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Thorough and Affordable Bed Bug Exterminator
We stop the bed bug bites immediately, then we Come Back 3 more times to make sure that every last bed bug egg is killed, too. We don't take a chance. Bottom Line: You get immediate relief and then several more bed bug treatments to insure the area is absolutely bed bug free and you will not have a problem again in a couple of months. You also get to pay in installments.
The First Treatment
You get relief. The bed bug problem is not a problem anymore.
1/4 Payment Plan
Payment for each treatment is due when we come out to do the next round. We do not expect you to pay everything upfront.
Get 3 MORE Treatments
We do 4 treatments. Nearly all companies do 1. Our multi-treatment method prevents a resurgence from a missed egg or queen. We don't miss eggs or queens and you don't get re infested several months later!
Most Affordable
The total cost for our 4 treatments is significantly less than the other Bed bug Exterminators serving the area.
You get an Experienced Professional
Exterminators will tell you: these little blood suckers are a huge problem in the Chicagoland area. Studies put Chicago as the #1 city in the United States with the worst bed bug infestation in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
A BBC News Education Correspondent reported in January of 2014,
"a single pregnant bed bug that escapes detection can be responsible for an entire infestation, rapidly producing generations of offspring."
While many people believe finding bed bugs is easy, finding them all is practically impossible for a non Professional Exterminator trained specifically to handle them. Bed bugs feed on their hosts and then quickly hide in nearby places. This is not limited to beds. Luggage, purses, insides of vehicles, within furniture, anything immediately beside the bed. They are also found inside of electrical outlets and inside of laptops.
A young one is small enough to fit through the stitch holes in a mattress. Adult bed bugs in Chicago are about the size of an apple seed.
Our 4 week, 4 treatment application gets every last bug.
Contrary to popular belief, they are not more common in low-income areas, and their prevalence has nothing to do with a person's income or style of living
Anyone, anywhere can have bed bugs.
It takes a Professional
The City of Chicago has recently partnered with the "Safer Pest Control Project" to help educate residents in the prevention of infestations. However, once an infestation has occurred, you need to turn to a bed bug exterminator in a professional pest control company for fast, effective treatment in the West Suburbs of Chicago.
The 2013 "Bugs Without Borders" survey which reports on statistics for 2012 found that 99.6% of all pest control companies in the United States had encountered bed bugs last year. The survey also found that
bed bugs are more difficult to control than cockroaches, ants, and termites.
However, a professional exterminator can provide expert treatment in Chicago, and the surrounding area, to prevent further infestation or spreading from home to home.
If you have experienced a bed bug problem in Elgin, Schaumburg or Naperville Illinois area, please contact our experienced and professional pest control technicians to have your Chicago bed bug treatment taken care of for you.
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Chicago's Best Pest, Bug, Termite and Rodent Extermination CompanyOne of the more difficult problems that a homeowner may face is an issue with pests. They tend to invade the home when we least expect it and once they get a foothold, it can be very difficult to remove them. Fortunately, you can call on the professional services of Bigfoot Pest Control to care for the issue. We have the experience necessary to care for this unfortunate problem and to do so in an eco-friendly, effective and safe manner.In our area of Illinois, there are many different types of pests that can become a problem. The following is a short list of some of the more common issues that homeowners may face. Rest assured, each of these issues can be corrected and we make your problems our priority.Our pest control extermination services cover a wide area, including Arlington Heights, Elgin, Naperville, and Wheaton. We use only certified, licensed and experienced pest removal technicians so you can rest assured that you are in good hands when you contact us. We are committed to solving the problems that you are experiencing and we carry both the chemicals and tools to offer this quality service to all who have a need.
Mice Rats & RodentsOne of the more common issues that many homeowners face is a problem with mice. They get into the home and they can spend a considerable amount of time in the area before you realize they are a problem. Mice are not only unwelcome visitors, they can also pose a serious danger to you and your family. The waste that mice leave behind can spread bacteria to your food and on all surfaces of the home. They may even be the source of asthma attacks in young children. Mice can cause a lot of problems but you can rest assured that we can clear them from your home effectively.
Termite InspectionsTermites are another issue that many homeowners face and they can be in the home for quite some time before they are discovered. The problem with termites is not only in the fact that they are unwelcome, it's the damage that they can do to the home. Termites are relentless and they can chew through a tremendous amount of wood in a short amount of time. In addition, they can tunnel through the wood, harming the integrity of your home in additional ways. A termite inspection can identify the problem and then we can discuss the potential ways of treating the issue.
AntsA number of different types of ants can be a problem in Illinois and they tend to come into the home to seek an easy source of both food and water. Pharaoh and pavement ants are sometimes a problem and they can be difficult to control without professional help. Carpenter ants, on the other hand, are a serious issue and they can destroy almost as much wood in the structure of the home as termites. We have 20 years of experience fighting ants in the area. Let us put our experience to work for you.
Bed BugsThere is perhaps no other type of insect that causes more concern than bed bugs. They are more of a problem than most people realize and if you have an infestation, you certainly are not alone. Bed bugs can be a serious problem and they are virtually impossible for a homeowner to remove. We can come to your home, identify the problem and go to work to remove the infestation. The good news is, you can get immediate relief from the bugs with the very first treatment. Don't sleep another night with these unwelcome visitors. Our four-part treatment program is affordable and effective.
SpidersSpiders are not only a problem for many homeowners in the Illinois area, they are also the cause of some significant fear as well. Arachnophobia, which is a fear of spiders, is one of the most common types of phobias. Fortunately, you don't have to be afraid of spiders in your home any longer. We are the premier spider extermination solution in the area and we not only help to remove them from inside of the home, we even spray the exterior of the home to keep them from coming inside again. Spider control presents some rather unique issues but you can rest assured that our experienced specialists will be able to eradicate them from your home.
BeesThese are very common and helpful insects but they can be a real problem when they get into the home. Of course, nobody wants to be stung by a bee but in some cases, allergies could make a problem with a single bee sting deadly. This is not something that you want to face on your own and fortunately, Bigfoot Pest Control can come to your home and take care of the problem for you. A number of different types of bees may be an issue in our area of Illinois, including bumblebees, carpenter bees, honeybees, and Yellowjackets. Some of these types of bees can cause significant damage to your home along with some very painful stings.
WaspsLike bees, wasps can produce a very painful problem for homeowners but they have unique issues that are different than what you may experience with bees. They can also cause an allergic reaction when they sting, damage the home and some types of wasps can be extremely aggressive. It can be dangerous to try to remove wasps from your home and trying to spray them could end up causing them to aggressively turn on you and sting you. It is better for you to leave this job to a professional and we can handle it for you.
CockroachesAlthough no homeowner wants any type of insect inside of their home, it seems as if most homeowners have a particular hatred for cockroaches. They can enter the home very easily, perhaps through a grocery bag or even by simply walking through the front door. Once they are inside, they multiply quickly and they have the potential for spreading germs and diseases. In addition, a problem with cockroaches can be extremely invasive and by the time you see them scurrying about, the issue is likely so large that they have a strong foothold on your property.Cockroaches live a long time and they can survive almost anything that a homeowner would throw in their direction. That is why it takes a professional service to care for this issue. Our professional technicians can handle a cockroach invasion and they can take proactive measures to ensure that every last one is removed from your home. If you're serious about the removal of roaches, it's time to give us a call.Many of the issues that you may face as a homeowner as far as pest-control is concerned is more than simply a one-step process. It is not only a matter of removing the bugs from the home, it's a matter of keeping them from coming back again. That is why Bigfoot Pest Control offers an ongoing maintenance service to come to your home, treat the area and detect any additional problems that may be occurring.Bugs can cause so many problems and certainly, they are unwelcome in any home. When you contact us, you are getting more than a common pest control service. You are getting somebody who takes their work seriously and takes pride in ensuring that your home will be bug-free from that point forward.
Bed Bug Control 60038 Illinois
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Be sure you truly have mattress bugs, not fleas, ticks or other bugs.
You are able to evaluate your insect towards the photos on our Figuring out mattress bugs Website or display it for your nearby extension agent. (Extension brokers are educated in pest manage problems and know your neighborhood region.)
Do not stress!
It could be tough to get rid of mattress bugs, but it is not not possible. Do not toss out all your issues simply because many of them may be handled and saved. Throwing things out is pricey, might unfold the mattress bugs to other people's houses and will trigger much more tension.
Believe via your therapy choices — Don?'t instantly attain for your spray can.
Be complete inside your method. Attempt other issues initial. Built-in pest administration (IPM) methods might decrease the quantity of mattress bugs and restrict your get in touch with with pesticides. If pesticides are required, usually adhere to label instructions or employ an expert. There's assist accessible to find out about therapy choices. (four pp, 480 K, About PDF)
Decrease the quantity of hiding locations — Thoroughly clean up the litter.
