I had suspected since the beginning of our relationship that the FAA (Federal Flight Administration) had no sense of humor.  When my annual medical exam revealed that I had Parkinson’s, I realized these guys weren’t going to fool around.  It had taken nearly ten years to log 3700 flight hours mostly on instrument flight plans. But it didn’t take the Feds long at all to decide that a pilot (whose nickname should have been Captain Shaky) needed to turn in his license to fly. They salted my wounded … [Read more...]