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    Is complex time important?

    Maybe you should read the reg again. 61.129(a)(3)(ii) 10 hours of training in a complex airplane, a turbine-powered airplane, or a technically advanced airplane (TAA) that meets the requirements of paragraph (j) of this section, or any combination thereof. The airplane must be appropriate to...
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    Is complex time important?

    The commercial rating doesn’t require any complex time anymore.
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    N/A Non-Binary N/A

    I recently had to fill out a questionnaire prior to a medical appointment that asked me my gender, the very next question was what gender was assigned at birth.
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    Worlds Worst Roundabout

    I’m just waiting to see this in the center of a roundabout.
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    Blood pressure levels?

    155/95
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    OK, I'm a geek, but... (civil twilight)

    You are using the wrong page, try page A133. Take the Lat and Long of the airport that you are trying to calculate twilight for. KSPW is 43°10’N 095°12’W First you interpolate for Latitude using the values in the table. 45°N is 1854 40°N is 1849 So 43°N would be 1852 Then you have to correct for...
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    Radio Check...

    There is no official document that says how radio checks must be conducted in US airspace. A large number of pilots received their communication training in the military. According to Allied Communication Procedures (ACP 125 chapter 6) prowords are used to describe the radio strength and...
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    AME screwed up; can I go basic med

    Unfortunately it appears that everyone who has a medical issued by Dr. Robert Kurrle at Spruce Creek is getting the letter and he has very suddenly retired.
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    AME screwed up; can I go basic med

    How is the letter worded? Does it say that your medical is being suspended or revoked? If so then you are not eligible for BasicMed.
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    U.S. LSA vs. Canadian AUL

    According to the FARs you can log the time in the US registered plane with an airworthiness certificate but the time in the Canadian registered plane without an airworthiness certificate can’t be used as PIC or total time towards a US certificate. 61.51(j) Aircraft requirements for logging...
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    Commercial Long XC Question (# of Airports)

    The rest of the FAA might see it that way but the Chief Counsel’s Office definitely doesn’t. “In a 2004 interpretation issued to Randall C. Kania, the FAA explained that once flight time commences, it continues to accrue as long as the pilot is required to remain onboard the aircraft. Thus, an...
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    Commercial Long XC Question (# of Airports)

    It was a valid commercial XC as soon as you landed at KALO, the return to KFAR was immaterial no matter what day it occurred on.
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    Commercial Long XC Question (# of Airports)

    Doesn’t necessarily have to return to A but if he just goes A-B-C that doesn’t meet the total distance required. He has to go somewhere after C to get the total to 300nm.
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    Trump says: Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly

    Sounds like the same point that Trump was making, but people keep quoting half of what he said instead of the full quote. “Airplanes are becoming far too complex to fly. Pilots are no longer needed, but rather computer scientists from MIT. I see it all the time in many products. Always seeking...
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    Recreational Pilot / Private Pilot Written Question

    No, the private pilot written can not be used for a recreational pilot checkride. For recreational pilot the requirement is: 61.96(4) Pass the required knowledge test on the aeronautical knowledge areas listed in §61.97(b) of this part. The first knowledge area listed on 61.97(b) is: (1)...
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    Any Canadians Here...

    Flight training giving by a Canadian instructor outside of the United States can also be credited towards a U.S. license. The Canadian instructor can not endorse you for the U.S. checkride. 61.41 Flight training received from flight instructors not certificated by the FAA. (a) A person may...
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    Chainsaw helicopter crash in Georgia

    https://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2013/10/deer-hunter-leaps-tree-escape-helicopter-tree-trimmer
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    100 mile cross country night time requirement quandry

    That’s because he was answering the OP who was asking about Private Pilot requirements 61.109 and you are looking at the commercial requirements.
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    Failing Bi-Annual review

    Read the footnote at the bottom of page one. https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/data/interps/2013/beaty%20-%20(2013)%20legal%20interpretation.pdf
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    Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit - FCC site search

    Is there a “Sheppard Air” equivalent for the FCC tests?
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