A cluttered house offers much more locations for mattress bugs to cover and tends to make finding and dealing with them tougher. If mattress bugs are inside your mattress, utilizing unique mattress bug addresses (encasements) in your mattress and box springs causes it to be tougher for mattress bugs to obtain for you whilst you rest. Depart the encasements on to get a yr. Make sure to purchase a item that's been examined for mattress bugs and it is powerful sufficient to final for your complete yr with out tearing.
Frequently clean and heat-dry your mattress sheets, blankets, bedspreads and any clothes that touches the ground.
This minimizes the amount of mattress bugs. Mattress bugs as well as their eggs can conceal in laundry containers/hampers Keep in mind to wash them whenever you do the laundry.
Do-it-yourself freezing might not be considered a dependable technique for mattress bug manage.
Whilst freezing can destroy mattress bugs, temperatures should stay extremely reduced for some time. House freezers might not be chilly sufficient to destroy mattress bugs; usually make use of a thermometer to precisely verify the temperature. Placing issues outdoors in freezing temperatures could destroy mattress bugs, but there are lots of elements that may impact the achievement of the technique.
Destroy mattress bugs with warmth, but be extremely cautious.
Elevating the indoor temperature using the thermostat or area heaters will not do the task. Unique gear and really higher temperatures are needed for effective warmth therapy. Black plastic baggage within the sunlight may function to destroy mattress bugs in baggage or little products, when the contents turn out to be scorching sufficient. Mattress bugs die when their physique temperatures reaches 45°C (113°F). To destroy mattress bugs with warmth, the space or container should be even hotter to make sure sustained warmth reaches the bugs regardless of exactly where they're hiding
Don?'t move your mattress bugs on to other people.
Mattress bugs are great hitchhikers. In the event you toss out a mattress or furnishings which has mattress bugs in it, you need to slash or in a few way ruin it to ensure that nobody else requires it and will get mattress bugs.
Decrease the quantity of mattress bugs to cut back bites.
Comprehensive vacuuming could get rid of a few of your mattress bugs. Cautiously vacuum rugs, flooring, upholstered furnishings, mattress frames, below beds, about mattress legs, and all cracks and crevices across the space. Alter the bag following every use therefore the mattress bugs cannot escape. Location the utilized bag inside a tightly sealed plastic bag as well as in an out of doors rubbish bin.
Flip towards the experts, if required.
Employing a skilled, accountable pest manage expert can improve your possibility of achievement in eliminating mattress bugs. In the event you employ an authority, make sure it is an organization having a great track record and ask for that it use an IPM method. Get in touch with your condition pesticide company for advice about employing expert pest manage businesses. Also, EPA's Citizen's Manual to Pest Manage and Pesticide Security offers details about IPM methods, how you can select a pest manage business, secure dealing with of pesticides, and unexpected emergency info.
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Actions for do-it-yourself mattress bug manage
Figure out which rooms are infested. Bedrooms would be the principal places for mattress bugs; nevertheless, any space exactly where individuals rest within the house might offer harborage for mattress bugs. Residing rooms with sofas and couch beds would be the subsequent most typical websites for mattress bugs. Usually an infestation begins in a single space and spreads gradually to other locations exactly where individuals rest. The earlier you discover and deal with mattress bugs the simpler it will likely be to obtain rid of these. Wait around as well lengthy and mattress bugs might be discovered all through your house.
Do not toss your mattress absent. It is usually pointless to toss absent beds or bedding. It's costly to exchange bedding, and probabilities are that any new mattresses, box springs or beds you deliver in to the house will rapidly turn out to be re-infested. The cash to exchange a mattress or mattress may much better be invested on employing an expert.
Produce a secure location to rest. This really is crucial simply because remaining inside your personal mattress will decrease the danger of mattress bugs spreading all through your house. In the event you transfer to a different space to rest, the mattress bugs will ultimately adhere to. Then you will have mattress bugs in numerous rooms. Make your mattress a secure location to rest by:
Stripping and vacuuming the mattresses and box springs, and encasing them. Double bag your bedding and clean in scorching drinking water and dry for a minimum of half-hour (discard the internal bag following placing bedding in to the washer, because it might have mattress bugs). Following vacuuming suspected mattress bugs in the mattress, consider your vacuum cleaner outside and take away and discard the bag. Buy a great high quality list of bed-bug-proof encasements for the mattresses and box springs. Mattress bug-proof encasements are material sacks into which you slide your mattress or your box spring. The zippers on mattress bug encasements are made to be restricted sufficient to stop even the smallest lifestyle phases from the mattress bugs from escaping. Also, great mattress bug-proof encasements are woven to stop mattress bugs from biting you thru the encasement. A great encasement will lure all mattress bugs within the mattress and box spring within, and can be easy around the outdoors, supplying couple of locations for mattress bugs to cover. Sears, Goal, Walmart as well as other shops might promote mattress bug-proof encasements, but these may also be bought on-line. A great location to search for various brand names and critiques of mattress encasements is Amazon.com (whether or not you purchase there or in a nearby shop). Visit http://www.amazon.com and look for "bed bug mattress protectors".
Killing all mattress bugs in your mattress body and headboard. Usually this could be carried out by a pest manage expert. Roughly 70% of all mattress bugs within the common infestation can be found around the mattress, box spring and mattress body. You have encased the mattress and box spring and brought treatment of that issue. Now you've to ensure that the mattress body is mattress bug totally free. Vacuuming on your own will not do that. Vacuuming can eliminate numerous mattress bug grownups and nymphs, however it is not extremely great at getting rid of eggs. For this occupation you will require insecticide sprays and perhaps dusts to deal with each crevice and void inside your mattress. For insecticide spray and dirt choices see beneath. Keep in mind that pesticides may be dangerous in the event you do not adhere to label instructions. Study the entire label prior to spraying or dusting. The label instructions would be the legislation and failure to adhere to the label not just places both you and your family members in danger, it's towards the legislation. Do-it-yourself sprays, from the way, are often much less secure than industrial pesticides. Stick to the authorized things.
mattress bug guarded mattress
A mattress that's been handled, encased and isolated in the relaxation from the space with Climbup® Interceptor cups is really a secure location to rest.
Isolating your mattress in the relaxation from the home. In the event you do not make use of a mattress, buy a body that will get your mattress from the flooring and set up mattress bug interceptors below all ft from the mattress body to help keep mattress bugs off your mattress while you're sleeping. Interceptors are unique platforms or cups which are bought to stop mattress bugs from climbing on for your mattress. An interceptor may be so simple as a sticky card positioned below a mattress publish (sticky and messy). Much better are among the industrial pitfall traps produced particularly for this objective. The Climbup™ Mattress bug Interceptor and BlackOut BedBug Detector (Google them) are two this kind of goods offered on-line. Fairly affordable, these cups lure mattress bugs trying to climb (or exit) the mattress. In the event you have encased your bedding, handled your mattress body completely and set up interceptors, you'll be immediately guarded towards mattress bugs. Do not consider out your thoroughly clean bedding or place it back again around the mattress till the mattress continues to be handled (and dried) and encasements set up. And be aware that for this process to become efficient, beds and bedding should not contact the ground, furnishings or partitions. This could offer mattress bugs other methods to climb on to the mattress and foil your defenses.
Deal with other locations inside your house. This really is maybe probably the most difficult component of do-it-yourself mattress bug manage. In the event you capture an infestation early you might not have to do something greater than deal with and isolate your mattress as explained over. But when an infestation has unfold to other components from the house, mattress isolation might not be great sufficient. Here's exactly where expert assist might be required, particularly if you are less than shifting furnishings. Nonetheless established? Right here are a few suggestions that could enhance your probabilities of achievement:
Put together the space by separating handled from untreated furnishings. This may include shifting all of your furnishings to 1 aspect from the infested space (Keep in mind, you have currently assessed which rooms you think that are infested. You might not have to do that in each space). The method is essential simply because in the event you deal with fifty percent from the products inside a space and depart other locations untreated, mattress bugs might return towards the formerly handled locations from untreated websites. Consider all garments from drawers, infested closets, and so on. and double bag them in distinct plastic baggage (distinct baggage are simpler to determine exactly where issues are). Also double bag all individual products (toys, papers, publications, electronics, CDs, or something that may function a hiding location for mattress bugs) and established them apart till they are often cautiously handled, cleaned or inspected.
