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How U.S. pilots are screened before being allowed to fly

The intentional crash of the Germanwings plane at the hands of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz has raised questions about how pilots are screened before being allowed to fly commercial flights. CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues spoke with an aviation medical examiner who detailed the process U.S. pilots go through.
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