tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565573.post109477561819745213..comments2023-11-02T05:17:01.705-04:00Comments on Dr. Sanity: The Doctor Is Somewhat Confused About These Memos...Dr. Sanityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05490927712024477670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565573.post-1094840076067704522004-09-10T14:14:00.000-04:002004-09-10T14:14:00.000-04:00All you have to do is read Tom Wolfe's "The Right ...All you have to do is read Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff" and you will be introduced to the pilot's visceral antipathy to medicine and physicians. A flight physical can take days to complete and includes many different tests that are considered rather unpleasant by not only pilots, but the general public. It is perfectly understandable that Bush would not be inclined to undergo the exam and associated tests, if he knew he would not be on flight status anyway. Believe me, if a pilot could avoid it, he would.Dr. Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490927712024477670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7565573.post-1094839582133250932004-09-10T14:06:00.000-04:002004-09-10T14:06:00.000-04:00"...since NO pilot willingly will permit a physici..."...since NO pilot willingly will permit a physician to do a PEX if he didn't have to"<br /><br />Perhaps, w/o being too graphic, you can shed some light on why this would be. Some people are saying, "Well, if it was just a physical, why didn't he just show up for it?" as if it was no big deal. You apparently think it was. Y?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com