Systematically deal with the room-all cracks and crevices about home windows, shops, blinds, photos, posters and clocks on partitions, baseboards, below edges of carpets and every other crevices or void locations within the space. Keep in mind that immature mattress bugs are extremely small. Dozens of mattress bugs can conceal inside a recessed screw gap inside a mattress body or dresser. Consequently it is essential that no hiding location be ignored. Therapy can consist of vacuuming, but shouldn't be restricted to vacuuming only. Vacuums don't eliminate eggs, and can most likely not eliminate all mattress bugs from deeply infested cracks and crevices. Vacuums can eliminate numerous mattress bugs from mattresses and also the exterior of box springs (keep in mind to instantly double-bag the vacuum bag following cleansing and get rid of outdoors inside a trash can or dumpster). Sticky tape is an additional technique of choosing up mattress bugs from furnishings, partitions, and so on.
Mattress bugs are flattened for hiding in cracks and crevices. This mattress bug was hiding alongside the welting around the fringe of a mattress.
Mattress bugs are flattened for hiding in cracks and crevices. This mattress bug was hiding alongside the welting around the fringe of a mattress.
Systematically look at and deal with all furnishings (beds, mattress frames, dressers, chairs, couches, evening stands, and so on.) subsequent exactly the same methods and suggestions over. As being a piece is handled it could be returned towards the components from the space which have been handled. Be aware that furnishings ought to be taken aside, drawers and cushions eliminated to be able to examine and deal with each nook and cranny. When dealing with upholstered furnishings, take note of every welt, button and fold. You might want to discard low-value, stuffed furnishings that's infested and as well tough to deal with. Following spraying, return every post of furnishings towards the component from the space that's been handled. Don't reintroduce any furnishings or other products towards the handled space till they've been completely cleaned, inspected or handled.
Deal with or isolate your bagged products. For washable products study exhibits that dry cleansing, washing in scorching drinking water for half-hour, or tumble drying for half-hour on higher will destroy all phases of mattress bugs. Non-washables really are a small trickier. Products that are not required for some time can just be saved. It will take 2-5 months to destroy mattress bugs by isolating them in baggage (the hotter the temperature, the shorter the survival time for starving mattress bugs). Heating baggage by putting in immediate daylight is among the best techniques throughout the nice and cozy summer time months. 7 lbs of things positioned in distinct baggage in immediate daylight on the ninety five diploma working day can get scorching sufficient to destroy all mattress bug lifestyle phases in a single afternoon. Also, putting bagged products inside a upper body freezer (0 levels F) for 8-10 hrs is deadly for mattress bugs as well as their eggs. Some toys might be disinfested by cleansing with scorching soapy drinking water and/or rubbing liquor.
Choose and use pesticides securely. There aren't any magic sprays that destroy mattress bugs extremely nicely. Most industrial pesticides will destroy mattress bugs if utilized cautiously and on to the bugs as well as their hiding locations. An exception is "Bug bombs", or aerosol foggers. Foggers are mainly ineffective in managing mattress bugs. Simply because mattress bugs conceal in crevices and voids exactly where aerosols don't penetrate, they're in a position to steer clear of get in touch with using these pesticides. Their use isn't suggested. A few of the goods you might discover useful consist of:
Desiccant dusts. Two reduced toxicity dusts with great usefulness consist of silica aerogel and diatomaceous earth (DE). Each of those dusts are reduced danger to people, and function by desiccating, or drying out, mattress bugs that are available in get in touch with with it. Silica aerogel is, in a few research, exceptional for this objective. It's offered below numerous trade names such as Tri-Die™ and CimeXa™. Diatomaceous earth may also be efficient. Search for DE for insect control-it isn't the exact same item as diatomaceous earth utilized in swimming pool filters, that is harmful to breath. Some pest manage businesses now use desiccant dusts thoroughly in mattress bug manage. These fairly affordable dust may be bought on-line or in backyard facilities or components shops. Search for goods labeled for indoor use and frivolously dust all available crack, crevices and voids. A paint brush is beneficial for making use of these dusts to seams and crevices in sofas and mattresses, alongside baseboards and within drawers and dresssers.
Reduced toxicity get in touch with sprays like SteriFab™ or Bedlam® are most likely to destroy mattress bugs only on get in touch with. Alcohol- and soap-based sprays, are only partly efficient. All these goods, as soon as dry, are most likely to supply no additional manage. Eggs won't be killed by alcohol-based sprays, so repeat remedies are often required. Be cautious when utilizing sprays that contains liquor simply because they might be flammable.
Two plant oil-based goods had been lately evaluated and located remarkably efficient towards mattress bugs as well as their eggs. EcoRaider™ and Mattress Bug Patrol™ obtained leading rankings in comparison to other more than the counter sprays inside a Rutgers College research.
Pyrethroid sprays are one of the more powerful and longer-lasting pesticides, but most mattress bugs are proof against these sprays to some extent. Unique treatment ought to be taken when utilizing pyrethroid sprays, particularly when kids are current. Only use pyrethroids in locations indicated around the label. Don't spray electrical shops with any kind of liquid spray. Spraying ought to be carried out when kids aren't current, and all label instructions adopted cautiously.
Monitor your achievement. Interceptor cups below your mattress posts can also be among the very best means of maintaining monitor of one's achievement with mattress bug manage. Verify the cups frequently and vacant right into a trash bag or bucket of soapy drinking water. You might even wish to maintain monitor of the number of mattress bugs you capture weekly to be able to monitor your achievement. Wipe out the interceptors and ensure they're thoroughly clean. Some gadgets, just like the Climbup Interceptor, need redusting having a extremely little quantity of talcum powder to create them slippery once more and decrease the mattress bug's possibility of escape. Be aware that talc isn't poisonous to mattress bugs, but merely causes it to be tougher for them to climb from the cup. The talc ought to be hardly noticeable, and much more is certainly not much better.
A final warning
Pesticides ought to usually be utilized with warning, and particularly when utilized indoors. By no means make use of a pesticide for mattress bugs that doesn't bear distinct instructions stating that it could be utilized indoors. By no means spray your self, kids or animals having a pesticide. And adhere to the label security instructions cautiously. Pesticide labels include directionsfor use which are not simply ideas. Failure to adhere to instructions precisely is illegitimate and may outcome in bad manage and feasible damage to your self and family members. For additional info, begin to see the EPA Customer Inform on pesticides and mattress bugs.
Decrease Litter:
Eliminate all individual products (stuffed animals, gentle toys, blankets, electronics, and so on) and something that doesn't remain within the space completely. Warning: Be aware that products in the infested region can transfer mattress bugs to other locations. It's best to bag them in plastic with Nuvan Strips.
Launder Infested Clothes and Linens:
Infested clothes and mattress linen can't be handled with insecticide. They should be laundered in scorching drinking water (one hundred twenty levels fahrenheit minimal). If washing isn't accessible, heating the clothes or mattress linens for a number of minutes inside a garments dryer might function.
Dismantle Mattress Frames:
Dismantling mattress frames in infested locations usually exposes mattress bug hiding websites. Getting entry to these locations throughout cleansing is essential. Get up the box spring and glow a flashlight with the gauze material and search for mattress bugs. When the material is torn (feasible hiding location), eliminate material to organize for spraying. When the mattress and or box springs are infested, you might wish to think about Encasements by Mattress Secure. As soon as coated using these encasements, mattress bugs can't enter or exit. There's no have to deal with the mattress or box spring when utilizing these encasements. Maintain them on to get a yr.
Eliminate Dresser Drawers:
Eliminate drawers from desks and dressers because mattress bugs prefer to conceal in these locations. Flip furnishings more than to examine and thoroughly clean all hiding places. All furnishings ought to be pulled absent in the partitions.
Thoroughly clean the realm
Scrub infested surfaces having a rigid brush to dislodge eggs. Vacuum the space thoroughly. Make use of a vacuum hose attachment to completely vacuum cracks and crevices on furnishings and alongside baseboards around the partitions. Vacuum alongside baseboards, furnishings, mattress stands, rails, headboards, foot boards, mattress seams, tufts, buttons, edges from the bedding, also because the edges from the carpets (especially alongside the tack strips). A great vacuum cleansing occupation might eliminate particles from cracks and crevices to inspire higher insecticide penetration. Mattress bugs cling tightly to surfaces, so it's best to hoover by scraping the tip from the vacuum attachment more than the infested locations to drag out the mattress bugs. Warning: It's not great to make use of a bristle attachment, simply because you might transfer mattress bugs to other locations because they cling towards the brush. Get rid of vacuum cleaner baggage once you are completed within an outside trashcan.
Caulk and Seal
Caulk and seal all holes exactly where pipes and wires penetrate partitions and flooring, and fill cracks about baseboards and molding to additional decrease harboring locations.


