House passes bill that would raise retirement age for pilots to 67

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29. retire completely? Or retire from primary flight duties?

Different question. Yes, I think every 65 year old should probably stop being the primary pilot on passenger jet service flights.

That isn't the same as retiring. they can certainly do staff jobs, or trainiing, or sit in a non-pilot seat, or do something else..

Is it a blow to your ego? I don't really care. Sorry.

Like it or not, you are not as sharp as you were when you were 50. You reaction time is way off, and your cognitive spped and accuracy is slipping. Andthat is for every 65 year old. In most cases, it doesnt matter. Nobody would ever notice. Until you have to make 5 critical decisions in 10 seconds.

So yeah, you can keep flying your cesna, or charter your 6 seater, but no, you shouldn't be flying jets for commercial airlines.

The ugly fact s a lot of marginal pilots are going to hang on until they are forced out. They will cover up medical conditions, get fake certifications, and fake their way back into service. It's done today. Now they will be doing it for 2 more years.

But even without that, it would still be a good idea to limit the age of pilots, ships captains, and other individuals who potentially have to make rapid decisions affecting hundreds of lives.