Backcountry Pilot

Dug Bar. 2014 New Year's Day Gathering at Dug Bar Join us for some schmoozing over a warm fire to bring in the new year! Dug Bar is about 15 miles North of Big Bar in Hell's Canyon (or about 35...

I was in there a week or so ago, it was fine. Only snow was a line at the west end where they had plowed a little hill that hadn't melted yet. That should even be gone by now. You're going to fly over...

A little lean on snow still but it's ski season up high in Idaho. At Stanley. http://www.backcountrypilot.org/me/my-photos/4177-lowflying3/photo?albumid=369&photoid=21119

Part 1of 3 from NASA, a refresher on icing. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w1c4-aDB4k8&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dw1c4-aDB4k8

The lead-in story at the beginning of this video illustrates the severity of the situation even if you aren't over some of the roughest terrain in the country and just down in the flat of middle America.... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VKVeCukAO64&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVKVeCukAO64

Would loved to have known what was going on in his head during the flight planning phase...........really boxed them into a corner in so many ways. Wondering if the engine trouble was icing related, like...

40 will do for now.

Maybe I am missing something based on the comments made by others but this is how I am perceiving the current situation. 1. This is happening, for real. The FAA is going to implement mandatory screening...

If this is going to go this way, and it appears that it is here is how I would go about it. Let's assume that this new legislation passes (and I hope it does) and we now will only have Class 1and 2...

Not necessarily in relation to flying but an interesting Stanford study regarding the issues at hand. http://www.stanford.edu/~davesv/Weight%20&%20OSA.ppt

How neck size correlates to sleep apnea. https://www.wakeuptosleep.com/what-is-the-correlation-between-neck-size-and-sleep-apnea/

Oooooooh, webmd that takes into account waist size and activity level along with the usual calculations. Say I'm healthy! http://www.webmd.com/diet/calc-bmi-plus

BMI chart for those wondering where they stand. Although I am in the mid 20's I am actually overweight by about 2 to 4 pounds at my winter fluffy weight. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/bmi_tbl.pdf

Wholesale, $195, might even be covered by insurance. http://getsleeptest.com/?gclid=CMX4lK6Ls7sCFcJ0QgodyyMAbg

I beg to differ as well about the correlation between obesity and sleep apnea. While not everyone that has sleep apnea is obese and not everyone obese has sleep apnea it is a good place to start looking....

USA Today article referencing $200-600 for home tests, $600-1300 for clinics. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/15/home-sleep-apnea-tests-momentum/1922335/

Home sleep test kit $249, http://1800cpap.com/home-sleep-apnea-test-device-kit.aspx?gclid=CLSg2pOHs7sCFWZyQgodNCYA9w

Not sure about the $5k quote from earlier. DOT approved home tests $349, http://www.alltransmedical.com/home_sleep_test.html

My wife, being an ER nurse who sees fat glops of sh*t everyday that are failing physically from one thing or another seems to think this is good common sense, at least for class 1and 2 medicals. A BMI...

Everybody keeps reporting engine trouble, I don't think that was the root problem. I believe he picked up ice and was in a mandatory controlled descent while IMC. This could have added to the issue of...