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Not quite three years ago, the FAA implemented a massive rewrite of the FARs that govern certification of pilots and instructors. The result was a great deal of confusion, a bunch of band-aid fixes, and issuance of an interpretive FAQ that has now grown to three times the size of Part 61 itself! Well, at least the dust is now settling, right? Wrong, says AVweb's John Deakin, who recently learned that those hard-working folks at 800 Indy are now putting the finishing touches on yet another NPRM that would make a whole new round of changes to these regs. Deakin details the proposed tweaks, and lets us know precisely what he thinks of them.
Frankly, I hated the massive rewrite of Part 61 that went into effect on August 4, 1997. No one asked me, but I didn't think it needed an overhaul. A few minor tweaks to clear up a few poor areas would have done very nicely. It changed rules and requirements that had been in effect for decades, from before the FAA even existed.
The new Part 61 was half-again as large, didn't correct most of the problems, and added a whole slew of new ones. I don't think it did a thing for flight safety, nor did it improve the aviation world. It not only required corrections contained in half a dozen amendments since then, but also required a FAQ file that is now three times the size of Part 61 itself! It has also thrown everything badly out of whack with the various Practical Test Standards (PTS) books and various FAA publications, many of which will not "catch up" for years, if ever.
A word of caution, here. BE VERY CAREFUL reading that FAQ file. While it may state the thinking of John Lynch and his crew more clearly than the regs themselves, it has NO legal standing whatsoever. The absolute language of the FAR itself is ALL that matters when the crunch comes and the judge is looking down your throat. It really bugs me to see a huge file that says, in effect, "Here's what we really meant." English is a wonderful language, capable of great clarity, and Part 61 should have been written that way in the first place, then left alone.
It was quite amusing to watch the FAA's own best people try and puzzle out and adjust to the new rules in September of that year, while they tried to teach them to a group of would-be examiners. For a few short weeks, perhaps they felt like most of us do all the time!
Who is John Lynch? He is an FAA Inspector in Washington, D.C., whose name is widely mentioned when the subject of the Part 61 rewrite comes up. While he may not have done it all by himself, he probably had more to do with it than any other person. In fairness, his work was probably not improved by having to pass through the hands of many people on the way to approval, but his name is the only one I've got, so he takes the heat.
And yes, like most of you, I was remiss in not commenting on the rewrite of Part 61 much earlier. Most of us do have lives, and things to do other than read the Federal Register and comment on things that should never have been done in the first place. But on this one, I blush to admit that I knew it was coming, I was somewhat familiar with the NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), and I left it to others to comment. I have since learned that these proposals actually draw far less comment from the users than I thought, and that only a few letters CAN make a big difference.
You've heard the expression, "Cheer up, things could be worse," right? With its corollary, "So I cheered up, and sure enough, they got worse"? Well folks, don't cheer up yet, because they're about to get worse. I have recently come into possession of material that gives some insight into what these people are thinking of doing to us soon, probably by the end of the year. Every day, the FAA becomes more like the IRS. The rules become more complicated, and it is now impossible for anyone, even with the very best of intentions, to fly without being in violation of some rule, somewhere.
FAR Part 61 Oops, see there, I'm in deep trouble already. Some people in the FAA insist that "FAR" is not appropriate in this case, and that the only correct expression is "14 CFR 61." "FAR" apparently stands for "Federal Acquisition Regulations." Run that by the pilots at the local FBO, and see what reaction you get.
I shall save my editor the necessity of deleting my expletives, but I'm going to stick with "FAR" and "FARs," thanks very much, and you'll notice that the material that follows does, too.
Please bear in mind that what follows is not even to the stage of an NPRM yet. The language may change a lot between now and then, and some of these may never see the light of day. These are in draft form only, and sometimes the language is very poor. I debated trying to clean up the grammar and punctuation a bit, but I wanted to present it to you just as it was presented to me in a class to renew my examiner's privileges. I hope the very pleasant and helpful instructors in that class do not take a lot of heat for letting this material loose. While there was no restriction, no confidentiality placed on the material, they had no idea I might "go public" with it in quite this fashion. On the other hand, one of the slides seemed to encourage sharing it with the world, so I've done so.
I have done my best to faithfully duplicate what I saw. The slides are simulated by enclosure in text boxes, and I have identified the material that accompanied it. The instructors did an excellent job of explaining the material, often going well beyond what you see here, but without taping them, I can't duplicate that.
Throughout what follows, I have converted all the FAA-written text to italics. Where I have been unable to restrain myself from comment, my own comments will be clearly labeled as [Author's note: Whatever...], in blue and not in italics. The boldface, underline, all caps, grammar, punctuation and spelling is as faithfully reproduced as I can do it while hand-typing it all.
[Instructor's Notes]
[Instructor's Notes]
Definition Changes, FAR Part 1
[Instructor's Notes]
This change will further refine the legal definition of "pilot in command" (PIC) under �1.1 by taking into consideration the additional training and endorsement requirement for serving as a PIC.
The Provision: "Is endorsed to serve as plot in command in that aircraft, if an endorsement is required" will be added to the �1.1. "pilot in command" definition.
This language will prohibit a pilot from acting as a PIC unless the pilot holds the appropriate airplane category and class rating and has received the appropriate additional training and endorsement as required by �61.31 for complex airplane, high-performance airplane, tail-wheel airplane, pressurized aircraft, additional type-specific training, and/or glider launch training.
EXCEPTIONS: Pilot endorsed to solo an aircraft per �61.31(d)(3) [Author's Note: Solo Flight] - {will be (d)(2) - and exceptions per �61.31(k)- includes students and pilots taking practical tests.
[Author's Note: I have no objection to the principle here, but the FARs already address this point, albeit in a somewhat incoherent fashion. If this change will clean up all that dreadful language and simplify the subject, fine. Otherwise, let's not add yet another layer of dung on top of dung.]
[Instructor's Notes]
"This change will further refine the legal definition of "pilot in command" (PIC) under �1.1 by requiring an instrument rating or privilege to agree wit the �61.3(e) instrument rating requirement.
Instrument privileges may be conferred by authorization in accordance with �61.13. Examples of such authorization may be the "authorization in lieu of a type rating" per �61.31(b) or the "special purpose authorization for operation of US registered aircraft leased by a non-citizen".
[Author's note: Again, why are we adding verbiage, here? Will it simplify, or clear up something that does need addressing?]
[Instructor's Notes]
The definition of "authorized instructor" in �61.1(b)(2) as being a person authorized by the Administrator to provide ground training and flight training under a letter of operational authority (LOOA) for that specific make and model of aircraft, and that LOOA will be issued by the Administrator in accordance with �61.31(k) of this part.
This proposal will permit a regulatory means through proposed �61.31(k) for providing pilot training, certification, and operating privileges for aircraft such as the Air Tractor AT-802 or the North American F-86 Saber Jet and all the other kinds of aircraft that hold special airworthiness certificates but do not hold civilian type designations.
This will provide for the FAA to issue LOOAs to LOA holders so that they can provide ground and flight training to those persons seeking LOAs to operate surplus military aircraft (the ones that hold special airworthiness certificates and for which no civilian type designations exist.)
[Author's Note: I'm really critical of the FAA's handling of the whole LOA/LOOA business. While it affects only a small segment of the aviation world, it takes enormous FAA time and resources, and it's a constant battle to get the required paperwork on time. Most pilots have never even heard of the two acronyms.
Essentially, if an aircraft has never gone through any kind of CAA/FAA certification, then there is no type certificate listed for it, and it's "Experimental." In typical bureaucratic complexification, the FAA decided that if there's no type certificate, there cannot be a type rating. Why the two are "connected" at all is beyond me. For example, the Boeing B-29 has never had a civilian type certificate, and accordingly, there is no B-29 type rating. To cover this situation, the FAA came up with "LOA" (Letter of Authorization). The procedures and steps to acquire this document are identical to those for a type rating; just the paperwork at the end is different.
But there are more bizarre results. I fly two Curtiss-Wright C-46 "Commando" aircraft. One is "Experimental" (China Doll), the other is "Standard" (Tinker Belle). My C-46 type rating covers them both, because there is an official FAA Type Certificate for the C-46. As a CFI (II, ME) there is no further qualification or requirement for me to instruct in both, and to sign people off for rating rides.
On the other hand, there are two C-121 aircraft parked at Camarillo, Calif. One is the EC-121 variant with various radars and electronics on board, one is the "slick" C-121, once used for military transport. Both have cockpits and systems that are identical to each other (except for the usual differences in radios), and both are identical to the Lockheed 1049G "Constellation." The EC-121 is about 20,000 pounds heavier due to all the electronics and the huge "tumor" of a radome on the belly, but at equal weights, the speeds and other performance numbers are remarkably close. The L-1049 type rating covers ALL the Connie variants, and there are major differences between those.
