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Post by bthomas55ep on May 16, 2020 11:46:05 GMT -5
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Post by bthomas55ep on May 16, 2020 11:50:37 GMT -5
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Post by neil36 on Jun 23, 2020 20:37:49 GMT -5
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Post by neil36 on Jun 23, 2020 20:48:08 GMT -5
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Post by neil36 on Jun 24, 2020 14:55:33 GMT -5
My pilot friend on Afrezza just texted me to tell me that he knows the pilot mentioned in this article (Bob Halicky), and Bob is also using Afrezza. If anyone has any contacts at MannKind, please forward this story to them. They should be getting free press and social media coverage about the fact that one of the first airline pilots certified to fly with insulin treated diabetes, got there by using Afrezza.
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Post by esstan2001 on Jun 24, 2020 15:36:45 GMT -5
My pilot friend on Afrezza just texted me to tell me that he knows the pilot mentioned in this article (Bob Halicky), and Bob is also using Afrezza. If anyone has any contacts at MannKind, please forward this story to them. They should be getting free press and social media coverage about the fact that one of the first airline pilots certified to fly with insulin treated diabetes, got there by using Afrezza. Shouldn't SR-71 take care of this?
I mean come on...
(he should be real fast)
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Post by sr71 on Jun 25, 2020 1:48:50 GMT -5
My pilot friend on Afrezza just texted me to tell me that he knows the pilot mentioned in this article (Bob Halicky), and Bob is also using Afrezza. If anyone has any contacts at MannKind, please forward this story to them. They should be getting free press and social media coverage about the fact that one of the first airline pilots certified to fly with insulin treated diabetes, got there by using Afrezza. Shouldn't SR-71 take care of this?
I mean come on...
(he should be real fast)
It is doubtful I'd have positive influence with the FAA. Not since one of our SR-71's did a low pass at speed over Sacramento International Airport many years ago, even though we had Air Traffic Control's clearance at the time to do so. True story, look it up.
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Post by mytakeonit on Jun 25, 2020 3:40:09 GMT -5
I'm surprised that they even knew they did a fly over. China had a hard time tracking it a long time ago. They only had maybe 3 locations mentioned ... and said ... "no, no, no, ... not there now." Obviously a figment of their imagination. Ha!
But, that's mytakeonit
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Post by esstan2001 on Jun 25, 2020 6:53:12 GMT -5
Shouldn't SR-71 take care of this?
I mean come on...
(he should be real fast)
It is doubtful I'd have positive influence with the FAA. Not since one of our SR-71's did a low pass at speed over Sacramento International Airport many years ago, even though we had Air Traffic Control's clearance at the time to do so. True story, look it up. I'd heard that story on a youtube that was probably a Discovery channel special on the SR-71 What an amazingly advanced piece of hardware from Lockheed, engineering by Kelly Johnson and driven hard by the CEO of the time (forgot his name)... first real Stealth design, first use of like titanium everything, holds speed record to this day, just an unbelievable accomplishment from the early 60's. Oh; an never any accidents.
