Recent content by redhounds

Out of curiosity, which part is wrong: that they don't have a margin of safety in their op specs or that they don't have 150% as the margin of safety?

I didn't realize that 135/121 had 150% as a margin of safety. That makes sense.

I've only been flying for 20 years, but I've never seen anything regulatory or in the PTS or ACS that requires a 150% fudge factor, which is why I'm asking if the DPE has required that or if it's just a rule of thumb number. If it's the rule of thumb that you're referring too, then it's...

I have never seen a performance chart that said that you had to use 1.5 margin on the numbers in the chart. While I agree that your average plane flown by your average pilot may not get the numbers shown in the chart, I have yet to pilot so poorly or have a plane fly so much under the numbers...

Correct. If you take loperamide at the normal max OTC dose (8mg/day) or the max RX dose (16mg/day) the FAA doesn't have a problem with it. As you increase the dose above 16mg/day, bad things happen and you shouldn't be flying. As I said before "Imodium isn't a problem for the FAA until you...

Imodium isn't a problem for the FAA until you exceed 16 mg a day. At higher doses, it can have opioid type effects. The FDA recommended limiting package sizes of loperamide years ago due to the abuse potential and risk of death at high doses. I don't say it often, but the FAA is right...

2 issues here (I have never updated the NavData or anything else on my GPSMAP 496 so I can't help with that part of your post): 1. You can only use the Jeppesen Skybound G2 adapter to load NavData purchased through Jeppesen. You will need to get the Garmin USB Aviation Data Card Programmer...

The Garmin Service Advisory from 2014 posted earlier in this thread saying that the orange label cards only work with a Jepp writer and a Jepp subscription is not quite correct. It was and remains correct that in order to use the newer orange label cards, the unit had to be running software...

I went through the process last year with Dr. Bruce Chien (and I can't recommend him highly enough!). 1. How long it took: I can only say that it was way longer than it should have taken (many, many months after we submitted everything to the FAA instead of the 6-8 weeks that it should have...

I know this is an older post, but I've had issues with my Foreflight bluetooth notifications as well. My issue is that I get random beeps and about 20% of the time the volume bar pops up on the iPad screen and then the notifications do not play over the headset for the rest of the flight. I had...

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/pharm/ed/

The 2.5mg or 5mg Cialis can be used daily but the higher strengths used PRN require 24 hours before flying.

My understanding is that the FAA uses a mail contractor for the certified mail and the regular mail just gets dropped in the outgoing mail box. I had a letter dated 6/29 that I received via regular mail on 7/6 but didn't get the certified letter until 7/18, so don't be surprised if you don't see...

My Twin Comanche since my heart attack/stents and subsequent medical grounding that will hopefully be over in the next 3-6 weeks: "lonely."

That's not correct. You have to have held a medical after July 14, 2006. There isn't a rolling 10 year lookback period.