I hold an LOA for the EC-121, but I cannot fly the C-121 with it. I'd have to go take a separate check ride for the type rating. The pilot on "The Camarillo Connie" cannot fly the EC-121, because he has no LOA.
I can instruct in the EC-121, but cannot sign off my trainees, because an LOAA is required to do that. If I held the L-1049 type rating I could instruct in the the C-121 with no further showing of competence. In other words, my CFI is "good enough."
So the above change is a puzzle to me, I see no need for it, it's must more of that "stuff on stuff."
What the FAA should do, in my opinion, is simply make a type rating designation for those aircraft that don't have them, and thereafter treat them as any other large aircraft.]
[Instructor's Notes]
1st Class medical certificates will only be valid for 30 days.
[Author's Note: Just checking to be sure you're awake.]
The FAA is proposing to extend the duration period for the 1st class medical certificates to 12 months for operations requiring an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, if the person has not reached his or her 40th birthday on or before the date of examination.
"For the years 1990 through 1997, the FAA';s pilot incapacitation data on those pilots under the age of 40 years who hold 1st or 2nd class medical certificates only amounted to 5 incapacitations during those 7 years. So, the risk for extending the 1st and 2nd class medical certificates for thos pilots who have not reached their 40th birthday is insignificant and basically non-existent."
[Instructor's Notes]
The FAA is also proposing to extend the duration period for the 2nd class medical certificates to 24 months for operation requiring a Commercial Pilot Certificate, if the person has not reached his or her 40th birthday on or before the examination.
The purpose of these proposals are to harmonize U.S. medical certification requirements with the medical certification requirements that are under consideration for being proposed in the Joint Aviation Regulations by the European aviation authorities.
[Author's Note: I remain unconvinced that medical certificates accomplish any useful purpose whatsoever. I think they should be done away with, and that those pilots serving in the public sector should have to meet company-established requirements. Most airlines do have their own medical departments, and with many, the requirements are far higher than the FAA's. Anyone not involved in public transport should be able to self-certify. That said, I certainly approve of extending the duration of such paperwork, it's a good step in the right direction.]
[Instructor's Notes]
The FAA is proposing to revise �61.23(a)(3)(v) to permit DPEs to only be required to hold a 3rd class medical certificate. The purpose of this proposal is to make examiners medical certificate requirements conform to the requirements contained in FAA Order 8700.1.
[Author's note: Gee whiz, if the rules for examiners are in the 8700.1, then why do we need to publish them in the FARs for the general pilot population? What am I missing here?]
[Instructor's Notes]
The FAA proposes to revise �61.19(b), so that the duration period for the student pilot certificate coincides with the duration period of the medical portion of the student pilot certificate duration provisions of �61.23(c)(3).
The FAA discovered that those person under the age of 40 years were having the student pilot portion of their certificate expire, but the medical portion of that certificate was still current. Occasionally, flights were conducted without a valid student pilot certificate.
[Author's note: With reference to my comments above about medical certificates in general, this seems to be an excellent cleanup.]
[Instructor's Notes]
The FAA is proposing to clarify throughout the rule in Part 61 when a person must hold a "valid" airman certificate, rating and authorization and/or when a person must hold a "current" airman certificate, rating, and authorization.
A "valid" airman certificate, rating, and authorization would mean it has not been surrendered, suspended, revoked, or expired.
[Author's note: While this does add verbiage to an already overweight chapter, I think it's a good move, and a needed common-sense clarification.]
[Instructor's Notes]
A "current" airman certificate, rating and authorization would mean the pilot has met the appropriate recency of experience requirements of Part 61 for the flight being conducted and the pilot's medical certificate has not expired, if a medical certificate is required.
The requirement to be current and valid applies to all pilot certificates, flight and ground instructor certificates, instrument rating and the foreign pilot licenses upon which a restricted certificate is based.
[Author's note: Same comment.]
[Instructor's Notes]
This proposal will provide the authorization to operate surplus military aircraft (the ones that hold special airworthiness certificates and for which no civilian type designations exist).
Besides former military jet airplanes, there are even some civilian aircraft that also do not have civilian type designations. In the past, the FAA permitted pilots to operate these kinds by policy (as per FAA Order 8700.1, Volume 2, Chapter 32).
This proposal will also permit a regulatory means through proposed �61.31(k) for providing pilot training, certification, and operating privileges for aircraft such as the Air Tractor AT-802 or the North American F-86 Saber Jet (sic) and all the other kinds of aircraft that hold special airworthiness certificates but do not hold civilian type designations. This will require pilots to hold an LOA to operate these kinds of of aircraft and an LOOA to instruct is such aircraft.
[Author's Note: This is asinine. Simply establish type ratings as needed, add them to the list, and no further regulatory action is needed. The excuses for not doing this are bureaucratic bovine waste.]
Logging Pilot Experience
[Instructor's Notes]
The purpose for this proposal is to correct some mistakes and to also clarify the logging of pilot in command time in accordance with �61.51(e). one, at first glance it would appear that by not including the words "airline transport pilot" in �61.51(e)(1) prohibits airline transport pilots from having the same PIC logging privileges that afforded to the Recreational Pilots, Private Pilots, and Commercial Pilots under �61.51(e)(1). This is not the case, and so the wods "airline transport pilot" have been included in proposed �61.51(e)(1).
[Author's Note: EXCELLENT change, long overdue. This regulation has been unclear on this point for as long as I can remember.]
[Instructor's Notes]
The purpose for this proposal is to clarify who may log pilot in command time under �61.61(e) in an aircraft that requires additional training and an endorsement.
The will prohibit the logging of PIC time unless the pilot or instructor is qualified in complex airplanes [61.31(e)], high performance airplanes [�61.31(f)], pressurized aircraft [�61.31(g)], with additional aircraft type specific training [61.31(h)], or tailwheel airplanes [�61.31(i)], as appropriate.
[Author's Note: This has long been a silly loophole. It seems silly to me to draw a line between "rated" and "endorsed."
However, this, and other changes like it, raises some very serious issues that are likely to make this change far more complicated than it appears here. What of people who have been building time, and now have significant time in airplanes for which they are not "rated?" Does this change retroactively render all that time invalid? This sort of thing makes it a nightmare for examiners when reviewing logbooks that require certain types of logged time.]
[Instructor's Notes]
This proposal states that to log PIC time when the flight is being conducted under instrument flight rules (IFR) or in weather conditions less than the minimums prescribed for flights under visual flight rules (VFR) the person must hold an instrument rating or instrument privileges appropriate to the category, class, and type of aircraft, if a class rating or type rating is required.
[Author's note: Same comment as above. I guess I really don't see the real need for rule changes like this. Yes, they may clean up some loopholes, but is overall flight safety REALLY helped? I think not.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Time performed in a flight simulator or flight training device may be logged as "training received" and "instrument time," but only if an authorized instructor is present to observe the time and that instructor must sign the person's logbook to verify the time and the content of the session.
[Author's note: I have no beef with this change.]
Time in a flight simulator or flight training device may be substituted for "instrument flight time" aeronautical experience, as in the case of �61.159(a)(3)(i), (ii), or (iii), but it is not "instrument flight time" and may not be logged as "instrument flight time."
[Author's note: I am sorry, I cannot even begin to comment on that one, I don't see what the meaning or purpose is. I have proofed it carefully, and that's what the original FAA document says. I can only assume there is a typo, or perhaps a few words where left out.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Logging Time. Time logged to meet requirements of FAR Part 61 for a certificate or rating or to meet the recency of experience requirements can only be acquired in a vehicle that is type certificated as an aircraft in a category listed in FAR �61.5(b)(1) or as an experimental aircraft, or otherwise holds an airworthiness certificate.
[Author's note: This FAR refers to the "Category" ratings, such as Airplane, Rotorcraft, glider, Lighter-than-air, and Powered-lift. What am I missing here? What other types of "vehicles" are out there, in which folks are feloniously logging precious flight time? Only thing I can think of is the Space Shuttle, and as far as I'm concerned, anyone who flies that sucker ought to get to log it!]
The prohibits logging flight time in former military aircraft that do not hold a civilian aircraft type designation as an aircraft and are not identified as an aircraft category under �61.5(b)(1) and do not hold any kind of airworthiness certificate. Legally there is no category and class of aircraft for the flight time to be logged under.
[Author's note: What the heck are they talking about, here? There must be something (or some potential something), but is it worth having an FAR for it? Is there one pilot somewhere who is logging thousands of hours of PIC time in some sort of machine, and the FAA is worried he'll claim that time for a rating of some sort? Wait, I've got it! This covers the alien spacecraft that has been hidden in "Area 51" for 50 years! Remember, you heard it here first!]
