Boston Herald Report: Serious baggage for pilots

[mikea]

Heerreeee we go....

Hundreds of commercial and private U.S. pilots have been diagnosed and treated for a broad array of serious psychiatric and medical conditions, including schizophrenia, attempted suicide, sexual deviance, alcoholism and drug abuse, a Herald review has found.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/re...44&format=&page=1&listingType=Loc#articleFull

Here it comes. Congressional show investigation to follow.

Nice goin' guys.

 

[Matthew]

I'm more concerned about the "Hundreds of commercial and private U.S. pilots that have NOT been diagnosed and treated".

 

[wabower]

Pretty good chance that most of the 87 are members here?

Heerreeee we go....



Here it comes. Congressional show investigation to follow.

Nice goin' guys.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

I'm more concerned about the "Hundreds of commercial and private U.S. pilots that have NOT been diagnosed and treated".

Well, who wants to lose their medical? That river in Egypt is a wonderful thing.

 

[RJM62]

Must be a slow news day in Boston.

 

[Bob Noel]

Must be a slow news day in Boston.

It really shouldn't be, with the primaries held Tuesday and the Red Sox
and Patriots, etc.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Pretty good chance that most of the 87 are members here?

So, like, where did this data come from? I can't find out if one of my own (adult) kids is in an ememrgency room...

Or, are these these the statistics for people that have lost medicals - in that case, isn't the story about pilots that have been kicked out of the sky?

 

[mikea]

So, like, where did this data come from? ...

Or, are these these the statistics for people that have lost medicals - in that case, isn't the story about pilots that have been kicked out of the sky?

Oh, no! I'll bet it's the opposite!

The numbers came from the FAA. You know. These are the pilots who self-reported and worked through all the not-inconsiderable hoops in the system.

The result of this? Can we guess? Remember SSRIs?

Pilots will NOT report these conditions. These numbers will go down to zero and success will be declared by all!

 

[bbchien]

Or, are these these the statistics for people that have lost medicals - in that case, isn't the story about pilots that have been kicked out of the sky?

Remember there is an SSRI amnesty ending on Sept 30?

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Remember there is an SSRI amnesty ending on Sept 30?

The article mentions schizophrenia, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, drug dependence, bipolar disorder, and paranoia. I think those fall outside the SSRI thing.

 

[bbchien]

Yes, they do, but the airmen don't all know that.


Now, I don't know the source is what we're implying- but I sure wouldn't be surprised. FOIA is very powerful.