FAA’s “thinking before jumping” resulted in a list of recommendations which will minimize the risk of pilot mental health issues in future flights.
Like many, if not most, aviation tragedies, there is an immediate and overwrought response to the reported horrific “facts.” The Germanwings suicide flight is a quintessential example of that phenomenon. The prescriptions propounded by the “experts,” at that time, are now proof why taking the time to analyze the facts is the better course of action.
The FAA recognized that the expertise to design a continuous program for pilot mental health should involve a team of people with greater insight into and experience with this complex issue. The Administrator chartered an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) comprised of aviation and medical experts (see Appendix A of the ARC Report).
Like many, if not most, aviation tragedies, there is an immediate and overwrought response to the reported horrific “facts.” The Germanwings suicide flight is a quintessential example of that phenomenon. The prescriptions propounded by the “experts,” at that time, are now proof why taking the time to analyze the facts is the better course of action.
The FAA recognized that the expertise to design a continuous program for pilot mental health should involve a team of people with greater insight into and experience with this complex issue. The Administrator chartered an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) comprised of aviation and medical experts (see Appendix A of the ARC Report).
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