Furthermore, Public Law 103-411 states, in essence, that flight training or currency training flights are NOT considered to be "public aircraft operations." "Public aircraft operations" are those involved in the following 4 kinds of operations:
Flights that are not those identified as "public aircraft operations" would then be considered as "civil aircraft operations." The FAA has determined this is a safety critical problem to allow the operation of former military aircraft outside those missions specifically identified and authorized as "public aircraft operations" because these former military aircraft do not adhere to any kind of civilian airworthiness standards and they are on longer under the operational and maintenance control of the U.S. military (or National Guard). Surplus military aircraft are not military aircraft and are not considered under the direct operational control of the military. Surplus military aircraft are not considered military aircraft.
[Author's note: More gobbledegook. Mercifully, it's not likely to hurt most of us, but what do you want to bet that questions on this really obscure subject will show up on the FAA knowledge tests?]
[Instructor's Notes]
The regulation requires that of the 50 hours cross-country only that 10 hours must be in airplanes for an instrument rating-airplane.
The FAA is proposing to revise �61.65(d)(1) to require that at least 10 hours of the cross country time to be in the category and class of aircraft appropriate to the rating sought, so that it conforms to ICAO requirements for the instrument rating.
[Author's note: On the face of it, this doesn't seem so onerous, and is just another minor loophole closed. But I've gotta tell ya, I am getting thoroughly sick and tired of hearing this crap about bringing U. S. aviation into "conformity" with the ICAO (or European) standards. They don't HAVE any aviation to speak of, they've always done everything possible to kill off anything to do with airplanes, except they do seem to realize that airline operations may be necessary. If it were up to ICAO and Europe, we'd still be crossing the USA in Conestoga Wagons. For the all the potshots I take at the FAA, they are SO VERY MUCH better than anyone else.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Revision of the solo cross-country mileage requirements of �61.109 is proposed for consistency with the mileage requirements contained in the definition of the term "cross country" in �61.1. The FAA defines the distance of a cross country, in pertinent part, as " more than 50 nautical miles " In �61.109(a)(5)(ii), (b)(5)(ii), and (e)(5)(ii), it erroneously states, in pertinent part, " of at least 50 nautical miles " The minor editorial change would make the rules read " more than 50 nautical miles "
[Author's note: I am unsure how the very minor change mentioned is going to stop the perceived "abuse" of the distance requirements, and there is nothing to show the proposed changes that will accomplish that purpose. All this could be done so simply with something like "The cross-country flight to satisfy this requirement must have at least one leg of more than 50 nautical miles." I'm not too worried about trainees "cheating," because usually, a return flight is just as mysterious as the outbound was. Thinks look different, the lighting has changed, and the experience is valid.]
(COMMENT: This will put an end to the excuse for requesting approval of flights to an airport 40 miles north, then to an airport 40 miles south and then finally back to original point of departure to meet the private pilot long cross-country requirement.)
[Author's note: I don't seen what this means, perhaps someone can explain it?]
The FAA is also proposing to make a minor revision in the Private Pilot-Helicopter rating so that it conforms to ICAO requirements. The helicopter cross-country total distance will be changed to "at least 100 NM" rather than 75 NM.
[Instructor's Notes]
The FAA proposes to revise �61.129 to be less specific on whether the required cross country flight at the Commercial Pilot Certificate level may be performed under VFR or IFR. Currently, �61.129 reads as " day VFR conditions " and " night VFR conditions " This will revise the cross country training requirements of �61.129 for the daytime and nighttime cross country training flight to merely read " in day conditions " and "in night conditions " respectively.
[Author's note: Sounds like a decent change.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Proposal to revise the solo aeronautical experience requirements of �61.129(a)(4), (c)(4), (d)(4), and (e)(4) for standardization purposes, so these rules read identical to �61.129(b)(4).
The Commercial Pilot applicant's aeronautical experience requirements for a multiengine airplane rating [e.g., per �61.129(b)(4)] are permitted to be performed solo or with an authorized instructor on board. The verbiage was written differently for the multiengine airplanes than the other aircraft because comments received indicated that the insurance companies prohibit persons from operating multiengine airplanes who do not already hold a multiengine airplanes who do not already hold a multiengine airplane category and class rating on their pilot certificate. Some of the other categories and classes of aircraft also have the same insurance company restrictions.
[Author's note: This seems to solve a problem, so I'm for it.]
[Instructor's Notes]
The Regulation requires all the helicopter and gyroplane instrument training be accomplished in aircraft thus eliminating use of sim/FTD/PCATD.
The FAA is proposing to revise �61.129(c)(3)(i) and (d)(3)(i) to permit some of the instrument training that is required at the Commercial Pilot Certificate level for the helicopter rating [i.e., �61.129(c)(3)(i)] and gyroplane rating [i.e., �61.129(d)(3)(i)] to be performed in an aircraft, flight simulator, flight training device, or in a PCATD, as is the case for the single engine airplane, multiengine airplane, and powered-lift ratings.
[Author's note: Man alive, I'll bet there are just bazillions of pilots out there getting away with something on this one! Do we REALLY need a regulation, one that may appear on the knowledge tests?]
[Instructor's Notes]
An instructor recommendation will be required if a class rating is being added.
Proposal is to delete the phrase " or a class rating with an associated type rating " from �61.39(c)(2). In effect, the reference to "class rating" in paragraph (C)(2) excuses the applicant from needing an instructor recommendation to take a practical test that adds a class rating while acquiring a type rating. This was a mistake that was not corrected in the rewrite of Part 61 that occurred on August 4, 1997 (62FR 16220: April 4, 1997).
The present �61.39(c)(2) conflicts with �61.39(a)(6) and �61.63(c) and the directives contained in FAA Order 8700.1.
[Instructor's Notes]
The phrase "If Required, an endorsement to serve as pilot in command in that aircraft" is being proposed to be incorporated into a new subparagraph (b)(3) of �61.195. The purpose for this proposal is to require a person who performs flight instructor duties to also be qualified in aircraft that they provide flight training. The training and endorsements of �61.31 apply.
[Author's note: Probably a loophole that should have been closed.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Instrument training, by definition in �61.1(b)(10), must be received from an authorized instructor. However, �61.195(c) referred to training for the instrument rating a type rating not limited to VFR and inadvertently omitted the training required in �61.129 for the commercial rating and any instrument training used to meet ATP experience.
The FAA is proposing to revise �61.195(c) by establishing that a flight instructor who provides instrument training required at the Commercial Pilot and Airline Transport Pilot certification levels must hold an instrument rating on that flight instructor's pilot and flight instructor's certificate that is appropriate to the category and class of aircraft in which instrument training is being provided.
Training for private pilot certificates does not require instrument training, but instead, "training in control and maneuvering solely by reference to instruments."
[Author's note: Forty miles of verbiage to solve a very simple problem. This area could be simplified.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Proposal to revise �61.19(d), 61.197(a), and 61.199 to issue flight instructor certificate without an expiration date.
The FAA would still require that flight instructors renew their flight instructor "privileges" every 24 calendar months in order to exercise the "privileges" of their flight instructor certificate, but it would be done without requiring the re-issuance of the flight instructor certificate. However, the FAA still wants to maintain the procedure for flight instructor renewal applicants to be required to submit a completed FAA Form 8710-1, "Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application" to the FAA's Airman Certification Branch, AFS-760 in Oklahoma City, OK, because the FAA believes this procedure is important for maintaining order on flight instructor renewals and also for being able to retain statistical data on flight instructors.
The proposal will contain the language " or on another suitable document that is acceptable to the Administrator " in proposed �61.197(a)(2) because the FAA wants the rule to provide flight instructor renewal applicants significant leeway to show compliance with �61.197.
Additionally, this same language " or on another suitable document that is acceptable to the Administrator " is contained in proposed �61.199(a)(2) for flight instructor reinstatement applicants for the same reasons.
Those instructors who hold flight instructor certificates with expiration dates on their certificate will be permitted to continue to hold those certificate (sic) indefinitely and will just have to comply with the renewal procedures of �61.197 or reinstatement procedures of �61.199, as appropriate, in order to retain or reinstate their flight instructor "privileges."
Regardless of what method is used to show compliance with �61.197 (i.e., logbook entry, completion certification, or a stamp inserted in the applicant's logbook, etc.), the FAA expects the flight instructor renewal/reinstatement applicant's record to show the completion date and expiration date of the renewal/reinstatement.
[Author's note: VERY good change, I think. It has always been silly to do all the paperwork for CFI renewal. This will kill fewer trees, and reduce the paperwork burden on everyone. Of course, it leaves the people in the FAA more time to create mischief.]
[Instructor's Notes]
Proposal to revise �61.215(b) to provide that only a ground instructor with an instrument rating may give ground training for the issuance of an instrument rating and instrument proficiency check and a recommendation for the knowledge test required for an instrument rating.
