>"A balance needs to be struck between minimizing the risk to flight safety and providing fair and reasonable medical assessment of individuals. The rarity of accidents cause by cardiac events in flight suggests this balance is currently about right," it said.

I agree with this.

My dad started smoking a tobacco pipe as a teenager and had a love for coca-cola. His personal practitioner grounded him at the age of 56 due to high blood pressure. Dad sold his airplane pretty quick after that.