Using high speed drill, calibrated torque wrench the repairs on my neck are complete. The doc has given me a few limitations on lifting etc. and no overhead stuff for a while. I think that a couple thousand hours of G loads did a number on me plus aging.

The worst part was getting my bladder working again, a common problem after anesthesia, a couple catheters ? and I was not in the mood for a third. The bladder woke up Thursday morning when the last catheter was unceremoniously yanked out.

Darwin
It’s ok to have enemies, it means you stood up for something.

Yes, they had skinny pilots back in the day.? I’ll be at GMU Sunday and ask around. Thanks.?

On Friday, February 7, 2020, 1:22 PM, Alex Nelon <Alex.nelon@...> wrote:

Darwin is out of the picture for a little while .. my airplane doesn't have the useful load capability unless you and I each lose 75 pounds, meaning its up to you to lose the whole 150. How about the school at Greenville ..?

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 2:25 PM Bill3558 via Groups.Io <Bill3558=[email protected]> wrote:

Greetings fellow aviators. Does anyone know where I could find a local airplane and CFI to get my tailwheel endorsement?
Thanks in advance for any info.
Bill 912-665-1119

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Greetings fellow aviators. Does anyone know where I could find a local airplane and CFI to get my tailwheel endorsement?
Thanks in advance for any info.
Bill 912-665-1119

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Yesterday was a great day to fly to Pickens for gas .. Darwin and Steve were there in the RV-10 and we met up for lunch at Ingles when we returned home.?

On the way back, I lost my ADS-B display on my iPad, just when crossing the rim of the mountains...of course, Steve and Darwin were inbound at the same time from the east after looking at Steve’s engine instruments one last time and I couldn’t see them. Back to default mode: we talked to one another on the radio as I joined the I-26 arrival for a downwind to 15 at 0A7 and Steve spaced behind me. The message displayed on my iPad was “ADS-B Disconnected”. Hmmm

Apparently the WiFi link from my UAT to the iPad was all that was affected at that point. The ADS-B was still putting out good information. uAvionix suggested placing the iPad in “airplane” mode .. apparently, there is an issue with the iPad operating system that causes the WiFi disconnect when the iPad is not in airplane mode. The news to me was the way airplane mode works: it’s meant to turn off broadcast signals from the iPad (or iPhone) but it does not mean you are blocked from receiving data. When I selected airplane mode I had to then manually select WiFi and Bluetooth to override the system and enable reception. New to me.?

uAvionix was great with their support and was back in touch with me only a few minutes after I wrote to them.?

Still a little paranoid about my ADS-B, I requested a performance report from FAA (my third such since I got the first good one) and had a “baro alt” failure for a few seconds. It was enough to trigger a dreaded red data block. uAvionix requested a detailed report from FAA and sent the attached picture. Looks like I’m still good to go and now I learned a little more about how my installation works.?

When I read it now it looks like I wrote it ?

I actually stole it from a aviation safety site. But the message is still good.?

On Jan 29, 2020, at 12:34 PM, Alex Nelon <Alex.nelon@...> wrote:

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Thanks, Darwin. That is a great clarification.?

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:02 AM darwinljan <darwinljan@...> wrote:

Two questions:? Did you know that if you're not ADS-B Out equipped and you contact rule airspace (Class B or C for example) ATC (approach, regional, tower, center, etc.) to request flight into, out of, or through such airspace, they'll allow it, no questions asked?? If you fly through this airspace, did you just violate 14CFR91.225?? The answer is "Yes".? The FAA published a Policy Statement into the Federal Register in April of 2019.? It essentially states the only allowed process to gain an authorization to fly in this airspace (if you're not Out equipped) is to use the ADAPT online request between 1 and 24 hours in advance.? The key statement is that an ATC clearance is not an authorization.? You can the policy statement here: ? The only question is...is the monitoring FAA body enforcing the rule?

Primary point:? Don't be of the camp that thinks that ATC controller instructions give you a pass to the ADS-B Out reg 91.225.? (There are abnormal situations that allow this like weather...read the policy statement).

Two questions:? Did you know that if you're not ADS-B Out equipped and you contact rule airspace (Class B or C for example) ATC (approach, regional, tower, center, etc.) to request flight into, out of, or through such airspace, they'll allow it, no questions asked?? If you fly through this airspace, did you just violate 14CFR91.225?? The answer is "Yes".? The FAA published a Policy Statement into the Federal Register in April of 2019.? It essentially states the only allowed process to gain an authorization to fly in this airspace (if you're not Out equipped) is to use the ADAPT online request between 1 and 24 hours in advance.? The key statement is that an ATC clearance is not an authorization.? You can the policy statement here: ? The only question is...is the monitoring FAA body enforcing the rule?

Primary point:? Don't be of the camp that thinks that ATC controller instructions give you a pass to the ADS-B Out reg 91.225.? (There are abnormal situations that allow this like weather...read the policy statement).