"Panic Disorder" probable misdiagnosis, no meds/followup. Problem?

Half Fast said:
:yeahthat:

An LSA landing in a gusting crosswind is akin to a butterfly blown by a leafblower. But you do learn some stick & rudder skills, not to mention ADM.
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Yes sir. I began in ultralights and most of the trainers were ~ 450 lbs. empty with a wing loading ~4.6 (Some guys would overweight them to as much as 5.9).

When I went to get my tailwheel endorsement for my Light Sport Certificate the instructor noted that it because I had flown and trained in ultralights that I knew I had feet. He told me a number of nose dragger PPL folks would come and seemed that they didn't realize the pedals on the floor actually did something ... ;)
 
WDD said:
If I remember the analysis correctly, accident rate for LSA is higher than non LSA for both PPL and Sport. It’s the landing phase that’s the problem.

Source is a Paul B AvWeb.
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Seems the accident rate was higher for the PPLs that thought they could handle a LSA without training. LSA are different to be sure. When I flew a Cherokee 140 that a friend owned I found out the thing would land itself. Almost like driving a bus ... :biggrin:
 
Daleandee said:
Seems the accident rate was higher for the PPLs that thought they could handle a LSA without training. LSA are different to be sure. When I flew a Cherokee 140 that a friend owned I found out the thing would land itself. Almost like driving a bus ... :biggrin:
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:yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat:

After getting my PPL in a Tecnam LSA, I went for a checkout in a Cherokee. Felt like the thing had autoland. Too fast, too slow, flare too high, whatever, the thing just rolled onto the runway. Couldn't make a bad landing in it if I tried.

The transition was like going from a Miata to an F150.
 
SebIp said:
Maybe OP should consider if this can happen to them:


Good ending. However if she was incapacitated by fear more, could have been another story.
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Thanks for the concern, but highly unlikely.

I already skydive, multipitch trad rock climb, and SCUBA dive to rec depth limit. Flying is only one among several potentially risky and highly technical things I do, but it's certainly the most regulated. Which I get, since you have the potential to harm others, but I wouldn't be here if I didn't have every confidence I am 100% safe.

I think my plan is to work with a "hard case" AME and just increase my time and money budget to hopefully get approved. I'm not really interested in sport pilot, I want to be able to fly IFR and at night.
 
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midlifeflyer said:
That they are only doing it because they are a blind, bipolar schizophrenic currently suffering from a stroke and plan to fly while drinking alcohol.
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Oh, let's add
Tourette's
Arachnophobia
Capgras Delusion
Hypertrichosis
Simian Flu
Foreign Accent Syndrome
 
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