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    Ebay Today

    My apologies and thanks to both Dana and Proppastie. Awhile ago I had a discussion with a FSDO guy who convinced me that the FAA determined that denial of a medical meant that the pilot “knows or has reason to know” that he has a medical deficiency which would prohibit self-certification for...
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    Ebay Today

    No, I am not confusing it with Basic Med. See 14 CFR 61.3(c)(2)(vii) Here is a broader narrative and explanation. https://www.danlj.org/~danlj/Soaring/SoaringRx/2015-04_Medical-Qualification-for-Glider-Pilots_p12-14.pdf
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    Ebay Today

    The Grob 109 is a lousy glider but it was really designed to be a light touring aircraft. It exploited a part of the FARS which allow it to be certified as a glider so all that was needed to fly it was a glider license and a glider self launch endorsement. Glider pilots do not need an FAA...
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    Plexus vs Pledge?

    The big enemy of canopies is dust. If you start with a dusty canopy, you can use any fancy cleaner you like and you will still end up putting scratches on the canopy and shortening it’s life. You should not use any cleaner on a canopy until you have rinsed it first of all dirt and dust. Use...
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    Pilot emergency parachute survey

    I have a Softie PARAPHENALIA MINI WEDGE that I wear in my experimental exhibition/racing category Russia AC-5M self launching sailplane. It was one of the first ten or imported into the US about 22 years ago. Parachute is not required but after I had a drive reduction failure that caused a...
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    Pete From Anchorage (real bush pilots see below)

    And bears as well. I chased these guys out of my yard, got my camera, and got this pic of my immediate neighbors’
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    Pete From Anchorage (real bush pilots see below)

    You went too far. We have plenty here in town.
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    Pete From Anchorage (real bush pilots see below)

    The Schweizer 1-23G and the Russia AC-5M at Summit, Alaska, about 60sm ENE of the summit of Mt. McKinley 20,320 asl.
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    Pete From Anchorage (real bush pilots see below)

    Sorry for the duplicates, I can’t figure out how to edit here.
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    Pete From Anchorage (real bush pilots see below)

    I am not a builder yet but my partner and I maintain our Russia AC-5M self launching sailplane and a couple of vintage and near vintage Schweizer sailplanes. My Cessna 170B is my general get around the rest of the country airplane.
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