-----Original Message-----
Bob Glidden
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>The FAA also says that we are responsible to self assess ourselves on rather
>or not we are medically fit to fly rather we qualify for a medical or not,
>and if you have failed a FAA medical you do not qualify for LSA.
I never lost my medical nor should I, there is no rule that says I have to
surrender my medical only that I have to ground myself, per AOPA Aeromedical
Division. Since my heart attack I have been watching my diet and exercising and
am in better physical shape than I have been in 20 years. I just don't have the
money to have a stress test every year and loose my medical for 1 or 2 months
while waiting on the FAA to review my doctors report. I am fortunate that my
cardiologist is a pilot,the only one in the practice and friends with my flight
surgeon I will probably jump through all the hoops this year just so I can fly
until I get an LSA then let it laps after that.
In no way would I let my love of flight get in the way of sound judgment when
it comes to others. My attack happened while in flight at night with my
daughter and son-in-law on board. Neither of them have a clue how to fly. What
if I my heart had stopped while up there? 3/4 of the family gone all at one
time, I think of that every day.
As to building my KR to light sport rules, I thought about that a lot. my
chief concern is the fact that I already built it for the AS5046 wings. You
guys know better than me though. If someone could give me an idea of how much
longer I have to make the wings to get the stall speed down and slow the top
speed down I would appreciate it. I haven't installed my gear yet, maybe I
could go with tricycle gear to help the top speed? Any help would be greatly
appreciated. Maybe I can keep my other child after all.
Thanks in advance,
John
