Tonka
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VA disability that doesn’t affect FAA/ civilian flying
Tonka replied to Guardian's topic in General Discussion
I know this was 2 years ago… but I thought they (FAA) since removed the need for, at least some of, the re-evaluations (psych, neuro, ??) have any experience with that? And they’ve added Wellbutrin to the list. Still requires a 6 month trial I believe. -
VA disability that doesn’t affect FAA/ civilian flying
Tonka replied to Guardian's topic in General Discussion
Quasi-retort from AOPA https://pilot-protection-services.aopa.org/news/2023/march/01/va-benefit-update TL/DR They also link to their own article on how/when/why to preemptively self report/amend (& don’t just wait until your next AME visit). I do agree with the assessment that this is somewhat discriminatorily focused against veterans, because they are an “easy” cross reference check… a fair solution would be to also cross reference non-veteran medical records… but an eventuality might mean no more self reporting and PCM records reviewed during AME visit… which could actually exacerbate the problem - instead of being treated and hiding the fact of that treatment, pilots wont even seek professionals help. -
Glad he got out of there! 0/0 test point good... LM says or "understands" he is ok:https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/12/15/pilot-ejects-from-f-35-military-jet-makes-crash-landing-in-fort-worth/ “We are aware of the F-35B crash on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth and understand that the pilot ejected successfully,” Lockheed Martin said
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How about a SE ATP? if we already have the Multi ATP/commercial/MEI/CFII? just trying to figure out the best way to get the SE CFI... thanks!
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https://www.irahelp.com/slottreport/pro-rata-rule-explained-–-you-are-not-getting-double-taxed#:~:text=The pro-rata rule dictates,tax-free and taxable funds. One of the Gotchas - pro rata rule, basically you pay tax on a % of that conversion that is commensurate with your current IRA pre-tax to after-tx ratio (don't think of this as ROTH to traditional ratio, but all within ALL of your deductible IRAs). This includes traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE... most likely all the $ you have in those are pre-tax $ and the $ you are converting from the traditional to the ROTH is after-tax. So if you have a lot in those accounts, you are going to pay tax on almost all of that conversion... crazy.
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Good video... I'll just give a bottom line for the younger guys (because this is something I had no awareness of - and one day you might be surprised)... there is an Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) limit to investing in the ROTH IRA, if you are over that limit and still invest in a ROTH IRA you are penalized (6%?) yearly until you do something "legal" with those contributions... if you realize you invested too much, you have until the tax filing dead line to "recharacterize" the ROTH contributions into a traditional (or something else? not sure) ... and currently (2022) it is now legal to the convert the traditional to a ROTH (crazy I know!) The recharacterization is though it happened in the original year (2021) and the conversion happens in the current year (2022)... There are a lot of caveats and gotchas (so do the research) and most likely this loop hole is going to be fixed this year.
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Nice, at least in that article they specifically say “traditional” and not mention sep or simple iras… so I’m thinking I’ll be in the clear. Also wonder if I should just go ahead and start contributing to the Roth again this year and do the same thing next year.
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So to pull this onion back some... I need some help. Bad on me, but I didn't realize I would be over the ROTH contribution AGI limit this year, so 1) I believe my only option is to recharacterize those contributions to a newly opened traditional IRA, correct? 2) am I then able to reduce my tax burden on those contributions, since they are now traditional? I do not have another traditional IRA, but I a SEP IRA through my employer, TSP, and my wife has a simple IRA... do I have to worry about the pro-rata bs? 3) can I then at some point in the future, convert the traditional back to a roth ala the backdoor method above? Yes, I probably need an accountant, but I want to learn something before I do...
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VA disability that doesn’t affect FAA/ civilian flying
Tonka replied to Guardian's topic in General Discussion
I concur... only slightly burdensome with the FAA (find a good AME and they'll handle the yearly paperwork for you)... For those of you on AD, it WAS an automatic MEB (~3/4 years ago?), but it was transparent to me (no one even told me I was meeting a MEB) as it was also pretty much an automatic waiver. Got out before I found out about yearly requirements with the AD folks... The full size cpap machine splits in half (you lose the water reservoir) and it makes it slightly less cumbersome for overnights, but also a bit more noisy... so don't have to purchase an additional one. -
Anyone with new updates? Id like to finally step into the 21st century and get a digital logbook that makes it easy for cfi/cfiis to sign off flights. Is there one where they just sign/swipe their finger on the ipad after the flight and/or click on an emailed link somehow? Seems a lot of people are using myflightbook... anyone use it/have insight? & before someone suggests it im not using foreflight (i know, gasp!) -fltplango instead. I guess most importantly when these logbooks go obsolete, is there a easy way to move them to a new program/database?
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more to the story: https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/10/13/pilot-lost-control-of-wobbling-f-22-that-spiraled-to-the-ground-in-secretive-crash-last-year/?fbclid=IwAR3ryavGKSgGPKJBG45rPLskGm-lUxnR-7BsSDAfuVUQycEf6683Y-3k7IM After more than a year of silence on the mishap, the Air Force said in August the jet crashed because of a “maintenance error made after the aircraft was washed” that “impacted control inputs transmitted to the aircraft.” The service did not elaborate on that error; the investigation documents do not include interviews with maintainers or other clear evidence of a cause.
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Afrl led study, shows increased rates for fighter aviators.. more to come https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/10/cancers-strike-us-fighter-pilots-crews-higher-rates-air-force-finds/186324/ Compared to their non-fighter peers, the study found, fighter pilots and their crew were 29 percent more likely to be diagnosed with testicular cancer; 24 percent more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma; and 23 percent more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. When compared to the general U.S. population, fighter aviators were 13 percent more likely to be diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 25 percent more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma, and 19 percent more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. The study also found that the fighter aviators had similar rates of other types of cancer, such as brain cancer, compared to non-flying Air Force officers. And compared to the general U.S. population, they had lower rates in several categories, including renal, thyroid, and urinary cancer.
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Flying through 2 tunnels…
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Learning to fly their “new” C-130
