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J2j3h4(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical |
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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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dhall(at)donka.net
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical |
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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
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http://rv7.donka.net
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From: owner-rv7-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv7-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of J2j3h4(at)aol.com
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 2:33 AM
To: rv7-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: 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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rv7(at)b4.ca
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: RV 7 wing kit for sale - Medical |
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On 23:32:57 2006-08-17 J2j3h4(at)aol.com wrote:
| Quote: | 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
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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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