Recent content by dbahn

I'm all set. On Basic Med I can't fly into Canada anyway . . .

On my first solo cross country flight as a student pilot then last legible transmission I heard was that I was number 5 to land on runway xxx, then they didn't respond to any of my transmissions and I heard a strange whine from the radio before it went dead. I didn't see any of the 5 planes I...

That works well if you are dealing with a condition that might be coded for insurance and done in error, e.g. relationship couseling gets coded as anxiety. I don't see how showing up at an addiction treatment center for anything other than addiction gets you past that pitfall, and not reporting...

That concept will go absolutely nowhere with the FAA. And if you fail to report the condition and the doctor visits you are subject to significant federal penalties. And don't forget about the potential "snitch" avenue. Someone with a grudge against you, and even someone with a genuine concern...

Yeah, for instance if you were Bill Clinton and didn't even inhale and it was over two years ago you'd have to report it but would probably get certified.

Sorry, 18(n) on the MedXpress application asked if you have EVER IN YOUR LIFE had substence dependence of substance abuse, both of which are obviously part of addiction. The "last 2 years" refers to illegal substances.

Flying can be a GREAT hobby. Nearing the end of college I wanted to fly jets for a living, beginning with the Navy or Air Force, which would have also kept me out of the draft lottery. I realized that medical school would also keep me from being drafted into the infantry and that medicine...

Or the other mistake - landing on asphalt with the wheels retracted, although that's a much less costly mistake both in terms of damage and injury/death.

Apparently the loss rate is higher with amphibians, and my underwriter said to figure on 20% of the hull value per year. We fully insured our PA12 on straight floats and it was very reasonable.

Non-binary? .

I suspect there's a big difference between "certificates held" (first image) and "active pilots". There are a lot of certificates held by pilots who haven't flown in years. In fact, if they're not surrended, when are they NOT held? I would think that the amount of fuel sold is much more...

"Worth" is a loaded term linked to time and money. You don't know how much of each of those will be required until you start the process, but I suspect it's "doable".

The PIC determines for every flight if he can operate safely. That includes a risk assessment of (1) the likelihood of another event and (2) an assesment of that pilot's ability to safely operate should that event occur. Note that there are lots of pilots currently flying with a medical...

Not exactly. Having a medical certificate does not require you to operate with it. You can hold a medical certificate and still operate under Basic Med. It's an important distinction and a good reason for many pilots to have both. For example, you are newly diagnosed with cancer, kidney...

I don't think that was anything that wasn't more beneficial than harmful. I've been trying to revitalize this thing for months and it apparently is just a slow and unpredictable process. I've taken it to the shop twice when it wouldn't reboot after multiple attempts but then it would boot as...