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I don't see the system for pilots as being praiseworthy. European airlines do not allow pilots to take prescribed antidepressants. It leads to outcomes like a
by cjbprime 3y ago
I don't see the system for pilots as being praiseworthy. European airlines do not allow pilots to take prescribed antidepressants. It leads to outcomes like a severely psychotic pilot refusing to get appropriate help because they will lose their license and job. These policies are likely the root cause of the 150 deaths on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525.
- sneak 3y agoHaving depression and needing antidepressants is probably sufficient grounds to deny people the ability to fly passenger planes in the first place.
- cjbprime 3y agoThat attitude is how you get a double digit percentage of pilots suffering from untreated mental illness while attempting to continue to fly passenger planes, yes.