FAA reviewing ways to remove barriers preventing pilots from seeking mental health support WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

WASHINGTON D.C. — John Hauser was an aspiring pilot who loved flying, but his parents said they didn’t realize he was suffering in silence until he took his own life by crashing his plane in 2021.

Last year at a mental health in aviation summit, his mother, Anne Suh, shared a message John wrote before his death.

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“Get the FAA to change the rules on pilots seeking help with their mental health. I know it would change a lot of things for the better and would help a lot of people out, love you, John,” said Anne Suh in December of 2023.

Since then, the Federal Aviation Administration appointed an expert panel to help address the barriers preventing pilots and air traffic controllers from seeking help. Many of them have been afraid to come forward for fear of losing their jobs.

Now this committee has released 24 …