5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues.

[Russell Holton]

Washington Post: 5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.

The pilots under scrutiny are military veterans who told the Federal Aviation Administration that they are healthy enough to fly, yet failed to report — as required by law — that they were also collecting veterans benefits for disabilities that could bar them from the cockpit.
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Many veterans minimize their ailments to the FAA so they can keep flying but exaggerate them to VA to maximize their disability payments, physicians and former officials at the aviation agency say.

[Bruce Gorrell]

I'm shocked! Shocked to find out that something like that is going on!

[Rick Durden]

Your winnings, Sir.

[John Tucci]

Nothing to see here, keep moving. This is history repeating itself. This was exposed about 8-10 years ago. Pilots not reporting their disability and receiving payments from the SSA.

[Scott Dyer HPN/NY]

Nothing to see here, keep moving. This is history repeating itself. This was exposed about 8-10 years ago. Pilots not reporting their disability and receiving payments from the SSA.

Yup. Only difference now is it’s military disabilities.