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FAA Change to Heart-Test Limit Triggers Worries Over Pilot Health, Public Safety

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FAA Change to Heart-Test Limit Triggers Worries Over Pilot Health, Public Safety
A doctor reads an EKG in Glen Burnie, Md., on Oct. 28, 2020. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images
Janice Hisle
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Concerns and controversy are swirling around the decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to alter an electrocardiogram test limit for pilots.
A researcher for an aviation advocacy group, US Freedom Flyers (USFF), stumbled upon the EKG change in December, several weeks after the FAA enacted it.
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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