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Rene, what are your parents objections to flight training? Are they afraid for your safety or are they concerned about their liability in the worst case scenario?
 
Rene said:
As stated the school employs a Nurse Practitioner. NPs can write scripts. I never said the school janitor was handing out speed, or that anyone was handing it without a script. But, you know, back in the 70s USAF and USA officers were handing out speed in SEA.

Ritalin is "Meth-lite", and no German would drink a "Bud-light". But, Methylphenidate or Pervitin, it's a distinction without a difference.

"A military doctor, Otto Ranke, experimented with Pervitin on 90 college students and decided, based on his results, that the drug would help Germany win the war. Using Pervitin, the soldiers of the Wehrmacht could stay awake for days at a time and march many more miles without resting." - The History Channel

Why yes, I do have AP credits in History, why do you ask?

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The meter is really pushing the red zone…
 
Eh. It's unusual for a HS kid to bring up WW2 analogies and be as cynical as one of the characters in No Country for Old Men, but that described me at that age, so who knows...or cares.

As far as things to do? Well, I'd advise you to not let your DPE know that you're certain you're smarter than they are, because it might not go over well. My first DPE was in his 70s, and I knew from a prior meeting that he argued the meaning of something in the FAA regs with HIS DPE when he took his test, so I knew he didn't mind a smart-a**, but I still was friendly.

Other than that, don't do anything stupid, and don't underestimate the experience of older people who might seem dim to you. Some very smart people choose to survive by just getting by, and not quite paying attention, when really they are much more aware of their surroundings than you could imagine as a teenager. Just my 2 cents.
 
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Rene said:
The district employs a nurse practitioner.

Now, I'm just 17 . . . I'll be a senior in the fall . . . but dispensing free speed to adolescents you saw for 15-seconds -- if at all -- just doesn't sound like a very prudent policy to me.

Meanwhile, a nearby state charged an insurance company executive -- individually -- for practicing medicine without a license.
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Rene said:
But, you know, back in the 70s USAF and USA officers were handing out speed in SEA.
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Rene said:
Ritalin is "Meth-lite", and no German would drink a "Bud-light". But, Methylphenidate or Pervitin, it's a distinction without a difference
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Rene said:
If they go on to become a CPA or state representative it probably won't matter.
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Wow. You sure seem to have a really interesting “education” and speak a bit “unusually” for a 17-year-old high school Junior. Seems more like, maybe, the Steve Bannon Honor Graduate from TCU*?

Yeah, ruby red zone.

*Tucker Carlson University
 
William Pete Hodges said:
Rene, what are your parents objections to flight training? Are they afraid for your safety or are they concerned about their liability in the worst case scenario?
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As I said before, I think that -- like so many -- they perceive things they have done or things that they know other people have done and survived as safe . . .. So, not wearing seat belts, driving a pickup onto a frozen lake, and climbing onto a roof to nail down shingles after three beers is "safe", while visiting the Field Museum or Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, doing calculus, or flying in a little airplane is "dangerous".
 
I just skimmed through. Is there history of disqualifying meds in your medical past? If there are records then it seems one has to look into mitigation efforts, what can be done. Of course this assumes there’s a path forward.


As one becomes an adult, it’s more up to you with decisions, no one else. Yes, most to do with flight training requires some $$.
 
Rene said:
As I said before, I think that -- like so many -- they perceive things they have done or things that they know other people have done and survived as safe . . .. So, not wearing seat belts, driving a pickup onto a frozen lake, and climbing onto a roof to nail down shingles after three beers is "safe", while visiting the Field Museum or Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, doing calculus, or flying in a little airplane is "dangerous".
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Hahaha! You have a good sense of humor! Don't lose that!
 
Llewtrah381 said:
Because if it’s “normalizing” an incorrect - intentionally misleading - narrative, such as Schedule II drugs being “…hand(ed) out like the Wehrmacht”, it would seem to be feeding an overall narrative disguised as a “legitimate” conversation....
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I don't have any verifiable information one way or the other on whether that's being done. If you do, feel free to share it.
 
