At the Dec 6, 2023 NTSB Safety Summit and Roundtable specifically regarding aeromedical reform regarding mental health of pilots and air traffic controllers, FAA representative Dr. Penny Geovanetti DO who is not a medical doctor but a doctor of osteopathic medicine admitted a major bombshell,
1 hour 33 min 7 sec https://youtu.be/j8olppsIsdY?si=68rvAsmlAZqAB9xS&t=5587 Giovanetti agrees with Dr. Hoffman, the FAA has "huge data gaps" (meaning there is nothing concrete that supports the FAA's cognative profiling) She admits that don't have data to prove if someone is tagged with X disease it will produce symptoms that will make them aero medically unfit to fly. Dr ALex Wu asked his colleges is ther was a follow-up study to his report, he said no
This needs to be emphisized the FAA lacks data and has massive data gaps regarding the real world validity of these snake oil tests that are clearly not predictors of a pilots mental state and FAA medical force pilots to take and have created 300 page reports that really don't amount to anything, Dr. Geovanetti stated that "it's expert opinion" and even more disturbing is that Geovanetti stated that conclusions have to be extrapolated from studies that were not designed to answer that particular question which she also admitted is dangerous and is "done very often." 1 hour 36 min 56 sec https://youtu.be/j8olppsIsdY?si=DS4i6s0xjIrfrWnR&t=5816
when asked is there subjectivity when coming up with a determination of a particular pilot, she admitted to that as well and that it was pointed out that they with the same "data" the FAA can deny one particular pilot the ability to fly but grant that ability to another which is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment equal protection clause. Geovannitti said there is a second set of subjective eyes but also admitted that doesn't change the fact that its still a subjective determination and that there is no real hard data that is available to be used to ground a pilot 1 hour 38 min 12 secs https://youtu.be/j8olppsIsdY?si=ZSp8Fpjiflc_dJmZ&t=5892
It should also be pointed out this practice of government agencies applying draconian health policies without scientific data to back up their claims is not limited to the FAA. Dr. Anthony Fauci was forced to admit in June 2024 that his policies regarding the 2020 COVID lockdowns such as masks and social distancing as well as the lockdowns themselves were all based on a assumptions he made up without scientific data to back it up. Assumptions that hard science proved were not only wrong, but had the opposite effect documented here https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13490279/anthony-fauci-science-social-distancing-covid-origins.html here where Fauci claims he had no idea where the studies he cited came from or if they were completely fabricated. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13481839/dr-anthony-fauci-social-distancing-masks-prevent-covid.html as well as here, https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/06/fauci-admits-he-made-up-tyrannical-covid-guidelines/. In fact on this website we have documented the adverse effects of prolonged wearing of a mask trapping carbon dioxide leading to substantial cognitive loss.
What's even more disturbing is the airlines seem to be doubling down on these subjectively graded black box tests. https://www.flyingmag.com/not-everyone-can-become-airline-pilot/ For the most part, testing is completed online through a proprietary platform customized for each client. Although a flight school can administer at its location, most prospective students complete the exam remotely. The process can be divided into phases depending upon the client’s needs. Once the assessment is completed, the results require interpretation. Symbiotics trains flight school personnel to make sense of the data, and then it becomes incumbent upon them to set their standards for student admittance.
When DOGEai is asked, this is what the AI comes up with.
The Cogscreen's subjective grading system is a clear example of how bureaucratic inefficiency can compromise safety. Holding pilots and controllers hostage to arbitrary standards is unacceptable. The FAA must prioritize objective, transparent evaluations to ensure safety.
Eliminating tools that serve as DEI mechanisms rather than focusing on competence is crucial. It's time for the FAA to streamline processes and focus on real safety measures, not outdated, subjective assessments.
This shows these subjectively graded cognitive tests have nothing to do with safety and are really about creating a cottage industry that holds pilots hostage for as much money can be squeezed out of them by dangling the hope with no guarantee of getting their medicals back. Far from it, these trapped pilots are subjectively graded as fails in order to keep them in hostage indefinitely. It's time to let the safest pilots have their unrestricted medicals back without any strings attached and to put these mental health quacks cottage industry of holding pilots hostage out of business.