COOPERVANE
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http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/FAA-Targets-Fat-Pilots-And-Controllers220978-1.html
So if you have a BMI over 40 and a neck circumference over 17 you will now be required to go to a sleep specialist. And possibly lose your medical unless you carry a CPAP machine on all your overnights.
Not worried? Healthy?.... Well you should be worried. A BMI of 40 is pretty overweight.....well that is just the start. They will gradually lower the BMI threshold until almost ALL pilots have a sleep study.
Do you want to pay for a sleep study? I'm not sure our insurance will pay for that. These sleep specialists LOVE to diagnose sleep apnea so they can bill a CPAP machine to your insurance company.
Another draconian fed policy to save passengers from the dozens of crashes identified due to apnea.........wait.....
So if you have a BMI over 40 and a neck circumference over 17 you will now be required to go to a sleep specialist. And possibly lose your medical unless you carry a CPAP machine on all your overnights.
Not worried? Healthy?.... Well you should be worried. A BMI of 40 is pretty overweight.....well that is just the start. They will gradually lower the BMI threshold until almost ALL pilots have a sleep study.
Do you want to pay for a sleep study? I'm not sure our insurance will pay for that. These sleep specialists LOVE to diagnose sleep apnea so they can bill a CPAP machine to your insurance company.
Another draconian fed policy to save passengers from the dozens of crashes identified due to apnea.........wait.....