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Post by mytakeonit on Jun 25, 2020 13:14:55 GMT -5
Not sure, but I thought one went down? Anyway, after over 50 years and it's still doing unbelievable things ... Amazing! With satellite imaging these days, we may soon not see it flying anymore. I once saw it take off when I was stationed in Okinawa. The airfield was built on a rise and had tall fencing so you couldn't see much. We heard it start up and the roar of the engines ... then you see the top of the plane and ... and then it does a 60 - 70 degree climb. Fabulous !!! Another unbelievable plane view that I had was in Waikiki. The Blue Angels were in town and we had an airshow day with fly overs. I was surfing pretty far out because it was a first break day with nice waves. I was sitting on my board and here comes a fighter jet doing a stall out maneuver towards me. The plane was coming at a 45 - 50 degree angle and just floating above the water for about 75 yards. The plane was about 50 feet from me and about 25 feet above the water. The pilot and I could see each other and I gave him a thumbs up. He waved to me and I did the "you and me finger move ... then the drinking a beer hand move" ... then he gave me a thumbs up. Ha! My surfing buddies paddled out to me and asked ... "Weren't you afraid?!!!" Ahhhh ... no But, that's mytakeonit
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Post by esstan2001 on Jun 25, 2020 13:51:15 GMT -5
Not sure, but I thought one went down? Anyway, after over 50 years and it's still doing unbelievable things ... Amazing! With satellite imaging these days, we may soon not see it flying anymore. I once saw it take off when I was stationed in Okinawa. The airfield was built on a rise and had tall fencing so you couldn't see much. We heard it start up and the roar of the engines ... then you see the top of the plane and ... and then it does a 60 - 70 degree climb. Fabulous !!! Another unbelievable plane view that I had was in Waikiki. The Blue Angels were in town and we had an airshow day with fly overs. I was surfing pretty far out because it was a first break day with nice waves. I was sitting on my board and here comes a fighter jet doing a stall out maneuver towards me. The plane was coming at a 45 - 50 degree angle and just floating above the water for about 75 yards. The plane was about 50 feet from me and about 25 feet above the water. The pilot and I could see each other and I gave him a thumbs up. He waved to me and I did the "you and me finger move ... then the drinking a beer hand move" ... then he gave me a thumbs up. Ha! My surfing buddies paddled out to me and asked ... "Weren't you afraid?!!!" Ahhhh ... no But, that's mytakeonit
Wow, there were incidents, what an amazing accounting of what transpired in this case (read the link).
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Post by helmut8056 on Jun 25, 2020 15:38:00 GMT -5
I take back everything I thought about you.
Is that when surfacing was dangerous and sex was safe?
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Post by mytakeonit on Jun 25, 2020 16:22:34 GMT -5
surfacing? If you mean surfing, it was and still is dangerous. Even in tiny surf people get hurt. And sex was never safe. Women always gave a little ... then wanted to marry you to take a LOT !!! AND, men are so EASY !!!
But, that's mytakeonit
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Post by mytakeonit on Jun 25, 2020 20:56:38 GMT -5
Another surfing story ... one outrigger canoe family in Waikiki had one son that didn't like me. Not sure why because I never bothered them and didn't ride the same waves as them. Anyway, one day I wiped out and my surfboard went way in. (Yep, even monkeys fall out of trees.) That guy who was the steersman aimed the canoe at my surfboard and hit it causing a surface ding on the deck. As the canoe full of tourist paddled back out, he yelled "Got it !!!" I body surfed the next wave in and got my board. Yep, there was a ding that I could repair easily. That night I borrowed some of my father's tools and went back to the beach. I hand drilled a hole in the canoe where the steers man sits. But being the nice guy that I am, I also drilled a second hole. One hole lets the water in ... the second to let the water out. I also cut all the ropes that hold the outrigger arm to the canoe, so they wouldn't get in the way when they had to repair the canoe. See how nice I am Sorry to the tourist that missed riding that canoe for a week. Good thing there were other competing canoes there also. But, that's mytakeonit (also remember ... don't get mad ... get even)
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Post by neil36 on Aug 8, 2020 15:03:30 GMT -5
news3lv.com/news/videos/pilot-bob-halikcy-talks-about-flying-after-diabetes-diagnosisThis URL is to a recent local Las Vegas television interview with Bob Halicky, the first airline pilot certified by the FAA to fly while using insulin. Bob uses Fiasp, a Deacon CGM, and Afrezza. I brought Bob’s story to MC’s attention, and he asked if I could coordinate a Zoom meeting, which I did. On the Zoom video we’re MC, Kendall, Bob, a woman who is the nation’s leading expert on helping pilots resolve medical issues with the FAA, myself, and the attorney who is the subject of this thread, who is now working to get his pilot medical. He and Bob are good friends. There are five similar pilots now certified by the FAA, with a couple hundred more waiting for approval. The Zoom meeting was scheduled for an hour and it went about an hour twenty. Bob’s story is fascinating and he talked extensively about the convenience of Afrezza, particularly in the cockpit, but also in public settings. He and the subject of this thread both swore by the life-changing combination of Afrezza and a Dexcom CGM. I am hoping that MannKind connects Bob with diabetes influencers who can share his story on podcasts and in their blogs.
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