Medical and severe allergies

Isn't it possible to get some sort of medical waiver that allows you to
fly as
long as you have a safety pilot with you (something like that exists for
deaf
people, I think)?

Actually, deaf pilots can fly solo in the US. There is even a "Deaf Pilots
Association" which holds an annual fly-in.

There used to be a regular poster here from the DPA (Henry Kisor).
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Jan 23, 6:58*am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
Isn't it possible to get some sort of medical waiver that allows you to
fly as
long as you have a safety pilot with you (something like that exists for
deaf
people, I think)?

Actually, deaf pilots can fly solo in the US. * There is even a "Deaf Pilots
Association" which holds an annual fly-in.

I was wondering about that because Anthony's assertion that there is a
specical medical for deaf pilots that only allows them to fly with
another pilot makes no sense. First, what would be the purpose of such
a medical since you don't need a medical to fly with another pilot?
Second, how could you get a private without meeting the solo
requirements?
I have heard that sometimes the FAA will approve a medical for solo
only. I'm not sure what the name of it is but I remember reading an
AOPA article about a guy who finally got to solo but the article
mentioned that the medical he was able to get was limited to just that
solo flight.



-Robert.

Robert M. Gary writes:

I was wondering about that because Anthony's assertion that there is a
specical medical for deaf pilots that only allows them to fly with
another pilot makes no sense.

A deaf pilot can get just about any certificate except certain types of
commercial certificate; essentially she can obtain anything that doesn't
require radio communication. During the medical, she must take a Special
Medical Flight Test to verify that she can recognize an engine failure,
recognize an approaching stall, and recognize retractable gear emergencies.
If she passes that, eventually she'll get a SODA and her medical.

First, what would be the purpose of such
a medical since you don't need a medical to fly with another pilot?

The medical allows a deaf pilot to fly alone.

Second, how could you get a private without meeting the solo
requirements?

Deaf pilots can solo by avoiding airspaces that require radio.

They can fly into controlled airspace requiring radio if they have a copilot
who can handle the radio. It's not clear whether this copilot must also be a
licensed pilot, but he probably does, since the deaf pilot's license
specifically says that it is valid only for flight without radio, so the
copilot would technically be the PIC and would therefore require a license of
his own, even if he were not flying the plane.

Mxsmanic wrote in
news
Robert M. Gary writes:

I was wondering about that because Anthony's assertion that there is
a specical medical for deaf pilots that only allows them to fly with
another pilot makes no sense.

A deaf pilot can get just about any certificate except certain types
of commercial certificate; essentially she can obtain anything that
doesn't require radio communication. During the medical, she must
take a Special Medical Flight Test to verify that she can recognize an
engine failure, recognize an approaching stall, and recognize
retractable gear emergencies. If she passes that, eventually she'll
get a SODA and her medical.

Oh brother. Now he's regulating.


Do they do that in sim world? After all they have littl eassholes
pretending to be ATC why not have a few virtual feds?


Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Oh brother. Now he's regulating.

You know since MX has decided to come in here and bang around like a
bull in a china shop it might be fun to find out what server he uses and
spend some time just kamikazing him.

On Jan 23, 11:11*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Robert M. Gary writes:
I was wondering about that because Anthony's assertion that there is a
specical medical for deaf pilots that only allows them to fly with
another pilot makes no sense.

A deaf pilot can get just about any certificate except certain types of
commercial certificate; essentially she can obtain anything that doesn't
require radio communication. *During the medical, she must take a Special
Medical Flight Test to verify that she can recognize an engine failure,
recognize an approaching stall, and recognize retractable gear emergencies..
If she passes that, eventually she'll get a SODA and her medical.

I am aware of that. I was responding to your assertion...

"Isn't it possible to get some sort of medical waiver that allows you
to fly as
long as you have a safety pilot with you (something like that exists
for deaf
people, I think)? "

To me that makes no sense what-so-ever. Such a medical, if issued,
seems to be equally as useful as no medical certificate.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
...
On Jan 23, 11:11 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Robert M. Gary writes:
I was wondering about that because Anthony's assertion that there is a
specical medical for deaf pilots that only allows them to fly with
another pilot makes no sense.

A deaf pilot can get just about any certificate except certain types of
commercial certificate; essentially she can obtain anything that doesn't
require radio communication. During the medical, she must take a Special
Medical Flight Test to verify that she can recognize an engine failure,
recognize an approaching stall, and recognize retractable gear
emergencies.
If she passes that, eventually she'll get a SODA and her medical.

I am aware of that. I was responding to your assertion...

"Isn't it possible to get some sort of medical waiver that allows you
to fly as
long as you have a safety pilot with you (something like that exists
for deaf
people, I think)? "

To me that makes no sense what-so-ever. Such a medical, if issued,
seems to be equally as useful as no medical certificate.

-Robert

Of course not, since the safety pilot would be the putative PIC and the deaf
pilot would logically be a passenger with some liability issues added.

Which is precisely what drives so many members of this group to distraction.
MX always has an opinion, on which he is always ready to expound; but his
opinions seem to be correct or incorrect approximately as random chance
might dictate.

Peter
(Grrr!)

Gig 601XL Builder wrote in news:13pfbsogikqem04
@news.supernews.com:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Oh brother. Now he's regulating.

You know since MX has decided to come in here and bang around like a
bull in a china shop it might be fun to find out what server he uses and
spend some time just kamikazing him.


You mean Netkkkopping?
He's not doing anything that would cause his server discomfort, for one
thing. I haven't seen an ISP who terms specify "no idiots"
I'm opposed to people netkkkopping in priciple in an case. Any idiot should
be able to say pretty much anything he wants, in my view.
Aside from any free speech issues, it makes for great entertainment.

Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder wrote in news:13pfbsogikqem04
@news.supernews.com:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Oh brother. Now he's regulating.
You know since MX has decided to come in here and bang around like a
bull in a china shop it might be fun to find out what server he uses and
spend some time just kamikazing him.


You mean Netkkkopping?
He's not doing anything that would cause his server discomfort, for one
thing. I haven't seen an ISP who terms specify "no idiots"
I'm opposed to people netkkkopping in priciple in an case. Any idiot should
be able to say pretty much anything he wants, in my view.
Aside from any free speech issues, it makes for great entertainment.

Bertie

No I mean simming in the same server he is simming on and piloting my
simulated aircraft into his simulated aircraft repeatably.

Which is pretty much exactly what he does here.

On Jan 23, 6:48*pm, "Peter Dohm" wrote:

Which is precisely what drives so many members of this group to distraction.