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The Aircraft Electronics Association announced its third quarter Avionics Market Report for this year. In the months of July, August and September 2013, total worldwide avionics sales amounted to more than $1.72 billion, as reported by the 20 aviation electronics manufacturers participating in the report. The FAA, which many industry insiders claim is out of control already due to other issues, is preparing new guidelines for its medical examiners that could disqualify many pilots because of their Body Mass Index, also known as BMI. N
"FAA's charge is to protect the flying public, not to practice predictive medicine or further public health policy." Source: Letter from EAA's Jack Pelton and Dr. Steven Leonard concerning the FAA's recent announcement it will begin collecting Body Mass Index data on pilot candidates.
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