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It is a privilege though; just based on:

- Having the money to afford the training for the pilots license

- Having the time to complete the training and stay current

- Having no health issues that may deny you a medical

It is pretty out of reach for most people with out the time / funds for it.

Having the fortune of health/time/money is a privilege. Getting the license after meeting the requirements should automatically follow and not be at the whims of privilege.

I do get what you're saying, but there are people using "privilege not a right" literally to mean that someone gets to decide whether the person is worthy beyond some standard criteria.

Yup I see the distinction and I agree with you. It also means that you will loose that right for breaking any rules / regulations of that license; but the gray area I guess is the unwritten rules governing safety alongside written ones.

We’ll likely see amendments codifying those unwritten rules into existing legislation soon enough.

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