Here is a list of things that automatically disqualify you from being a pilot if you are diagnosed: depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, diabetes, bpd, PTSD, alcoholism or any other substance abuse disorder. Some understandable, most not so. If you are diagnosed with any of the above the only way to be allowed to fly is to get certified as being completely cured of your condition.
It's difficult for the FAA to prove you have been diagnosed with anything, but easy to prove if you are receiving treatment for anything. So the natural end result is that pilots don't go to the doctor for any of the above.
It's an open secret that the majority of pilots have ADHD and just live with it untreated because of these rules. Aviation feels like a job designed for people with ADHD, it's hilarious. There has been a huge pilot shortage developing these last few decades because as medical practice has improved, pilots get diagnosed before they get their license and realize they are supposed to hide it and suffer in silence if they wanna be a pilot.
Idk where to post this but it's too long for the mega thread so here. Sorry it has nothing to do with communism, as old farts who refuse to get with the times is one of the few big problems we face that isn't unique to capitalism.
Edit: Extra fun thing is I had successfully managed to make myself forget about flying until it came back recently and now it's the only thing I can think about again. When I found out I wasn't allowed to be a pilot I had to force myself to forget, and I guess I forgot why I wasn't supposed to think about planes anymore.
Is it just the FAA? Are aviation regulation agencies in other countries better?
The laws in every other country can be summed up as "refer to the FAA". To the point English is the only language legal to speak on the radio outside China and Russia. And even then, it's only legal to speak Chinese on the radio for regional flights in China.
well fuck. Imperialism strikes again
He summed it up well. I really wanted to fly in China as well, but the Chinese medical regs are actually among the most strict in the world. I had it ruled out long ago. There are decades long career pilots who go from the West to China and fail their medical.
I think it's less that and more like that old riddle of the surgeons around the operating table that all speak a language different from one another, but they're all doctors so they speak Latin to communicate.
You realize they all spoke Latin because of the lingering influence of the Roman empire, right?
Right?
Yes. Poo-poo on me for not considering that when relaying an anecdote about a Dutch (?) riddle from thirty years ago. Now, you did consider I'm a neurodivergent with memory and processing issues handling deep and technical subject matter (history) in a public forum in a thread about neurodivergents with memory and processing issues handling deep and technical subject matter (aerospace science) in the workplace, right?
Right?
I'm sorry if this is harsh, but to answer your question, no, I did not. I nor anybody else is going to ace things 100% of the time.
And to clarify, I'm not angry with you, I'm trying to illustrate to you how silly a thing to get onto someone about that is. Also, your post is a good illustration of the kinds of pedanticism and general goofiness from neurotypicals neurodivergents have to navigate on a daily basis that drives them to burnout, substance abuse, and exacerbated mental illness. There's a reason we all ran off to the woods away from the village, ate bark, and howled at the moon in the ancient times.
I apologize all the same. Sorry. Aren't most of us posting here neurodivergent, at any rate.
And I apologize as well, I'll admit it's a pet peeve of mine. I get itchy when I see what might be Vampire Castle stuff as I think it gets in the way of larger activism or constructive effort -- even just casually.
Like, so what if it does or doesn't come from imperialism, it's a system that works and keeps people safe by allowing pilots anywhere to communicate together immediately and better navigate their 100,000 Kg mechanized death-birds to an amazing extent. I just don't want to lose sight of what's important here.
And yes you're right, neurodivergent people are often naturally attracted to left-wing political theory. We probably are mostly ND here to some extent. Again, apologies.