Salive M E
Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Mil Med. 1994 Feb;159(2):83-6.
Current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require that pilots of large commercial passenger and cargo aircraft be under age 60. However, the requirement does not apply to other pilots and the courts have ruled that mandatory retirement of test pilots at age 60 violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. FAA medical standards establish three levels of medical qualification, which require certain age-specific screening tests. This paper reviews the epidemiologic and clinical evidence relevant to the evaluation of aging pilots. This evidence is compared and contrasted with the current FAA requirements and past recommendations of the American Medical Association, the Institute of Medicine, and the Office of Technology Assessment. An opportunity exists to assess the class I examination and other tests through the consent decree covering aging test pilots. Another course of action would be to implement special issuances for older pilots.
美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）现行规定要求大型商用客机和货机的飞行员年龄在60岁以下。然而，该要求不适用于其他飞行员，并且法院裁定，试飞员60岁强制退休违反了《就业年龄歧视法》。FAA的医疗标准设立了三个医疗资格等级，这需要进行某些特定年龄的筛查测试。本文回顾了与老龄飞行员评估相关的流行病学和临床证据。将这些证据与FAA的现行要求以及美国医学协会、医学研究所和技术评估办公室过去的建议进行了比较和对照。通过涉及老龄试飞员的同意令，有机会评估I类检查和其他测试。另一种行动方案是为老龄飞行员实施特殊许可。
