Flying is hard

[SCarolinaCy]

Flying to NC for 40 minutes... Wow

Anyone know what the status is of the regents' audit on Leath's use of the ISU planes?

 

[wxman1]

Anyone know what the status is of the regents' audit on Leath's use of the ISU planes?

Pending until people stop asking.

 

[Transient]

Pending until people stop asking.

So does he need a different license to fly each plane, or does his license cover both planes and whats the penalty for not being licensed to fly a plane?

 

[wxman1]

So does he need a different license to fly each plane, or does his license cover both planes and whats the penalty for not being licensed to fly a plane?

One small technicality is that even though it is somewhat of a license the FAA does not give out licenses. Officially it is a certificate. Dumb little FAA nuance.

Leath (and I) both hold Private Pilot certificates. That means he cannot be paid to fly but can fly to further business interests. It also looks like he is instrument rated which means he can fly using solely instruments in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).

The King Air he cannot fly because it requires something that is called a type rating due to it's size/weight. This also can be required if the aircraft is not certified for single pilot operations but the King Air is.

The Cirrus he is perfectly capable of flying. It is the most popular single engine piston aircraft of the 21st century and is heavily used in higher end flying schools along with universities that offer a professional pilot program (WMU and Purdue both use them).

There is no real penalty until you get caught but that would just end up being a fine and maybe some remedial training. You have to try damn hard to get the FAA to pull your cert. Everything is on the honor system until you get caught.

It is also important to note that these are the FAA requirements insurance always requires more than the FAA. For instance it is fairly common for insurance to require at least 100 if not 200 hours of total time before they will insure someone on their own policy in a high powered Cirrus like that. Also remember that even though the FAA is fine with him flying by himself in the Cirrus insurance was not probably due to this reason.

If you want to have some fun here is the link to the FAA airmen database. Put in your info as a requestor and then Leath's to find out what his certificate is, when his medical was issued and even that he has to have contacts or glasses on to fly (which is very common).

https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/

 

[iahawkhunter]

http://qctimes.com/news/national/ap...cle_4d5b6b60-74f8-5062-9ed8-3c04ec86a94e.html

Another hard landing found via records requests.

Documents obtained by The Associated Press under the open records law show that Leath was flying in gusty conditions on Aug. 11, 2014, and "landed hard" in a crosswind, causing propeller damage. A university spokeswoman declined to say where the incident occurred or whose plane Leath was flying.

 

[carvers4math]

So are hard landings common or is he just a crappy pilot?

 

[Spam]

Has Leath ever had a normal landing?

 

[wxman1]

So are hard landings common or is he just a crappy pilot?

Starting to think he is incapable of performing a cross wind landing. Too bad cause they are freaking fun.

 

[AmesHawk]

Starting to think he is incapable of performing a cross wind landing. Too bad cause they are freaking fun.

If you say so. This is why I hate flying (passenger, of course).

 

[carvers4math]

Starting to think he is incapable of performing a cross wind landing. Too bad cause they are freaking fun.

Not sure how his wife flies with him unless she just medicates herself first.

 

[wxman1]

Not sure how his wife flies with him unless she just medicates herself first.

To be fair my wife does too but she has to do that regardless of who is flying and sometimes driving.

If you say so. This is why I hate flying (passenger, of course).

Don't worry the pilots had to change their underwear after that one too. Amsterdam is notorious for crosswind.

 

[Cyclonic1]

You've been away from Iowa for too long. This is exactly the type of behavior the board of regents excuses. Rastetter is a rat and he hired leath.

And depending on the timing the Rat may decide to slide Braindead into that seat at ISU and of course Kimmy moves into Terrace Hill.

 

[cyclone87]

Sounds like the 2014 incident was with a private plane and has been listed on ISU's FAQ page for over a month: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/...cle_56060060-aa9c-11e6-bbed-8f4a228efd7b.html

Doesn't sound like huge news other than that it might reinforce that he might be a bit of an "iffy" pilot

 

[barometriclow]

Just for gun lovers:

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/20...w-university-policy-on-transporting-firearms/

 

[carvers4math]

And depending on the timing the Rat may decide to slide Braindead into that seat at ISU and of course Kimmy moves into Terrace Hill.

Trump is considering the Mustache for Ambassador to China.

I think Vilsack might be a good university president but no way Rastetter and gang would pick him, they don't even allow Democrats on the BoR.

 

[Jer]

Launchpad McLeath should stick to his day job.

 

[NWICY]

Just for gun lovers:

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/20...w-university-policy-on-transporting-firearms/

Meh, as long as they are unloaded it doesn't matter much, it's just another piece of luggage.

 

[NWICY]

Just for gun lovers:

http://www.bleedingheartland.com/20...w-university-policy-on-transporting-firearms/

Meh, as long as they are unloaded it doesn't matter much, it's just another piece of luggage.

 

[iahawkhunter]

http://qctimes.com/news/national/ap...cle_4d5b6b60-74f8-5062-9ed8-3c04ec86a94e.html

Another hard landing found via records requests.

Documents obtained by The Associated Press under the open records law show that Leath was flying in gusty conditions on Aug. 11, 2014, and "landed hard" in a crosswind, causing propeller damage. A university spokeswoman declined to say where the incident occurred or whose plane Leath was flying.

And apparently the 2014 hard landing wasn't disclosed when ISU switched insurance companies.

http://www.omaha.com/news/iowa/iowa...cle_946e7932-e2b5-55d0-a0bc-d8e1b77c57f5.html

The documents show that the university didn’t fully disclose information about either incident in its application for aviation insurance this year. It’s not clear whether this might affect the policy, which covers millions of dollars in liability and damage for both university planes. The policy, which cost $51,000 in premiums, contains a warning that it will be voided “if you have concealed or misrepresented any material fact.”

Learning about the 2014 incident “surprised us, as it was not reported to our office at the time it occurred,” Deb Cramer, an insurance coordinator at the university’s risk management office, wrote in a February 2015 email obtained by the AP.

After that policy expired in February, the university switched its carrier to Catlin Insurance.

The pilot history form signed by Leath asked him to disclose details of all prior accidents and incidents as a pilot, including dates, and warned that concealing material information was a fraudulent insurance act subject to criminal and civil penalties.

He listed the 2015 landing in Illinois, noting that it triggered a Federal Aviation Administration test ride that he passed. But he left off the 2014 incident.

The university also attested in the application that it had no “aviation losses” during the previous three years, even though the 2015 accident would have qualified and ISU had divulged the 2014 landing as a loss the previous year.

 

[cyclone87]

^^Yea there is the question whether not reporting it on this years insurance (with new company) would result in a better rate for the University. They reported it to insurance last year before the change of insurance company.