surrounded by innocent people in vans, small cars and motorcycles. Have a medical incapacitation and there is a very good chance = you will kill several of them.

 

Assume a pilot is about to em= bark on a trip from LA to Oklahoma= City, and unknown to = him, he is going to have a massive fatal stroke in the next 24 hours.

 

If he chooses to drive straig= ht through he will have the stroke while driving, with perhaps a 10% chance of killing= an innocent person.

 

If  he fly=A2s a Lancair there is a 21% chance  (5hrs/24hrs) he will be flying when he has the stroke, and when the plane hits the ground perhaps&nbs= p; one chance in three hundred that an innocent person will be killed, so one chance in 1,440 of an innocent death.

 

If medical certification forc= es him out of the cockpit, risk to the public increases 14,400%.

 

We could debate the appropria= te medical standards for driving a car, but the medical standards for flying a light p= lane should be much lower than those for driving. Anyone licensed to drive shoul= d be encouraged to fly a light plane in the interest of public safety.

 

Medical certification for fly= ing light planes reduces public safety in contradiction to the FAA=A2s mandate, and s= hould be eliminated.

 

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Regards,
Bill Hannahan



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To their credit aeromedical in Oklahoma City used statistical dat= a to make the age 40 rule change based on the average person less likely to= have an incapacitating event in their thirties. I can tell you the system = often does work to keep some people from flying who shouldnt be for those t= hey might bring along and those on the ground below. I would like to see ho= w they collected the data on those accidents on pilots without their medica= l certificate. Accidents related to medical issues are rare and we know how= the data is collected on those with medical certificates.
 
Thanks for the stats on the pilot group. Makes the point for everyone = to have the proper training while getting the experience needed. Keep em co= ming. I wouldnt think of flying without recurrent proficiency training.
 
Matt Miriani
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