Occam's Razor said:Really? Somebody call Dr. Helmreich and Dr. Foushee...both of whom have been researching and reporting on the issue since 1966. Maybe NASA should try to get their grant money back!
Start here and do some of your own research. It's interesting!
http://www.risk-e.com/conference2006/helmreich
Oh, I guess he used this information when they put the age 60 issue in place back in 1959 ah?
Face it, it is strictly a money issue. If it was based on health reasons alone we would have comprehensive flight physicals every 6 months rather than just a dog and pony show! I mean what a waste of time!
Talk to your AME. If you have known him for any amount of time and they are honest they will tell you that they are there to make sure you self disclose any health problems. They will only find gross items of health that are out of wack or if body parts have literally fallen off.
For once I would like to see an honest young FO say the reason they want it to stay age 60 is because "I want to upgrade and make more money!" I would have allot more respect for that statement. Because your health issues are pure BS!