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Nothing is followed up on like a marital or financial issue. it's up to a pilot to self-report. if he or she doesn't self-report, what happens? >> if you don't self-report, it's 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 don't need to be tightened. the vast majority of pilots are stable, but critics say there are dangerous gaps in the system that out of fear of losing t...

>> it's 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 there's some sort of stress or anxiety in answering the question. >> reporter: another problem, pilots say the airlines don't check periodically to see if someone has come up in a pilot's personal life that may lead to a psychological breakdown, like a marital or financial issue. and they're not required to che...

>> reporter: another problem? pilots say the airlines don't check periodically to see if something's come up in a pilot's personal life that may lead to a psychological breakdown, like a marital or financial issue. and they are not required to check for that. it's up to a pilot to self-report. >> if he or she doesn't self-report, what happens? >> if you don't self-report, it's really going 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 sys...

Pilots have to get strict screening as part of their medical exam. they can't fly if they have bipolar issues. >> it's up to pilots to report medication they're taking. >> if he or she doesn't 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 affects your job performance. if you miss a trip for a particular reason. >> if airlines started doi...

Problems. some medications are bad. but some pilots say they don't always get asked about psychological issues and it's often up to pilots to report those and to report any medications they are taking. >> if he or she doesn't self report, what happens? >> if you don't self-report, it's 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 anything's come up in their personal lives that might cause concern, financial problems, maybe a worrisome illness in the family? >>...