Pilot locked out of cockpit prior to germanwings crash.

[Okie4570]

So how does it work in the USA? If a doc says you shouldn't fly because of depression or mental issues..........do they just hand the pilot a note to give to his boss............like a doc does a kid for being sick? I'd think it wouldn't be solely up to the pilot to report these finding to the airline.

 

[airpowmech]

So how does it work in the USA? If a doc says you shouldn't fly because of depression or mental issues..........do they just hand the pilot a note to give to his boss............like a doc does a kid for being sick? I'd think it wouldn't be solely up to the pilot to report these finding to the airline.

It depends if the doc is a flight doc I believe he has a duty to report the suspension of flight status to both the FAA and employer. If it's a normal doc it is probably a note. I am not 100% on this though.

 

[CHenry]

So how does it work in the USA? If a doc says you shouldn't fly because of depression or mental issues..........do they just hand the pilot a note to give to his boss............like a doc does a kid for being sick? I'd think it wouldn't be solely up to the pilot to report these finding to the airline.

Makes you wonder about our HIPAA laws.

 

[CHenry]

More on metal health and pilots

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/03/27/experts-pilots-reluctant-to-disclose-mental-illness/

 

[CHenry]

Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who deliberately crashed the Germanwings Airbus into the French Alps, was in therapy for suicidal tendencies before getting his pilot's licence, Germany's state prosecutor has said.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...z-was-in-therapy-for-suicidal-tendencies.html

He was nutz.