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by Merlinspop
Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: Hangar Talk
Topic: Custom Keyring
Replies: 11
Views: 4478

Re: Custom Keyring

Petco and PetSmart have engraving machines. I got a dog-tag shaped tag, engraved with the club name and N- number on one side and my name and cell number on the other.
by Merlinspop
Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Tucked away in my flight bag is a brand new, freshly signed Third Class Medical. The words”Special Issuance” does not appear anywhere on the document or letter accompanying it. :D Congratulations, Bruce! My special issuance didn't have "Special Issuance" anywhere on it either, but Under &...
by Merlinspop
Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:26 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Tucked away in my flight bag is a brand new, freshly signed Third Class Medical. The words”Special Issuance” does not appear anywhere on the document or letter accompanying it. :D
by Merlinspop
Sun Oct 07, 2018 10:07 pm
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: 3600 lbs gross for LSA ?
Replies: 117
Views: 82418

Re: 3600 lbs gross for LSA ?

So... what are the chances of this scenario: Someone took 750kg and converted it to 1650 pounds. Then someone else came along and didn’t realize that was already converted and multiplied it again by 2.2 getting 3630, then rounded down to 3600 because we like round numbers. And then nobody proofread ...
by Merlinspop
Sun Oct 07, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

TimTaylor wrote:
Merlinspop wrote:Thanks. There’s some things I’d like to do with my wife and sons that exceed the abilities of current LSA.
Like fly with all of them at the same time.
That’s a big part.
by Merlinspop
Sun Oct 07, 2018 8:32 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Thanks. There’s some things I’d like to do with my wife and sons that exceed the abilities of current LSA.
by Merlinspop
Sun Oct 07, 2018 6:21 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Required tests complete and results shipped up to NY. Now to see if this is good enough to give me a SI or if they’ll want more tests.
I expect to hear something back any month now. :|
by Merlinspop
Sun Oct 07, 2018 6:13 pm
Forum: Light Sport Aircraft
Topic: 3600 lbs gross for LSA ?
Replies: 117
Views: 82418

Re: 3600 lbs gross for LSA ?

While I think this is great overall news, it has the potential to be seriously depressing for me if my SI doesn’t happen.
by Merlinspop
Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:45 am
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Yeah, I know, Shawn. I’d say it’s been a huge headache, but that’d be a red flag from one of the events (hint, if you wreck a motorcycle, do try not to land on your head and take a nap on the roadside)! And since I’m now “all in” on the process, failure also slams the Sport Pilot door.
by Merlinspop
Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:31 am
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Just an update... I had visited a local AME who has a good reputation for working with pilots who have issues in late July for a consultation. Talked to him about 2 issues of concern (I'll keep them off the public forum for now). He said neither will present a big problem, but will require him to de...
by Merlinspop
Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:22 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

If you’re a college football fan, play Lee Corso saying “Not so fast, my friend” in your head right now. So... my medical was issued 4/2003 and I was under the age of 40. BUT... at that time, the “Under 40” valid time was only 36 months taking me to 4/2006. The FAA didn’t change THAT to 60 months u...
by Merlinspop
Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:37 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

If you’re a college football fan, play Lee Corso saying “Not so fast, my friend” in your head right now. So... my medical was issued 4/2003 and I was under the age of 40. BUT... at that time, the “Under 40” valid time was only 36 months taking me to 4/2006. The FAA didn’t change THAT to 60 months un...
by Merlinspop
Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:02 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

Yes, even they can get balled up at times. It's just a person stating what they think it says when that's not at all what it says. True, and I get that people are human (I make plenty of mistakes to prove that old adage), but getting that wrong in the AC seems like something that should have been c...
by Merlinspop
Wed Aug 22, 2018 12:38 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

TimTaylor wrote:This is not a grey area. That's the law as written.
I called it gray because of the way the FAA contradicted itself.
by Merlinspop
Wed Aug 22, 2018 12:17 pm
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Basic Med gray area
Replies: 32
Views: 43303

Re: Basic Med gray area

You must have held a valid FAA medical certificate within the 10 year look-back period from when Basic Med was signed into law 7/15/16. So, if your medical certificate was valid on 7/16/06 or after, you qualify for Basic Med unless there is some other problem that people will bring up to prove I'm ...