Llewtrah381 said:
Wow. You sure seem to have a really interesting “education” and speak a bit “unusually” for a 17-year-old high school Junior. Seems more like, maybe, the Steve Bannon Honor Graduate from TCU*?

Yeah, ruby red zone.

*Tucker Carlson University
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Are all high school students alike in your world?
 
Palmpilot said:
I don't have any verifiable information one way or the other on whether that's being done. If you do, feel free to share it.
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I did say if-then. Do you disagree with that premise? If so, why?

It’s difficult to disprove a pretty unlikely statement that methylphenidate is being handed out like the Whrmacht. I’d like “her” to prove that’s the case, even at “her” school.

Palmpilot said:
Are all high school students alike in your world?
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Of course not. And RARELY in this age are they named Rene, especially females.

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This is a troll, no doubt. If they wanted serious discourse they wouldn’t pretend to be a high school girl. Since they lie about that, nothing else they say has credibility without verification for me. But if you want to believe what you want to, go for it.

Have you seen “her” push back against my raising the troll issue? What 17 year old wouldn’t, especially in this day and age?
 
murphey said:
But it's such a great description “…my high school hands out Methylphenidate like the Wehrmacht”

How many teenagers would even know about the Wehrmacht these days?
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Llewtrah381 said:
You sure seem to have a really interesting “education” and speak a bit “unusually” for a 17-year-old high school Junior.
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FWIW, Rene speaks about the same way @2-Bit Speed did at the same age, so I’m not as quick to say “troll.”
 
Half Fast said:
FWIW, Rene speaks about the same way @2-Bit Speed did at the same age, so I’m not as quick to say “troll.”
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Honestly, I spoke a lot the same way at that age as well. Age mellowed me out quite a bit. Lol

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Of course not. And RARELY in this age are they named Rene, especially females.

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Going by that logic and the popularity of my given name, I statistically am unlikely to exist, as according to the SSA, only 122 babies in the whole US were named my name in the last 100 years. My nickname was most popular in 1972, and "experienced a substantial fall in popularity since". I can guarantee that I both exist and that I am much, much younger than 52. OP may be a troll, but using her name and writing style as proof of her non-existence and/or advanced age are weak arguments.
 
Llewtrah381 said:
I did say if-then. Do you disagree with that premise? If so, why?
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I don't have reliable information on that subject, and I don't see any need to fill in my knowledge gaps with supposition.
 
LOL. Y’all wanna follow a troll, have at it. Makes no sense to me, but have at it.
 
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I thought that the two questions that I asked here were relevant to the topic of the website.
 
Rene said:
I thought that the two questions that I asked here were relevant to the topic of the website.
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They are. Obviously, take care of your health first and do what needs to be done. That said, the answer is be cautious about getting medication and the resulting implicit diagnosis for things like ADHD/ADD, OCD, and anxiety if you're not seriously struggling with them. It's entirely normal to struggle somewhat with focusing on dull things and to be anxious if faced with difficult decisions/life choices, and that doesn't mean you have to be medicated or that there's something going wonky in your brain. If you're actually struggling with any of those in a degree that medical intervention is necessary, you wouldn't be a good pilot anyway.

Similar advice applies to depression. Unless you're clinically depressed, making lifestyle choices, doing exercise, or talking with a trusted friend, adult mentor or clergy member is a much safer bet than talking to a licensed therapist, although there are definitely ways to talk to one if need be. Assuming you are relatively fit and have a history of being healthy - and don't have any unknown medical or dental issues - it should be pretty easy to pass the rest of the medical. If you have any type of genetic condition or chronic condition like asthma, there will be extra documentation and time/money needed. However, assuming you don't have any history of it at this point, it is doubtful that you have anything like that.

Lifestyle-wise, stay away from drugs (includes "harmless" drugs like marijuana) and alcohol and don't hang out with people who use either. It will prevent you from being in the wrong place at the wrong time and it will lessen the chances of making one bad decision that could have serious consequences for your piloting career. Avoid behaviors that could cause you to get in trouble with the law. Basically just be a good, responsible citizen and you should be fine in that regard.
 
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