Recent content by pilot1956

I was 50. Now 57 with 700 hrs PIC.

"Everyone whining about lead needs to just shut up. The amount of lead in 100LL is so minute that you could probably eat it for years and never have any health issues." There are about two grams of lead per gallon of 100LL. Not so minute and if you eat it for years you will get very sick...

"Industry DOES police its own." Sometimes... Sometimes not. Just ask Johns Manville.

The average age of pilots involved in crashes is half of the question. The other half is what is the average age of GA pilots. As GA pilots, on average, get older, the average age of those who crash will get older, even if age, itself, is not a risk factor.

Glad it was useful. Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome is not uncommon and would explain similar symptoms in both hands. The ulnar nerve provides sensory function to the small finger (pinkie) and part of the ring finger. The median nerve provides sensory function to the thumb, index, middle...

Motor involvement means that the nerve condition test showed abnormalities of the median nerve across the wrist (the location of the carpal tunnel) that included findings of reduced "velocity" or "amplitude" of the nerve fibers that go to the muscles at the base of the thumb (hence "motor") and...

Of course a flight review is a better measure of a pilot's ability to safely fly an airplane than an examination by a medical doctor. It actually involves flying the airplane.

KSCessnaDriver wrote: "IMO, everyone should have to pass a medical to fly." OK, fine. IMO, everyone like KSCessnaDriver should go to jail. What? It's unfair you say? You have evidence that you don't pose a risk to anyone? So what! My opinion is my opinion and it doesn't have to be based...

Aviation Consumer (June issue) had an article on fire extinguishers. Also, the FAA has some guidance: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/888491

"Multi-agent drug protocol use (prior use of other psychiatric drugs in conjunction with SSRIs.)" is also of concern (see the bullet point immediately following the point about multiple SSRIs on the page you provided a link to). I'm not an AME, just a pilot reading the regs. Don't take my...

Rich, thanks for a clear explanation.

Back to the original question - I am willing to bet that what it means is that the lift per square foot of wing decreases from root to tip. I suspect that in normal level cruise flight, all parts of the wing contribute to lift, just not the exact same about of contribution.

Scott. No one disagrees with your point about "do not fly" meds. The difference is for "shall not issue" meds. Re your statement, "We just don't want to extend the potential for harm to others, however low that potential might be." is not correct. We extend potential harm all the time...

Scott, you are choosing to impose your own belief on the regs. Guidance regarding issuance of a medical certificate is not relevant to those who do not have a medical certificate. As noted by another poster, you should call the Light Sport Division and ask them.

Scott, this is where we disagree. I see nothing that says that medications on the "do not issue" a medical certificate list disqualify a pilot when flying on a US Drivers License. In fact, the FAA could have made this explicit statement and it did not. The "do not issue" list is for issuing a...