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Summary: �� As for general health considerations pilots are required to undergo regular medical checkups The pilot and the co pilot eat different meals to avoid the possibility of both becoming ill from food poisoning Airlines have precautions in place in case of such an emergency If a captain becomes incapacitated the first officer is expected to take control of the aircraft In 2007 another Continental pilot died at the controls after becoming ill during a flight from Houston to Puerto Vallarta Mexico It landed safely with a co pilot at the controls after being diverted to McAllen Miller International Airport This isn t the first time in recent years a pilot died mid flight In February 2008 a British Airways flight heading from Manchester England to Cyprus was diverted to Istanbul after one of the first officers died Donaldson said there is no specific training on how to react if a crew member becomes incapacitated but any one of the three pilots is fully qualified to operate the jet For long routes such as trans Atlantic flights a third pilot is aboard to permit the captain or first officer to take rest breaks Tom Donaldson a former leader of the Continental pilots union who currently flies Boeing 767 jets for the airline said pilots must pass an extensive physical every six months to remain qualified to fly The exam includes an electrocardiogram blood pressure check and a vision test Flying was his life she said He died doing what made him happiest She��said her husband was an Air Force pilot who served in Vietnam The couple married in 1973 and had six children and several grandchildren

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