Cutis

Are you pacemaker dependent? My first pacemaker (single lead) only
fired about 40% of the time and if it quit I just had an erratic heart
beat that I could feel.

If I had been flying I could have landed at my destination and got
fixed.

I now have a dual lead pacemaker and they burned the inside of my
heart and I am now rated pacemaker dependent.

I am looking at flying gliders as soon as my shoulder operation for
detached rotator cuff heals.

I drive, drink and raise hell so can't see why flying should be any
problem in a glider of any type.

If you are not pacemaker dependent, get your Flight Surgeon to so
state and try to run through again and show while you have one it is
not a life or death situation.

Talk to AOPA and others to see if that approach would sell.

Ask them how many pilots who have pacemakers have crashed. What data
are they basing their turn down on?

A STRONG letter from your Flight Surgeon would help a lot if you can
get him to sign. Along with a copy of your heart rythem.

Best of luck either way you go.

Big John
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On 9 Jul 2006 12:36:40 -0700, "Rocketeer" wrote:

Hi Folks:

The FAA made it official, and I appealed all the way, but the heart
monitor put the stake in the plans I made. I am grounded. I was going
to build a Renegade, Charlie Lasher's Formula V from the 80's.

So, I have to forget building the plane. I have $300.00 of Wicks
chrome-moly 4130 in 6' lengths, of 4 different diameters. Where can I
get this stuff sold?

And I have the plans, if anyone is interested.

Curtis Scholl