Story: FAA Reconsiders Pilot Retirement Age, 5/8/07
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june07/pilots_05-08.html

Worksheet Questions:

1. At what age does the Federal Aviation Administration require pilots to retire?

2. What key piloting skill are researchers at Stanford University testing in older pilots?

3. How do some older pilots compensate for losing some cognitive ability, according to research Jerome Yesavage?

4. Why do some pilots want the FAA to change the retirement age and others don't?

5. Why is former pilot David Mann suing the government?

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