Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Patrick Driscoll via KRnet
On 4/28/2017 10:37 PM, Mike T via KRnet wrote: You've been flying LEGALLY without a medical for the past 15 years? I have been flying since 1957. I was asked for a medical when I got my first license, when I rented an airplane in Nebraska, and when I took my commercial test, That's 60 years

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Mike T via KRnet
You've been flying LEGALLY without a medical for the past 15 years? On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Ronald Wright via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > So, you apparently have had an FAA medical within the last 10 years? > Anyone that hasn't, like myself, would have to get an FAA Med first

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2017-04-28 Thread Tristan Vincent-Philpot via KRnet
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2017-04-28 Thread Craig Williams via KRnet
FYI Just picked up a couple digital medical scales cheap off of ebay. I've tried many know weighted items on the scales and there nuts on for accuracy. If anyone is looking for cheap accurate scale for their airplane I would consider these. Search ebay for "HomMed Genesis DM" the scale is th

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread larry howell via KRnet
Sport Pilot aircraft do not require a medical I believe Larry H Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2017, at 1:16 PM, Randall Smith via KRnet > wrote: > > If you can pass the third class medical just go get it. I plan on just doing > medicals for now. If you been flying for 15 years without a med

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Jason Brooks via KRnet
They do not include sport pilots either, these rules are only for private pilot and higher, though they do also apply to new students. ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet inf

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Randall Smith via KRnet
If you can pass the third class medical just go get it. I plan on just doing medicals for now. If you been flying for 15 years without a medical then you must be flying ultralights. I don't believe the new rules includes ultralights Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2017, at 12:06 PM, Bill Jaco

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Bill Jacobs via KRnet
All,This is the part that I dont understand. I have been waiting all of this year until after May 1st to receive my first medical certificate for a private pilots license. I am 63 and for some reason I was told to wait until after the May deadline. (Which I believed rightfully or wrongly)Now, I'

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Ronald Wright via KRnet
So, you apparently have had an FAA medical within the last 10 years? Anyone that hasn't, like myself, would have to get an FAA Med first.. Kind of ridiculous that I've been flying without a medical for the past 15 years with no problems, but to qualify to NOT need a medical I have to get one?

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Wayne Baker via KRnet
As I was saying-I have a vw R2100 for sale. $3900. Rebuilt with prop. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2017, at 8:56 AM, Kenneth Jones via KRnet > wrote: > > I just want to encourage everyone who wants to or needs to obtain the new > Basic Medical to start the process. The process is fairly

Re: KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Wayne Baker via KRnet
And I have a vw Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2017, at 8:56 AM, Kenneth Jones via KRnet > wrote: > > I just want to encourage everyone who wants to or needs to obtain the new > Basic Medical to start the process. The process is fairly simple. Monday I > made an appointment with my famil

Re: KR> 0-200

2017-04-28 Thread Roger via KRnet
I will stop by on the way home from work. Roger > > > I'm still waiting for cylinders from Chuck Ney in Tulsa. They are not > answering their phone or returning my calls. ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.kr

Re: KR> VW Type 1 "DRD Racing" head reliability

2017-04-28 Thread Tommy Waymack via KRnet
Thanks for that exhaustive description of the VW head problem.It did help explain a lot of the issues dealt with last year with my gpas heads.I do still think Steve sold good products and his insight was second to none.Miss him.The cracks between the heads gave me a lot of anxiety.I was sure they n

KR> Frequency Matters

2017-04-28 Thread bjoenunley via KRnet
Does anyone (other than me) keep track of how many flights you can get in?  For example; how many days in a row flown, how may flights in a week, flight hours in a year, five years, etc. I find that I get the itch to fly every day.   ^I have 1130 hours flying behind a ^Corvair engine over a five

KR> FAA Basic Med

2017-04-28 Thread Kenneth Jones via KRnet
I just want to encourage everyone who wants to or needs to obtain the new Basic Medical to start the process. The process is fairly simple. Monday I made an appointment with my family physician for Thursday. I also completed the Checklist at https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Form/FA

KR> 0-200

2017-04-28 Thread Larry Flesner via KRnet
At 08:01 AM 4/28/2017, n357cj via KRnet wrote: Mark, I think that Larry has a worn out 0-200 he may want to part with ;-) Joe ++ All I have left is a real nice looking case and a few misc parts. Most other parts / accessories sold. I'm

Re: KR> VW Type 1 "DRD Racing" head reliability

2017-04-28 Thread n357cj via KRnet
Mark, I think that Larry has a worn out 0-200 he may want to part with ;-) Joe - Original Message - From: "KRnet" To: "KRnet" Cc: "Mark Langford" Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 8:05:08 AM Subject: KR> VW Type 1 "DRD Racing" head reliability Those of you with any kind of short term me

KR> VW Type 1 "DRD Racing" head reliability

2017-04-28 Thread Mark Langford via KRnet
Those of you with any kind of short term memory remaining will recall that I took a serious look at Type 1 head cooling last year, in an effort to find some heads that had sufficient air passages to keep the VW Type 1 heads cool in a KR2. I settled on DRD Racing heads, which have some very gen