That's a great common sense argument. Therefore, it is hopelessly beyond the comprehension of the FAA. Common sense says that you focus your limited resources to address those problems of greater importance, where the resources spent yield the most benefit. (Ever heard of Pareto? 80 /20?) Third class medicals have to be one of the most wasteful activities, in which our federal government burns lots of our tax money, to obtain nil benefits. Sadly, our Federal government has become the institution where common sense has been erradicated, and has been replaced by pandering to the masses, in order to get re elected.
Eliacim , > Jim, > Perhaps your argument should be rephrased into the FAA funding issue. If > all the dollars spent unnecessarily tracking 3rd Class medicals were > saved and put into flying infrastructure, what would this contribution > add to the FAA budget for future improvements? > > John Roach > N 2427H > > James B. Brennan wrote: >> >> My friends, in all this astute discussion (a few weeks ago), one matter >> seems to be overlooked: the large number of paychecks issued in OK City >> for the maintenance of our absurd Aeromedical System (and it's hideous >> backlog). Ya reckon this humoungus infrastructure is going to back >> off, giving up chubby jobs, into just checking 1st Class (and 2nd >> Class) meds passively? (Money is of course no object to our Congress, >> especially when the FAA screaming, "SAFETY!!".) The stats are all >> there, US (Sport Pilot, glider, balloon) and UK Private since about >> 2001 (i.e negligible med. related accidents). This surely is our >> biggest obstacle to having a license like they have in the UK, or >> dropping the 3rd from Rec. or *eek!* Private. When did anyone need to >> be capable of running a marathon or bench pressing a Continental engine >> to fly normally or even in an emergency?? I passed my flight review >> recently without a problem (with significant simulated emergencies) and >> I have a driver's license medical. I was cranked after two hours of >> review, but felt fine (perspiration 1/2 way to my belt). Dropping the >> 3rd Class Med. is a nasty job threat, and that is the core of the >> problem. SP has been fine since '05 and in the UK a similar program >> has been fine for 7 years. >> >> Shall we write our Congressmen (i.e. Representatives and Senators)? >> Our Congressmen have capabilities if they get the input. Shall we put >> in? >> >> >
