StraightnLevel

Mom's been involved in his psych testing, and she probably has a financial stake somewhere. But flying an airplane is an adult...

Agreed. At the moment, based on prototype airplanes, the crossover point seems to be around 30-60 minutes, more or less. To make a...

Seen at an Iron Butt competition:

OK - the attitude of "gardening", though, needs to reconsidered. FAA doesn't see it that way. He failed multiple tests, and yeah, like...

It is the view held by the FAA. It matters not what "we" think here. He used a prohibited substance and he continued to use it while...

It doesn't matter why he took it. A prescription for a banned drug - legal or illegal - does not give you a pass on a FAA drug test...

Now I’m thinking my first post was spot on.

I like to look on the positive side of things: someone just saved wheelbarrows full of money on flight training.

Wait, I thought you said he was only using pot to treat COVID symptoms. Now you’re discussing recreational use. Which is it? Did he...

You and I have very different opinions on responsible drinking. Several? Not one? Not two? Not a few? Several? In one night? I do...

Problem is, alcohol is a known quantity. We can test for how drunk someone is. We know roughly how fast they'll sober up. And if you're...

https://tecnam.com/tecnam-to-postpone-the-p-volt-programme/ I'm not sure that I buy into the 18x multiplier - I've seen closer to 6-8x...

Either one is something that a pilot should not be doing, and both indicate judgement issues that simply are not part of the program...

The FAA medical specifically asks about the last 2 years of drug use. He can’t honestly “garden” on a weekend and fly.

There’s a lot packed into one paragraph there, but I’ll focus here: 1) It doesn’t matter what you think. The FAA thinks differently...