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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Most mental illnesses disqualify you from flying so many pilots never seek help under any circumstances as they want to keep flying. The phrase between pilots is "the three most important people in your life are your doctor, your priest and your areomedical examiner. It is critical to ensure they never meet". Or could be a product of trying to hide illness for a while so he could keep his job and pride.