# Our son might never realize his dream of becoming a private pilot. Looking for advice **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-son-might-never-realize-his-dream-of-becoming-a-private-pilot-looking-for-advice/989949 "2023-09-11T19:48:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
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There was a discussion of whether or not to truthfully report certain medical conditions to the FAA over in the Ongoing Aviation thread a little while ago. It started here, and as usual, @Llama_Llogophile, @LSLGuy, @Broomstick, and some of our other resident pilots had trenchant insights into the situation. They might also be able to offer your son some useful advice, here or offline. > [@The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other/600499/4404): > > [Msn.com](http://Msn.com) non-paywalled repost of Washington Post article: Federal authorities have been investigating nearly 5,000 pilots suspected of falsifying their medical records to conceal that they were receiving benefits for mental health disorders and other serious conditions that could make them unfit to fly, documents and interviews show. 5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/5000-pilots-suspected-of-hiding-major-health…](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/5000-pilots-suspected-of-hiding-major-health-issues-most-are-still-flying/ar-AA1fPJX8) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-son-might-never-realize-his-dream-of-becoming-a-private-pilot-looking-for-advice/989949)._