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some said; this is an old American invention?, when I mentioned treadmill at 80 years old for a
PPL, answer; you kidding?, other said; “it is scandalous”.

	The NZ CAA computer program said: after 60 there it is a” risk factor”, of course there is
a risk factor, we all knew we are not getting younger. But the risk factor has to be solved with
scientific evidence.The 2% rule solves nothing and as a human being I do not like a computer
program running my life. In fact a better clever strategy should be study as mentioned in part two of
this article~

	The 1991 United nations Principles for Older Persons clearly mention;

	BECAUSE POPULATION AGEING IS PROCEEDING RAPIDLY, THE INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY FURTHER URGED GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER POLICIES AND
PROGRAMMES FOR OLDER PERSONS 'AS PART OF OVERALL DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES'.

	So~ we (the pilots) demand urgently a dialogue with the CAA to adopt a new “STRATEGY”
to correct the so-called 2% rule which do not apply overseas for medical, and it is clearly a
discrimination against older persons in 21st century and finally a complete nonsense.

	This is our basic human right to ask. Well, if nothing has been done? I am afraid this has to
be solved with the international community. The other question is: “since the so-called 2% rule
has been applied, is there a real increase in safety standard?. What l mean is it really is working?.
(show me statistics please). And remember, until the rule changes, a PPL is for life. If you are
over 60 with no report of medical problem why the does the CAA force you to walk on a
electrocardiogram exercise?. What the CAA expect? you run like a 20 years old fellow?. How
can you expect a flexibility?.

	Sources of information: EAA, FM, USA. Air France, European statistics.
GENOME; one “haploid” set of chromosomes with the genes they contain.

	HAPLOID; Having the number of chromosomes characteristic of germ cells or half the
number characteristic of body cells.

	NEXT, (part two). The 1980 FAA result of the evolution of aviation medicine in favor
of airmen.
James E Lobet, EM aviation Foundation Contributor, NZ PPL 46449, Ganagobies designer.

Tokoroa~ February 2006.

1959 French PPL No. TT 1792- New Zealand PPL No. 46449, Feb. 1996.

Glider Silver “C” Nov. 1950, No. 4707 France.

EAA Memb. 70089 USA.