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United flight diverted after pilot has heart attack
A United Airlines flight from Houston to Seattle was diverted to Boise, Idaho Thursday night after the pilot suffered a heart attack, Boise Airport spokesperson Patti Miller said in a statement obtained by CBS Boise affiliate KBOI-TV. (www.cbsnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I had a stroke at 39 years old. Fully recovered but chose not to fly which was the hardest decision ever but chose responsibility and safety first. We don't know the full storey here and how many storeys have we heard "he was fit, ran 10kms a day etc. then full stop.
That was a safe choice.
As far as commercial airliners, we have 2 pilots. So even if one pilot hits a full stop, we have a fully capable pilot in the other seat to get the plane on the ground safely.
As far as going, you gotta go when you gotta go. And we all gotta go sometime.
As far as commercial airliners, we have 2 pilots. So even if one pilot hits a full stop, we have a fully capable pilot in the other seat to get the plane on the ground safely.
As far as going, you gotta go when you gotta go. And we all gotta go sometime.
One day in the late 50s I was working dispatch in MSP when the copilot on an NWA DC-6 flight over Wisconsin reported the captain had died of an apparent heart attack and that he was returning to MSP. He was in his late 50s. Passengers helped in removing the body from the left seat and the copilot, Stevenson his name as I recall, brought the plane back by himself. Yes, it is good there are two pilots up front.
My heartfelt condolences to the family of the Pilot of United 1603. 59 yrs ago, at just 14, I lived the same experience and know first hand what involves. My dad, did not have a chance as he was flying alone and the aircraft creashed.At least they both died doing what they liked the most, flying.
For those who talk about age and flying, heart attacks are unpredictable. My dad had his mandatory exam Friday, was told that there was no problems, and on Monday night he had the heart atack. For me is simply fate.
God bless all the pilots and safe flying everybody.
For those who talk about age and flying, heart attacks are unpredictable. My dad had his mandatory exam Friday, was told that there was no problems, and on Monday night he had the heart atack. For me is simply fate.
God bless all the pilots and safe flying everybody.
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He was 63, that is a Datapoint not to be ignored for sure. Nor should we jump to conclusions. There are younger guys falling asleep on the job too!
I wonder if the FAA is collecting data on the Statistics for Passing/Failing 1st Class Medicals for the 55-60 vs 61-65 crowd. These are largely uncharted waters.
I wonder if the FAA is collecting data on the Statistics for Passing/Failing 1st Class Medicals for the 55-60 vs 61-65 crowd. These are largely uncharted waters.
It will be interesting. Same age as me. As John says below some stuff can be pointed to or outright detected but some of it will just jump out and bite you in the butt.
I just read a local news report that the pilot was 2 years shy of mandatory retirement and had a weight problem-300 lbs.This all remains to be seen.
If the report is true, the age isn't the issue, it's the weight and overall health. 63 is still a very young age. There should be so many people getting heart attacks in their 50's, 60's and 70's. It is purely a product of the foods that marketed to us and that we choose to eat.
And a person doesn't need to be overweight to get a heart attack, although the risk does go up substantially with obesity. A skinny person can be fatty on the inside, and have blood vessels that are getting plaqued over, and look like a Greek statue on the outside. But it only gets worse from there. The more flab you see on the outside, the likelier you'll see it on the inside too.
And a person doesn't need to be overweight to get a heart attack, although the risk does go up substantially with obesity. A skinny person can be fatty on the inside, and have blood vessels that are getting plaqued over, and look like a Greek statue on the outside. But it only gets worse from there. The more flab you see on the outside, the likelier you'll see it on the inside too.
Don't know about the weight problem. He was 63 and mandatory retirement was initially 60 for ATP. Changed to 65 sometime prior to Nov of 09. I already had mine planned and transition set so I just held it. Unless they change it again, there are many that are still working or have came back to work, that will have to hang up spurs next year.