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Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:05 pm

Back in the saddle again--medically "fit"

YEE HAW! Back in the air! Friday I got my medical back, the nice folks at FAA Medical in OK City emailed it to me, and last night I went up and did 4 takeoffs and landings to a full stop. 3 were greasers; the 4th was plenty acceptable. So I'm officially current to carry passengers, day or night. GRRRRRREAT!

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Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:43 pm

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Nice! Congrats.


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Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:19 pm

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Congratulations Cary. Very happy for you.
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:03 am

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Excellent. Congratulations.

I am glad to see the FAA doing the right thing for you.

Medicals can be a real mess sometimes.
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:03 am

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Good stuff! Congratulations.
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:57 am

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Nice, Cary!
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:27 am

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now you are flying again your forum post count will down, I notice my count goes up between the summer season and the winter flying season.
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:52 am

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Awesome news, Cary!


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Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:45 pm

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Cary: CONGRATULATIONS on the medical. I hope it wasn't too much of a battle.
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 4:36 pm

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Very happy for you Cary!

That is great news.
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 5:15 pm

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Glad you got it back and can fly away
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:48 pm

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Glad your back onboard as PIC !
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Mon Nov 07, 2016 9:36 am

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Well done!

Assuming you are Third Class, God willing you'll never have to go through that again.
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Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:44 pm

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Mountain Doctor wrote:Well done!

Assuming you are Third Class, God willing you'll never have to go through that again.


I am Third Class, for the first time in my flying life--couldn't quite pass the 2nd Class eye exam (starting to get cataracts, though soon I'll qualify for them to removed with Medicare), but I don't know yet whether those of us with SIs will be able to avoid FAA physicals. In my case, because my AME is also my personal physician for the last 20 years, I'll still be getting a good annual physical, with or without having to fill out the 8500-8.

I appreciate all the good wishes on here, too. :)

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Tue Nov 08, 2016 6:48 am

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Glad to hear that mess is done with and you're able to enjoy some flying once again.
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Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:16 am

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Congrats! Always good news to hear.
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Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:30 pm

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Outstanding! Back to turning dead dinosaurs into noise! :)
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Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:50 am

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Congrats on getting the medical back!

Glad you stayed in the loop (posting on here) and didn't let the lengthy task (getting medical back) get you down...


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Fri Nov 11, 2016 5:54 am

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Congratulations. Excellent news!
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Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:01 pm

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Well, I'm still medically fit, but over the weekend, the Insight G1 engine analyzer failed, so today I pulled it and tomorrow I'll send it to Insight for them to repair it. My engine STC requires a CHT, and the G1 is the authorized substitute for a CHT, so the airplane's grounded until it comes back. The good news is that they promise a one week turnaround. That's a whole lot better than the 3 months the medical issues took!

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