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I think this is the sort of weaker evidence that argues that medical certification does not improve the safety of flight. As noted by others, it is not conclusive by any stretch.


Clearly something causes commercial flights in the US to be orders of magnitude safer than private flights by pilots holding either a medical certificate or not. The fact that there is such a large difference between commercial and non-commercial strongly suggests that there is some other factor than having a medical certificate which matters. I believe many have suggested it is the stricter standards for training which have made the largest difference over the last several decades.


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