Have you ever...

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote

This guy was always the "wild uncle" -- motorcycling across Europe,
traveling the world with a back pack and a smile, never having a pot to
pee in but living extravagantly -- and I suppose he took a few flight
lessons and decided that he already knew what he needed to know...

I shudder to think about it now...

I wonder how many people are flying without ever having their ticket, or
have been flying for years since they were legal. I hear of a guy around
my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.
--
Jim in NC

The proportion is probably not much different than the number of people that
drive without a drivers license. A larger number than most would expect.
The chances of getting caught are minimal.

"Morgans" writes:

I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.

Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class for hobby flying)
is meaningless and should be eliminated.

"Bob Fry" wrote in message
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I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.

Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class
for hobby flying) is meaningless and should be eliminated.

I heard of a guy flying around who didn't even have a license.
I guess that "simply shows" that a pilot's license
"is meaningless and should be eliminated".

/Sarcasm/OFF

--
Jeff Shirton jshirton at cogeco dot
ca

Keep thy airspeed up, lest the earth come from below
and smite thee. - William Kershner
Challenge me (Theophilus) for a game of chess at Chessworld.net!

"Jeff Shirton" writes:

"Bob Fry" wrote in message
...

I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.

Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class
for hobby flying) is meaningless and should be eliminated.

I heard of a guy flying around who didn't even have a license.
I guess that "simply shows" that a pilot's license
"is meaningless and should be eliminated".

No, but it shows much of the training for a PP-ASEL is
meaningless...and can be reduced. Hence the Sport license.

Bob,

No, but it shows much of the training for a PP-ASEL is
meaningless.


You might wanna add "most of the time". Which doesn't mean one can omit
it completely - quite the contrary. Hence the serious limitations on
what you can do with a Sport license.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

No, but it shows much of the training for a PP-ASEL is
meaningless.


You might wanna add "most of the time". Which doesn't mean one can omit
it completely - quite the contrary. Hence the serious limitations on
what you can do with a Sport license.

This could be the start of an interesting thread.

What would YOU eliminate from the Private Pilot training curriculum?

Just off the top of my head I can think of half a dozen stupid, pointless
things I was forced to puke back on the written that I've never, ever used
again...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Bob Fry wrote:
"Morgans" writes:


I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.


Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class for hobby flying)
is meaningless and should be eliminated.

Maybe for that one guy.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Bob Fry wrote:
"Morgans" writes:

I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.

Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class for hobby flying)
is meaningless and should be eliminated.

Maybe for that one guy.

This 'shows' nothing, at all about whether or not "a medical ... is
meaningless and should be eliminated", 3rd Class or otherwise.
Not for that one guy, nor for any other. Nothing. Nada. Zero.

There's a lot of people flying out there without medicals. Annuals too.

Ron McKinnon wrote:
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Bob Fry wrote:

"Morgans" writes:


I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.

Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class for hobby flying)
is meaningless and should be eliminated.

Maybe for that one guy.


This 'shows' nothing, at all about whether or not "a medical ... is
meaningless and should be eliminated", 3rd Class or otherwise.
Not for that one guy, nor for any other. Nothing. Nada. Zero.

Without licenses, without prescribed ratings...

"Newps" wrote in message
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There's a lot of people flying out there without medicals. Annuals too.

Ron McKinnon wrote:
"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Bob Fry wrote:

"Morgans" writes:


I hear of a guy around my
area who has not had a medical for 15 years.

Which simply shows that a medical (esp. a 3rd class for hobby flying)
is meaningless and should be eliminated.

Maybe for that one guy.


This 'shows' nothing, at all about whether or not "a medical ... is
meaningless and should be eliminated", 3rd Class or otherwise.
Not for that one guy, nor for any other. Nothing. Nada. Zero.