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1. 04:37 PM - Re: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical (Don Hall)
2. 04:50 PM - Re: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical (Rob Prior (rv7))
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| Subject: | RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical |
Holy Moly, I hope I'm demanding aerobatic rated pacemakers and stents at 70!
You are superman!.
Good luck with the Sonex. If you need a left seater, come on over to ATL,
and we'll drink some pre-aerobatic flight prune, er superman juice!
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Don Hall
N517DG (registered)
rv7 fuselage
http://rv7.donka.net <http://rv7.donka.net/>
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From: owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv7-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of J2j3h4@aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: RV7-List: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical
Sincere thanks to all who wrote to give me advice about my medical. I
really do appreciate your concern, but will explain further why I've decided
to give up the RV 7.
I was already flying under a special issuance medical due to having a pace
maker and stents in 2 arteries. Under the SIM I was required to
periodically submit full medical data (stress test, EKG, pacemaker test and
log, etc) even before the medical was due for reexamination. I sent in the
last submittal a couple of months before the medical was due to expire, but
didn't hear anything back until after it had expired. I then received a
letter from the FFA stating that they had reviewed my records and found that
I was not eligible for any class license. They further stated "if you
reapply, we will have no choice to deny you".
>From this, and AOPA agrees, I infer that they have not actually denied my
medical, and I am therefore still eligible for Sport Pilot. I considered
contesting their ruling, since my cardiologist says there has been no change
in my condition since my previous submittal, but I decided that I would then
be playing Russian roulette. That is, they could deny me at any time, and
then my flying options would be even more limited - ultralight, glider, or
motor glider.
I agree that building is a great joy, but rather than finishing the RV 7 and
then selling it, I've decided to build a Sonex instead. The Sonex is the
closest thing to an RV 7 that I could find in the LSA class. (Sorry, but
the RV 12 just doesn't cut it - it's not aerobatic and it won't be available
for another year). After all, I'm now 70 years old and don't want to wait
the year or 2 to finish the RV 7 and then another year or 2 to build the
Sonex, and I can't afford a ready-built. I did fly gliders a bit and in
fact soloed, but it's a 2 hour drive to the nearest glider club. There is a
commercial glider operation about a 1 hour drive away, but they are VERY
expensive, especially in the learning stage where you are concentrating on a
particular task and often get less than an hour flight per tow (maybe only a
few minutes if you are practicing recovery from tow line breaks).
Thanks again for the advice and concern. It's great to know such a caring,
helpful, bunch of guys.
Jim Hasper
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| Subject: | Re: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical |
--> RV7-List message posted by: "Rob Prior (rv7)" <rv7@b4.ca>
On 23:32:57 2006-08-17 J2j3h4@aol.com wrote:
> I agree that building is a great joy, but rather than finishing the
> RV 7 and then selling it, I've decided to build a Sonex instead. The
> Sonex is the closest thing to an RV 7 that I could find in the LSA
> class.
Good luck with the Sonex. I seriously considered it before starting my -7.
In hindsight, given how far i've come on my -7 so far, the Sonex may have
been a better choice. :) But it *is* a nice plane.
Just my opinion, but I would put the V-tail on it. Aerodynamically it
doesn't do anything extra for the design, but it does look pretty.
-Rob
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