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I’m NOT faulting that guy, but don’t think I’d have listened to the fire chief…

The context of the question is fundamentally AME “responsibility”. The venue is administrative medicine, as evidenced by the fact the FAA touts they don’t “treat”. My assertion is that the system makes it impossible for this to work. As evidenced by asking AMEs to make decisions in areas...

Better, how in the world would an administrative (leastwise insofar as aviation is concerned) doc have any clue WHAT those safety related duties are? In that respect, how in the world COULD they ever be held liable? The “system” is THAT flawed. @mryan75 I know I did. I did that by asking...

Well, the money required to operate them these days simply makes it exclusive. That’s it. It’s kinda like being on “the board” of about anything. If you are perceived as being able to donate enough, you’re qualified. So, if you’re gonna do it on some one else’s dime, you gotta play by...

Let’s just say if you’re in the Pensacola area, feel free to give me a ring! Happy to share my opinion.

What about the AME who says fine to a consult THEN submits and defers anyway? Seen that. The airman was CLEAR about the consult. Said he could issue, started the application THEN deferred. What then? Faa didn’t care. Took 18 months to clear that one up.

(Looking up) THATS what I meant. Coulda saved my thumbs if I thought of that example. It’s early here in Alaska…

These discussions make my mind hurt… So, and really only for the discussion, I’m firmly in the (what do you get when you cross and elephant and rhinoceros?) eliphino camp. As it turns out, there is such a thing as “instrument dual given”, which I had to cull out to be a 141 chief instructor in...

I’ve heard of sand in your pu…. (Which is not real manly by the way) Never mind. Did I mention the Dodgers?

Well… Er…. I’ve…. Hmmm. Did anyone see the Dodgers play last night? It was a great game. Really was.

1. Lost sight procedures GOTTA be cold knowledge. And it’s often times looking one way and going the other… contrary to normal reaction, which is going the way you’re looking. 2. Join ups are where the majority of colorful things happen. Pretty much GOTTA see to believe things like closure...

They don’t care. Instances of consequence are RARE. The faa doesn’t follow faa procedures… why are they gonna take some AME to task for that? The AMA doesn’t either. AMEs are administrative docs, they don’t “treat”, so can do no more than administrative harm, which the ama couldn’t care a...

I think fundamentally the problem lies in the value of the 24” rule. When QA did their final inspection in the Navy, they had to look at everything within 24”. This was a good thing. What makes an IA different is the “inspection authority”. It’s an undefined bigger view. It’s notional...

We are ALL selective compliars. Period. It’s the ones that don’t realize it that worry me the most, which ain’t a lot really…

Well after. They’re safe now.

You know they’re coming… tornadoes, earthquakes not so much. Tsunami warnings prolly aren’t where they could be. Flooding somewhere in the middle. But you can live on a hill. For a guy who’s never seen much, this stuff scares the crap out of me. Nature’s force is AWESOME. Seen some crazy...

@hindsight2020 wrote: As someone who just wants to keep solo flight legal (I'd wouldn't be a pilot if it was outlawed)… Let’s be honest, wouldn’t be a pilot? Wouldn’t be a LEGAL pilot? Just sayin…

And a Dairy Queen that was out of VANILLA ice cream… The list goes on and on and on…

Ya, one of those things where “restrictions” don’t bother me, goin anyway. Find out later I get a few sheckles, all the better. Don’t have to go very far to get out of tear your hangar down intensity. I don’t keep more than a laundry basket full of NOT REPLACABLE in Gulf Shores, it’ll fit in...

Well, my definition of an adult is when you can control your emotions. He’s just not there yet. Give him time…