The purpose of this proposal is to correct a mistake in �61.215(b) that permits persons who only hold an Advanced Ground Instructor Certificate to provide instrument training. Advanced Ground Instructors are not tested on instrument subjects and should never have been allowed this privilege. The mistake occurred due to a misunderstanding of the FAA's policy on this issue during the drafting of this rule.
[Instructor's Notes]
�61.217 Recent experience requirements
The holder of a ground instructor certificate may not perform the duties of a ground instructor unless with the preceding 12 months the person can show:
[Instructor's notes]
[Author's Note: All upper case in the original FAA document. I think they must think this important!]
[Instructor's Notes]
Please check the Frequently Asked Questions first, if you can. Your question may have already been asked and answered. If not; --
Then ask your POI at your FSDO. Even if a clear answer is still not available the FSDO is "in the loop".
An e-mail message to Pinkston &/or Lynch is preferable unless your need it time critical. The e-mail process often results in a beneficial addition to the Frequently Asked Questions.
Please include a phone number at which you can be reached. Sometimes the answer can be conveyed most easily by phone and occasionally a clarification of the question is needed.
Hi, it's me again!
In conclusion, I think we ought to roll the FARs back to what they were in 1968 (or earlier). I see no evidence that flight is any safer, or the world is any better with the massive changes in the last 40 years. Do away entirely with Part 121, 135, 125.
Be careful up there!
...John Deakin
John Deakin is a 34,000-hour pilot who worked his way up the
aviation food chain via charter, corporate, and cargo flying; spent five years in
Southeast Asia with Air America; and joined Japan Airlines 31 years ago, where he was a
Boeing 747 captain (until forced to move to the right seat recently upon reaching age 60).
He also flies his own V35 Bonanza (N1BE) and is very active in the warbird and vintage
aircraft scene, serving as an instructor in several aircraft (including the Lockheed
Constellation) and as an FAA Examiner on the Curtiss-Wright C-46, DC-3, and Martin 404.

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Steam Family Sharing Is Different From Xbox One
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | September 11, 2013 - 08:31 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: xbox one, valve, steam
I know there will be some comparison between the recent Steam Family Sharing announcement and what Microsoft proposed, to a flock of airborne tomatoes I might add, for the Xbox One. Steam integrates some level of copy discouragement by accounts which identify a catalog of content with an individual. This account, user name and password, tends to be more precious to the licensee than a physical disk or a nondescript blob of bits.
The point is not to prevent unauthorized copying, however; the point is to increase sales.
Account information is used, not just for authentication, but to add value to the service. If you log in to your account from a friend's computer, you have access to your content and it can be installed to their machine. This is slightly more convenient, given a fast internet connection, than carrying a DRM-free game on physical storage (unless, of course, paid licenses are revoked or something). Soon, authorized friends will also be able to borrow your library when you are not using it if their devices are authorized by your account.
Microsoft has a similar authentication system through Xbox Live. The Xbox One also proposed a sharing feature with the caveat that all devices would need a small, few kilobyte, internet connection once every 24 hours.
The general public went mental.
The debate (debacle?) between online sharing and online restrictions saw fans of the idea point to the PC platform and how Steam has similar restrictions. Sure, Steam has an offline mode, but it is otherwise just as restrictive; Valve gets away with it, Microsoft should too!
It is true, Microsoft has a more difficult time with public relations than Valve does with Steam. However, like EA and their troubles with Origin, they have shown themselves to be less reliable than Valve over time. When a purchase is made on Steam, it has been kept available to the best of their abilities. Microsoft, on the other hand, bricked the multiplayer and online features of each and every original Xbox title. Microsoft did a terrible job explaining how the policy benefits customers, and that is declared reason for the backlash, but had they acquired trust from their customers over the years then this might have just blown over. Even still, I find Steam Family Sharing to be a completely different situation from what we just experienced in the console space.
So then, apart from banked good faith, what is the actual difference?
Steam is not the only place to get PC games!
Games could be purchased at retail or competing online services such as GoG.com. Customers who disagree with the Xbox One license have nowhere else to go. In the event that a game is available only with restrictive DRM, which many are, the publisher and/or developer holds responsibility. There is little stopping a game from being released, like The Witcher 3, DRM-free at launch and trusting the user to be ethical with their bits.
Unfortunately for Xbox Division, controlling the point of sale is how they expect to recover the subsidized hardware. Their certification and retail policies cannot be circumvented because that is their business model: lose some money acquiring customers who then have no choice but to give you money in return.
This is not the case on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is easy to confuse Steam with "PC Gaming", however, due to how common it is. They were early, they were compelling, but most of all they were consistent. Their trust was earned and, moreover, is not even required to enjoy the PC platform.
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and in the mean time go ahead and get ourself a humble bundle
Makes you wonder why they are making us all dependent on being on the web. I think the new rally cry will be "Freedom to Disconnect!"
All true. Also, Steam games are routinely available at very steep discounts. The desire or even necessity of selling back a used game is a lot less potent if the game cost $5 vs $60 to begin with.
As you mentioned, I think there are few who are opposed to the steam model being an OPTION. There are many who are opposed to it being the ONLY WAY.
Brucek2 is correct- the steam model is a great one- the big thing is- it is the most prevalent one right now-. most other companies do not come close.
most have issues- GOG gets you the game- that's about it,
Origin is really just one companies way of e-publishing, so it has removed it's new games from steam but brings nothing of value to the table, just another interface.
Ubisoft provides additional hoops- but allows steam to sell the game- but you can buy from Ubi direct if inclined
but no-one is really even trying to meet Steam- just trying to break it. - such a strange scenario
The problem with all these digital outlets is that while they're all supposedly competing and "more options are better", it is actually neither of those things.
More options would be "you can buy this game on any service". Telling me I can ONLY buy a particular game on one particular service is the opposite of more options.
Origin is janky and unnecessary, as are most of the other options that require me to use YET ANOTHER THING TO BE INSTALLED. At the moment, I have a Steam client. Also, a GOG, Desura, GreenManGaming, Origin, Impulse, and UBI's uPlay.
It requires me to have multiple lists of friends, when just my 300+ Steam ones would do. Worse, buying an UBI game (like Splinter Cell) on Steam is a complete pain, because I can't play with my Steam friends. Ubi launches its own service outside of Steam and requires a separate Ubi list of friends. Who in the hell has friends on the Ubi system? So, with 300+ Steam friends, I have nobody to play a Steam game I bought on Steam with.
What these asshats need to do is stop trying to compete on the exclusivity of being the only place to get a game and compete on other things. Thing about a grocery store. Do you have to go to Safeway to buy one brand? Do you have to go to Kingsoopers or Walmart for another? Do you have to go to Fred Meyers for another that you can ONLY get there? Of course not. You get almost the exact same variety and brands of products at every single store. They compete on appeal of the store, layout, customer service, price, and availability and geography.
Why can't we expect the same from digital distribution services? Steam and Origin and UBI can all have their own systems. And every system should have nearly every available game on the planet. The thing that determines who I buy a thing from should, then, be based on their competition between each other for ease of use, functionality, features, price, customer service, user interface, community, and brand reputation.
Well, the model of GoG is specifically: be an effective store front and then get the heck out of the customer's way. Not for community features, not for DRM, and so forth.
That is a good thing.
Sometimes you want the added features that Steam brings, particularly for multiplayer/competitive games, and sometimes you want the user-control that GoG or other DRM-free storefronts brings. It really depends on whether the content you're looking for is social/entertainment-based or whether it's art/culture-based.
This offering from Steam is really minimal at best. As someone who spends a lot of money on Steam (I have about 2,100 games and 800 pieces of DLC), I want to have the capacity to lend any game to someone. One game per entire library being played at one time is a poor option. One game lent out at a time, while you can still play your entire library of games simultaneously (except for that lent title) would be better.
Lending out any number of games -- but only one instance of each owned title at a time -- would be the one with most parity to actual game "ownership". It would turn this from a "so what" into a "this is amazing and digital distribution has now become almost entirely on-par with physical - awesome!".
One game at a time and restricting me from using my account while it is being played is useless, to me. I live in a home with multiple people and multiple computers. I want the same benefits as a physical copy -- meaning only one instance of each game can be used at a time, but I can play any of my games while someone else can play any of my other games on another machine. This is what I expect.
Steam is optional and requires no monthly fee like with xbox live.
There is no need to pay for multiplayer and since it is on the PC, there are many non company controlled servers so multiplayer will continue to work long after the company stops supporting it.
We don't have to use steam (I personally never spend more than $5 on a steam game and will get the game if similarly priced elsewhere. This is because I do not like the steam DRM. If steam's DRM servers die or if they decide to not run steam anymore then your games that you paid for will no longer work.
