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Nothing is followed up on like a marital or financial issue. its up to a pilot to self-report. if he or she doesnt self-report, what happens? >> if you dont self-report, its really gone unnoticed. typically what happens is, if you have an issue, one of your crew members might recognize something like that. >> reporter: the faa did not respond to our questions about the criticism of that system. some current and former pilots argue the rules dont need to be tightened. the vast majority of pilots ...

>> its absolutely possible. most psychological evaluations are simply a checklist. and a person will answer and the evaluator will look down to mark it on his paper, never looking to see what kind of body language, maybe the person withdraws or does something that gives you a clue that theres some sort of stress or anxiety in answering the question. >> reporter: another problem, pilots say the airlines dont check periodically to see if someone has come up in a pilots personal life that may lead ...

>> reporter: another problem? pilots say the airlines dont check periodically to see if somethings come up in a pilots personal life that may lead to a psychological breakdown, like a marital or financial issue. and they are not required to check for that. its up to a pilot to self-report. >> if he or she doesnt self-report, what happens? >> if you dont self-report, its really going unnoticed. typically, what happens is if you have an issue, one of your crew members might recognize something lik...

Pilots have to get strict screening as part of their medical exam. they cant fly if they have bipolar issues. >> its up to pilots to report medication theyre taking. >> if he or she doesnt self-report, what happens? >> if you continue self-report, it goes unnoticed. typically if you have an issue, one of your crew members might recognize that. do airlines check on pilots to see if things come up in their personal lives? financial problem, worrisome issues with the family? >> no not until it affe...

Problems. some medications are bad. but some pilots say they dont always get asked about psychological issues and its often up to pilots to report those and to report any medications they are taking. >> if he or she doesnt self report, what happens? >> if you dont self-report, its gone unnoticed. typically what happens is if you have an issue, one of your crew members might recognize something like that. >> reporter: do the airlines check on pilots to see if anythings come up in their personal l...