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Speaking of muscle memory, that reminds me of the time when I had a forced landing in a Cessna 162 Skycatcher because the fuel shutoff knob and the cabin heat knob are the same size and shape, and within a hand span of each other. Fortunately, it happened as I was climbing out of right downwind...

Not according to Transport Canada: "BasicMed is not recognized in Canada." https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/general-operating-flight-rules/flying-canada-what-you-need-know-tp-15048

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Your second example was self-incrimination; your first one was not. Posting videos of one's own flying is voluntary. That's all I was getting at. I agree that a video without additional evidence is not necessarily conclusive.

Fortunately, self-incrimination by YouTube is voluntary!

Good luck getting that through Congress.

"Not feeling well" when the real reason was knee pain comes across as evasive, in my non-expert opinion.

Also, EVs will not be net zero unless and until electricity production becomes net zero. I've heard that electric power plants are about twice as efficient as internal-combustion engines, but that's still not net zero.

Small claims court? FTC complaint?

Exactly.

Sometimes I feel like we are all in an abusive relationship with the FAA.

I'm not real wild about Microsoft trying to force me into replacing my computers.

Whether they ask or not, better have a bulletproof plan for obstacle avoidance.

Scott Perdue reviews the latest info about this accident.

The cheap one might encrypt everything and demand a ransom. The other one might also, unless it comes from Microsoft.