Aircraft Owners and Pilots

[Mariner*]

Paradigm, the medical was a major sticking point to my neighbor who had an airstrip running right along his driveway going off the cliff right next to his house on Lake Michigan.
They didn't approve his medical check up and denied him his single engine with instruments I think.
He had his own personal hanger,landing strip and plane so he just flew without a ticket right up to his last days without incident.

I remember the story of him flying over the lake to Chicago,Ill and running low on fuel unable to make his destination because of headwinds, requested to land a single engine Cessna at Ohare international airport. http://www.ohare.com/
They told him no way over the radio and he said I'm landing anyway and he did.
They gave him a lot of flack for doing it, but refueled his plane and sent him on his way...lol