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So, apropos of nothing...certainly not my present situation...

Say someone, we'll call him "StinsonFan", let his medical expire years ago. Say that he's not even sure if he could do any of the LSA drivers license things even. He's licensed. What is the most amount of time he'd be looking at if he bought some land and had a Cub or Champ or even came across a Rose Parakeet (his wish) or maybe even one of those Fokker DVII replicas and flew if off his land. Didn't go anywhere, just flew around. No pax. If the Feds ever caught him - what kind of punishment is he seriously looking at? I know people that have flown unlicensed off their farm and such - never got in any trouble. Risk/Reward for my dear friend "StinsonFan" who is both cunning and agile and charms all the women and children and dogs love him.
 
Hell yeah I like where this is going. Last I heard, Alaska has people like Mr. Stinson fan as I've heard a lot of stories over the years of FSDO encounters with pilots that had no medicals or even revoked licenses and in planes that were far from airworthy. Not sure if there has been a big crack down since.
 
WacoFan said:
So, apropos of nothing...certainly not my present situation...

Say someone, we'll call him "StinsonFan", let his medical expire years ago. Say that he's not even sure if he could do any of the LSA drivers license things even. He's licensed. What is the most amount of time he'd be looking at if he bought some land and had a Cub or Champ or even came across a Rose Parakeet (his wish) or maybe even one of those Fokker DVII replicas and flew if off his land. Didn't go anywhere, just flew around. No pax. If the Feds ever caught him - what kind of punishment is he seriously looking at? I know people that have flown unlicensed off their farm and such - never got in any trouble. Risk/Reward for my dear friend "StinsonFan" who is both cunning and agile and charms all the women and children and dogs love him.
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Gliders? :)
 
My father-in-law is pregaming exactly what you are describing. He has a special issuance medical for hypertension, sleep apnea, and now benign tumors in his kidneys. He has a ranch in the very southeastern corner of Montana where he grew up and during the fall of 2020 bought his neighbor's PA-11. It is his backup plan if he loses his medical and can't fly his 170 or 180 anymore. Now he is so remote, 20 miles down a dirt road to get to his place, that I doubt there will ever be a fed anywhere within 100 miles.

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It's a 1947, his neighbor was the second owner and bought it in 1957. Still had a CAA airworthiness certificate.
 
LSA through a driver's license would be the path of least resistance. As long as the last FAA medical hasn't been revoked, or other disqualifying condition, StinsonFan would be golden.

BasicMed does require a medical professional filling out a form, and from what my friends involved say - some would rather just get a 3rd class because many of the medical professionals are unfamiliar with the BasicMed process and reluctant to get involved.
 
arkflyr said:
My father-in-law is pregaming exactly what you are describing. He has a special issuance medical for hypertension, sleep apnea, and now benign tumors in his kidneys. He has a ranch in the very southeastern corner of Montana where he grew up and during the fall of 2020 bought his neighbor's PA-11. It is his backup plan if he loses his medical and can't fly his 170 or 180 anymore. Now he is so remote, 20 miles down a dirt road to get to his place, that I doubt there will ever be a fed anywhere within 100 miles.

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It's a 1947, his neighbor was the second owner and bought it in 1957. Still had a CAA airworthiness certificate.
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That is a really nice looking airplane!
 
I would love to utilize all the modern technologies like 3D printing and other foolishness to make Warner engines. I'd do a 185 Warner Super Scarab. Then I'd build/restore a Waco RNF. Also, a Cessna CR3. Afer @Boris Badenov test flies it for me.
 
DE727UPS said:
Part 103 is ultralight aircraft.
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Actually I thought of this. I was really interested in them in the 80's when I was 13/14. My grandpa let a guy keep his ultralight in the hanger we kept the Howard in, and I'd look over that thing whenever I could. Definitely something to look at - I think they've become far better.
 
Pilot Fighter said:
Back in the day, we flew extremely overweight two-seat ultralights from rural non-towered fields. Nobody cared.
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The FAA has its hands full with the air carriers. One of my friends is a GenAv inspector and while they'd properly call what's being described a violation (it is)...they might also shrug their shoulders at it unless someone were to tattle.
 
Autothrust Blue said:
The FAA has its hands full with the air carriers. One of my friends is a GenAv inspector and while they'd properly call what's being described a violation (it is)...they might also shrug their shoulders at it unless someone were to tattle.
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That's kind of the impression that I had about those kind of "violations" (when I used to work with the FAA in the 135 world). Can't speak authoritatively, but it didn't feel like they had the time to go snooping that deep.
 
For those wondering - a Cessna CR-3. A purpose built racer, initially flown by Johnny Livingston. As a rule of thumb, anything Johnny Livingston raced in the 30's is a pretty cool machine. Met his younger brother "Bite" Livingston several times at Blakesburg. Flew his T-Craft well into his 90's
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Has anyone flown one of these ultralights? I wonder how "normal" they fly, as compared to a bigger plane? Gonna start a companion site - UltralightCareers!
 
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