New Study Looks At Why Pilots Withhold Health Information - AVweb

As a non-professional pilot, I would just resort to basic med or go LSA. At least you’re still flying. As a pro, you’re kind of stuck as an untruthful answer can/will cost you a lot. Anyone over 60 is probably going to have some disqualifying disorder that will render them retired and most likely grounded. Even doing LSA will be off the table if the FAA is aware of your status. So I feel sorry for a lot of pilots that find themselves on the fence about whether to be 100% honest about some seemingly insignificant health issue that the FAA considers to be a BIG deal.