Comments on: "What?" … I said, "Most Old Pilots’ Hearing is Shot" http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/01/what-i-said-most-old-pilots-hearing-is-shot/ Aviation buzz and bold opinion Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Doug Toppin http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/01/what-i-said-most-old-pilots-hearing-is-shot/#comment-25351 Doug Toppin Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:57:23 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/01/what-i-said-most-old-pilots-hearing-is-shot/#comment-25351 i've been reading jetwhine for a while (tks for doing it). i'm a 50-year old student pilot (out of KJYO) and i've been noticing that my night vision seems to have declined in the last couple of years moreso than my hearing. i've heard one or two "mature" (ie around 50-60) pilots say that they go on O2 for night flights now for that reason. any thoughts on that? doug i’ve been reading jetwhine for a while (tks for doing it). i’m a 50-year old student pilot (out of KJYO) and i’ve been noticing that my night vision seems to have declined in the last couple of years moreso than my hearing. i’ve heard one or two “mature” (ie around 50-60) pilots say that they go on O2 for night flights now for that reason. any thoughts on that?

doug

]]> By: Bill P. http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/01/what-i-said-most-old-pilots-hearing-is-shot/#comment-25325 Bill P. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:26:31 +0000 http://www.jetwhine.com/2008/01/what-i-said-most-old-pilots-hearing-is-shot/#comment-25325 Boy, oh Boy, can I relate to that! ...and hearing aids, they're for "old people," we don't really want to go there, do we? Boy, oh Boy, can I relate to that!

…and hearing aids, they’re for “old people,” we don’t really want to go there, do we?

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