tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023417.post110936589093883603..comments2024-03-27T10:02:37.532-05:00Comments on This Is Your Captain Speaking: Too Old to Fly?The Captainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919928014165571837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023417.post-77584681937636002982007-11-03T22:28:00.000-05:002007-11-03T22:28:00.000-05:00As a doctor I see patients in their 60s and 70s wh...As a doctor I see patients in their 60s and 70s who are much healthier and sharp than many still in their 40s and 50s. Pilots for the most part are a health conscious group who function at an above average IQ well into their golden years. I have been an active pilot for 47 year with most of my 15,000 hours being in twins with a lot of single pilot IFR. I am over 60, and 2 years ago lost the right engine on take off at 100 feet AGL ("O" ring in a fuel valve broke. I am still here to tell about it and the airplane, a Piper Apache is just fine. Evidently my reaction and reflex time was not hampered by being 60 years old. Until he died last year of natural causes, I flew with a friend in his twin Comanche. He was 84 years old, and monocular. I have flown with pilots half his age with both their eyes who did not fly half as good as that elderly man. It depends on the person, not the age. As a doctor and as I pilot I would say that under usual medical supervision, there is absolutly no reason why an airline pilot can not fly to age 65. Dr. Paul Yocom - Titusville, Florida.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461492588283490251noreply@blogger.com