Keep it up

Mxsmanic wrote:
Montblack writes:


If you received a diagnosis of diabetes at your family Doctor clinic, and as
a result, tossed in the 3rd Class medical towel on your own, that's one
thing.

If you sent in the paperwork to the FAA Medical folks in Oklahoma City, and
got an official DENIED back in the mail, that's another thing altogether.

If you left flying (on your own) because of diabetes, you can come back to
flying through the Sport Pilot Rule - so long as the FAA has never sent you
a DENIED letter.


The FAA only mentions diabetes controlled through exogenous insulin.
There are other types of diabetes that don't require treatment with
insulin, and presumably these are not an obstacle to certification.
Someone with NIDDM who is treating it through exercise and diet alone
should be fine; it also looks like oral hypoglycemics are okay,
although I'm not sure. There mustn't be any neuropathies or other
DM-related pathology, particular cardiovascular and ophthalmic.

The concern appears to be that someone with insulin-dependent diabetes
may go into insulin shock or hyperglycemic shock while piloting an
aircraft, which would make it impossible to continue flying the
airplane.

Insulin dependent diabetics can get a medical (3rd class) but there are
lots of hoops.

Montblack wrote:
("birdog" wrote)
Or, did you simply let your medical expire?

Diabetes.


If you received a diagnosis of diabetes at your family Doctor clinic,
and as a result, tossed in the 3rd Class medical towel on your own,
that's one thing.

If you sent in the paperwork to the FAA Medical folks in Oklahoma City, and
got an official DENIED back in the mail, that's another thing altogether.

If you left flying (on your own) because of diabetes, you can come back to
flying through the Sport Pilot Rule - so long as the FAA has never sent you
a DENIED letter.

It's also worth pointing that that the FAA is allowing third class
medicals with diabetes in certain situations.

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:15:57 -0400, "birdog" wrote:

I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying in
1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots.

I've posted a bunch to various newsgroups, most are archived at:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/index.html#aloft

Ron Wanttaja

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:15:57 -0400, "birdog" wrote:

I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying
in
1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots.

I've posted a bunch to various newsgroups, most are archived at:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/index.html#aloft

Ron Wanttaja

Thanks. I checked it out, sampled it and added to my favorites. I'll
probably end up reading all of them eventually.

"birdog" wrote in message


I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the
airport at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is
still flying at age 96! I wish I had her genes.

As it happens, "Mama Bird" Johnson was involved in a car crash September 10,
2006 that resulted in amputation of one of her legs. I had a link to a page
on www.citizentribune.com describing this, but the link went dead. The gist
of the full story is she was traveling with the sun in her eyes and
rear-ended a slow moving tractor.

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"birdog" wrote in message


I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the
airport at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is
still flying at age 96! I wish I had her genes.

As it happens, "Mama Bird" Johnson was involved in a car crash September
10, 2006 that resulted in amputation of one of her legs. I had a link to a
page on www.citizentribune.com describing this, but the link went dead.
The gist of the full story is she was traveling with the sun in her eyes
and rear-ended a slow moving tractor.

--
John T
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Thanx. And very sorry to hear that. It's about a year and a half ago that a
female pilot (looked 16, but probably in her 30's) told me Evelyn was still
flying. She was an icon.