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Originally Posted by JSMCMS
Oh, wow! I haven't been an AMA member since I got my pilot's license in 1999. I can only imagine how that would be. As Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, "It's always something!"
Thanks for the kind comments.
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Do You still fly ? I got my FAA A&P mechanic's license back in the early 1980s (now blissfully retired) and although I never did get a Pilot's license I have considerable stick time doing "check rides" of repaired aircraft . The RC models are a great way to keep the old brains sharp , although my aging eyesight will eventually end that , it sucks getting (gotten ?) old . An interesting side topic , do you know that the FAA is now requiring RC model pilots to get a pilot's license ? Due to the huge expansion in the drone hobby the FAA decided that all pilots of "UAS" (Unmanned Aerial Systems) have to be registered , with a knowledge & skills test to be rolled out sometime in 2020 . Kinda weird times for sure when pilots of what the general public sees as "toy airplanes" need a pilot's license ($25K fine for getting caught flying anything over 2 pounds without one) but with the risk of a drone , operating beyond it's operator's direct line of sight , taking out a full scale aircraft , the FAA was forced to do something .
God bless Gilda Radner , it IS always something
