Quiz Time: Cessna 150

1. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, around 20 million Americans suffered a major episode of serious depression in 2019. That’s around 16 percent of the population. Do you think that pilots suffer depression at the same rate as non-pilots?

Yes.
No.
Hard to say.

2. Should the FAA let medical examiners approve pilots who successfully treat their depression with anti-depressants for a third-class medical without special conditions?

Yes.
No.

3. First-Class?

Yes.
No.

4. Should the FAA approve pilots who seek mental health counseling for a third-class medical without special conditions?

Yes.
No.

5. First-Class?

Yes.
No.

6. Do you personally know any pilots who use anti-depressants but don’t report it to their medical examiner?

Yes.
No.

7. Who get mental health counseling?

Yes.
No.

8. What are your feelings about pilots who don’t report the use of anti-depressants or their use of mental health counseling to the FAA?

It’s flat out wrong.
It’s wrong but understandable.
It’s the right thing not to report.

9. Which statement best aligns with your views on pilots and mental health?

A. Mental health concerns are largely or wholly untrue. Pilots need to man up.
B. Mental health issues are real to some extent, but anti-depressants or counseling aren’t the answers.
C. Mental health issues are real, pilots who suffer from them should self-disqualify.
D. Mental health issues are real, and pilots should get treatment, and it’s understandable that they sometimes withhold that data from the FAA.

10. Which statement best aligns with your views on the FAA’s stance on pilots and mental health.

It’s fine the way it is.
It needs to be changed, but not much.
There needs to be a number of changes to liberalize the rules.
It needs to be completely overhauled.

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