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GliderGuider

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49. When I applied for my student glider pilot license in 1990

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 10:02 PM

Mar 2015

I was taking a prescription asthma medication with theophylline in it. My medical was refused and my student license was denied until could prove I had successfully switched to a different med.

I jumped through those hoops as a student glider pilot but this guy slid by the German authorities and kept flying A319s full of passengers as a first officer? WTF??????

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TWO doctors ruled German co-pilot unfit for work on day of disaster--but he kept it secret [View all] Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 OP

Even being the Daily Mail, please edit it down to only 4 paragraphs per copyright laws uppityperson Mar 2015 #1

Will do... thought I had, but see that the short § add up to more... Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #2

Thanks, I've had the temptation to add short one line paragraphs together but have been told uppityperson Mar 2015 #22

Should not one of them have informed the airline? KamaAina Mar 2015 #3

They have other privacy laws, similar ones, from what I've read. uppityperson Mar 2015 #4

Very stringent laws about invasion of privacy. Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #6

Very delicate situation unless they are bound by law Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #5

In these circumstances they SHOULD be bound by law to report, elleng Mar 2015 #9

I couldn't agree more, but there are many on this Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #10

The doctors seem to have opinions/conclusions that allowing him to keep doing his job elleng Mar 2015 #11

How right you are...but have a look at some of the replies Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #15

Just looked at a few, elleng Mar 2015 #19

Disgusting and dishonest comment phil89 Mar 2015 #26

What comment are you referring to? Go to that link Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #29

It seems to me you are taking comments from one thread kcr Mar 2015 #42

My husband and I had an argument about this, earlier this morning. calimary Mar 2015 #30

Thanks, calimary, for this reasoned and balanced reply... Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #34

Thanks back atcha. It's SO damn vexing! "Vexed" is an excellent word for it. calimary Mar 2015 #36

Yes, that's the crux of the dilemma... Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #37

2nd the thank you, Calimary. n/t 7wo7rees Mar 2015 #40

I completely agree cwydro Mar 2015 #48

How do you know either doctor knew he was a pilot or worked on an airline? N/T malaise Mar 2015 #14

This thing is going to have all kinds of repercussions Egnever Mar 2015 #7

^^^This!^^^ Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #8

Yes, all these laws because overreaction kcr Mar 2015 #44

You don't know what laws will come out of this. LuvLoogie Mar 2015 #56

I do know what laws people are proposing because of the fear kcr Mar 2015 #57

This is starting to sound just like the Egypt Air crash. KMOD Mar 2015 #12

That very flight is frequently being mentioned in discussions Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #16

Sadly, there are some truly awful people KMOD Mar 2015 #18

Plus if he broke up with his gf, cwydro Mar 2015 #20

In the U.S., depending on the facts, duty to warn would apply. Sienna86 Mar 2015 #13

TWO sicknotes signing him off work and deeming him Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #17

Not saying you are wrong, but the jump to danger to others needs to be substantiated HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #21

Thank you. eoom uppityperson Mar 2015 #23

If the subject is found to be sick, for whatever reason and with Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #24

The implication of a threat to others is pretty severe, suggesting a person isn't fit HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #25

If a doctor judges a pilot unfit to work, he/she Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #28

So any mental illness phil89 Mar 2015 #27

Have you read what I've said? Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #32

Who said any mental Illness LuvLoogie Mar 2015 #33

Here. Fill in the blank... LuvLoogie Mar 2015 #31

Thanks for bringing a note of 'sanity' to the discussion, LuvLoogie...(no pun intended) Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #35

Or the person might not be able to SIT. Know? vs assume? those are the questions. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #39

Let me make it simple for you. LuvLoogie Mar 2015 #43

It's certainly simple for people who like simple answers. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #45

And most simple passengers, especially those who are Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #47

Your statement doesn't make any sense. LuvLoogie Mar 2015 #50

The ultimate disgruntled employee. lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #38

V for Vengence? "Going postal" has been devalued Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #41

Interesting that Post Traumatic Embitterment, a mental disorder defined by a German psychologist HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #46

When I applied for my student glider pilot license in 1990 GliderGuider Mar 2015 #49

Lufthansa is in hyper-damage control mode right now... Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #53

No more medical privacy for pilots customerserviceguy Mar 2015 #51

^^^AMEN to that^^^ Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #54

Why wouldn't there be a requirement for the employee to be cleared by the company? LiberalFighter Mar 2015 #52

Under German regulations, health-issue reporting Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #55