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What do you think of all the people young drivers kill? Should people be prevented from driving they are a bit more responsible? Maybe around 30 years.

Maursault 4y ago
Poor judgement is not the same as incapacity. We have a framework to deal with poor judgement. What we also need is a framework to deal with incapacity.
- ledauphin 4y ago
  we do - they're called Aviation Medical Examiners. The pilot operating this flight would have had, at minimum, a 2nd class medical, which has to be renewed every 12 months.
  - Maursault 4y ago
    > which has to be renewed every 12 months. That is simply insufficient. Introduce age to the standard and increase frequency of examinations with increasing age. And let's strongly discourage pilots over a certain age where reaction time, eye-sight and cognition is known to become more deficient. Yes, definitely let's discourage and restrict old people from operating dangerous machinery, no matter how rich and entitled and personally insulted they may be.
    - ledauphin 4y ago
      age is in fact part of the standard...
      - Maursault 4y ago
        I think 4 examinations a year for any pilot over 60 is not unreasonable. Because only one examination a year for a 70yo is definitely absurdly unreasonable.
nojonestownpls 4y ago
You're entirely ignoring the cost vs benefit view that the original comment brings up: > Why are small planes necessary? Am I wrong to believe what it seems like, that the overwhelmingly popular purpose is entertainment? There's much much more positive benefit to the society from allowing young people to drive. It allows them to exercise their independence, socialize, escape bad (home or other) environments, explore the society they're about to enter. I'm not one to say passion (for flying) or entertainment are not good reasons to do something, but they stand much weaker as benefits when compared to the benefits of allowing young drivers.

Maursault 4y ago

Poor judgement is not the same as incapacity. We have a framework to deal with poor judgement. What we also need is a framework to deal with incapacity.

ledauphin 4y ago
we do - they're called Aviation Medical Examiners. The pilot operating this flight would have had, at minimum, a 2nd class medical, which has to be renewed every 12 months.
- Maursault 4y ago
  > which has to be renewed every 12 months. That is simply insufficient. Introduce age to the standard and increase frequency of examinations with increasing age. And let's strongly discourage pilots over a certain age where reaction time, eye-sight and cognition is known to become more deficient. Yes, definitely let's discourage and restrict old people from operating dangerous machinery, no matter how rich and entitled and personally insulted they may be.
  - ledauphin 4y ago
    age is in fact part of the standard...
    - Maursault 4y ago
      I think 4 examinations a year for any pilot over 60 is not unreasonable. Because only one examination a year for a 70yo is definitely absurdly unreasonable.

nojonestownpls 4y ago

You're entirely ignoring the cost vs benefit view that the original comment brings up: > Why are small planes necessary? Am I wrong to believe what it seems like, that the overwhelmingly popular purpose is entertainment? There's much much more positive benefit to the society from allowing young people to drive. It allows them to exercise their independence, socialize, escape bad (home or other) environments, explore the society they're about to enter. I'm not one to say passion (for flying) or entertainment are not good reasons to do something, but they stand much weaker as benefits when compared to the benefits of allowing young drivers.