I will never buy a game with replayability that requires an online based DRM.
Steam offers more features than xbox live while being free (because there is no need to charge a monthly fee. the xbox live monthly fee is basically 100% profit for microsoft)
"The Xbox Live monthly fee is basically 100% profit for Microsoft"...
... it depends on how you look at it. It compensates for a loss they made elsewhere. In fact, it is not even clear whether the entire Xbox Division made money at all.
One thing that I kept hearing was, "Yeah but can you buy a comparable gaming PC (at launch) for 500$?" No, I can't really do that for $500. Neither can the console manufacturers, that is why they sell it for under parts and labor costs (not even considering research, development, and marketing). Even the WiiU, which is much closer to an Xbox 360 than a next-gen console, is sold at a loss.
The gouging happens later, like (as you noted) Xbox Live fees and inflated game prices. But... is it pure profit if it compensates for something else if that other thing is necessary for its existence?


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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez may be dunzo, given her admission during a chat with Ryan Seacrest this past weekend, but the Biebs had his sights set on Gomez even when he was a wee lad of 15. A "vintage" interview with the singer has been unearthed, where he professes having the hots for his future girlfriend.
The radio interview is from back in July 2009, when the Biebs had no tattoos, rocked the swoopy bangs and was smack dab in the middle of puberty. Check out that raspy voice and fidgety behavior!
He confesses that he was crushing on Gomez, who, consequently, was dating Nick Jonas at the time.
At the end of this clip, Baby Biebs admits, "I have a crush on Selena Gomez. No one heard that. Keep that on the DL." Little did he know that they'd go on to become a high wattage celeb couple for two years. Hindsight is 20/20, yo!
But seriously, could he be any more adorbs, with that raspy voice? Oh Justin, my, how things have changed.
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Against All Odds
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Catalina pointing a gun at the Inside Track cashier whilst Carl Johnson prepares to blow open the safe door with Satchel Charges
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|Inside Track betting shop
|Montgomery, Red County, San Andreas
Death of Carl Johnson
Arrest of Carl Johnson
Death of Catalina
Running out of Satchel Charges
If done after First Date; Body Harvest
If done after First Base; Gone Courting
If done after Gone Courting; Wu Zi Mu
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Against All Odds is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas given to protagonist Carl Johnson by Catalina from outside the Inside Track betting shop in the town of Montgomery in Red County, San Andreas.
Carl and Catalina arrive at the betting shop in Montgomery, having already decided to rob the shop at Catalina's hideout. The two enter the building with Catalina pointing a gun at the female cashier, threatening to kill her if she does not open the back door. The cashier, however, pushes the panic button and an alarm goes off, with Catalina shooting the cashier, who is protected by bullet-proof glass. Catalina, in anger, then kills one of the customers before telling Johnson to open the door and then the safe with Satchel Charges that she had obtained. After doing so, Carl collects the money from the safe and the two leave. They leave the shop and, after losing the police and 4-star wanted level, return to Catalina's hideout in Fern Ridge where Catalina giving Johnson his share of the money.
Carl Johnson: You wanna rob a betting shop?
Catalina: Yeah. You not man enough? Here, Carl.
Carl Johnson: Satchel charges?! Where the hell'd you get them?
(Catalina and Carl Johnson enter the betting shop and hold it up.)
Catalina: Open the backroom door or I blow your fucking face off! Leave the panic button or I'll kill your children too!
(The cashier hits the panic button and an alarm goes off.)
Catalina: I warned you, you stupid bitch! Stupid fucking bitch!
(Catalina fires the gun towards the employee, who is unharmed due to bullet-proof glass. Catalina then kills one of the customers. Carl Johnson then uses the satchel charges to blow up the door and then the safe.)
Carl Johnson: OK, I got it!
Catalina: About fucking time, you're a fucking sloth!
Carl Johnson: Whatever. Let's roll!
(Catalina and Carl Johnson evade the police and return to Catalina's hideout.)
Catalina: You impress me, Carl Johnson! Here's your cut, big man.
The reward for completing the mission is $2,000. The mission which would be unlocked upon completion of this mission will depend on which robbery missions have been previously done/haven't been done. If this mission is done after First Date, Body Harvest will be unlocked. If this mission is done after First Base, Gone Courting will be unlocked. If this mission is after Gone Courting, Wu Zi Mu will be unlocked. The Satchel Charges will now become avaliable for purchase at Ammu-Nation for $2,000.
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When: Feb. 7 through 23
Where: Sochi, Russia
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Patients have remained loyal to Lafayette chiropractor Eric St. Pierre during the past year despite the doctor's many absences.
In 2013, St. Pierre has taken trips to Utah, Italy and Russia requiring his patients to be flexible with their schedules while he's away -- a sacrifice, he said, most patients are willing to make in the name of the Olympic games.
On Feb. 2, St. Pierre will leave for another three weeks to tend to eight United States short-track speed skaters competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
St. Pierre, 34, is working as a consultant for the speed-skating medical teams this year after a successful stint as a trainer for the short-track speed skating U.S. team at the 2010 Vancouver games.
After turning down an opportunity for another contract with the team to focus on his practice -- ESP Sports Medicine located in the South Pointe Medical Center in Lafayette -- the team's program director brought St. Pierre on as a consultant.
"It's a huge commitment and I have to take a lot of time off to work with the athletes before and during the games," St. Pierre said. "It's a lot of work but worth it to be part of the team again."
Guy Thibault, the short-track program director, competed on the Canadian speed-skating team in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic games before becoming a coach and eventually the director for the U.S. team. Thibault said the team has hired a few trainers since losing St. Pierre, but no one has been able to fill his shoes.
"Eric had the credentials we wanted and the personality that fit," Thibault said. "He's the best guy for the job and since he couldn't take the job, we asked if he would mentor our trainer, who doesn't have as much experience as Eric. He'll be there to support and mentor the trainers for all of the speed skating trainers."
St. Pierre will be available to assist other teams, as well, with experience working on bobsled and skeleton athletes in the past, he said.
The team St. Pierre cared for won six medals during the 2010 games, including a silver and bronze for Apolo Ohno and bronze medals in the men's and women's team relays, according to olympic.org.
Since leaving the Olympic team in 2010, St. Pierre has been focused on his patients, which is not that different from caring for Olympic athletes, he said.
"Whether it's arthritis or a sports injury, we focus on soft-tissue driven recovery," St. Pierre said. "We're looking for quick recovery and preventing injury by eliciting a healing response."
St. Pierre hasn't forgotten about the Olympic athletes during the past four years. Several of them have traveled to Lafayette and stayed with St. Pierre while they receive treatment, he said.
"It's not unusual for me to have an Olympic athlete crashing at my place every now and then," St. Pierre said. "It's hard as hell for the athletes, so much sacrifice, that I feel obligated to be a part of that and to be there for them."
Speed skating events run throughout the Olympics, giving the athletes time to recuperate between events, St. Pierre said.
There won't be much recovery time for St. Pierre during the games as he watches, breathless from the sidelines.
"I hold my breath every time I watch them," St. Pierre said. "Being a part of the team and the competitive nature of the games, competing against other countries, it's a lot of pressure but it's something that I'm lucky to be part of."
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My Humble Garden....still a work in progress
I am constantly adding plant material to my garden beds in hopes to achieve the end result. Any ideas would be appreciated!
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1 of 30: Blue gazing ball flanked by Asiatic Star Jasmine. You can also see my neighbors pool in the background.
5 of 30: Rose of Sharon trained into a tree standard. Beautiful double blooms are purple. Planning to move some of the Lirope underneath and add either Stella D'Oro daylilies and/or Lily of the Nile in unplanted area around it.
6 of 30: Pot containing Yellow Coreopsis beside patio. Verbena in foreground has light purple blooms.
14 of 30: View as seen from under patio facing west end of house. Large plant at end of walkway is Red Trumpet Honeysuckle..this photo was taken last year.
18 of 30: Gazing ball in front of Asiatic Star Jasmine. Bearded iris foliage and blue Salvia in foreground.
20 of 30: Bearded Iris, MYSTERY PLANT(???) in front of Iris, and Touch Me Not. If anyone can identify this plant please email me. There is another pic showing the long stems and tiny blooms.
26 of 30: Pink Hydrangea growing on east side of house. This plant was an offshoot from my Mothers that always had blue flowers.
28 of 30: White blooming Crepe Myrtle in center of yard, with various birdfeeders hanging from the branches
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The Albuquerque Isotopes jumped on the Round Rock Express early Monday night and rallied in the sixth and seventh innings to cruise to a comfortable win.
Albuquerque scores five times in the bottom of the first and scored a combined five runs in the sixth and seventh to knock off the Express 12-5 at Isotopes Park.
The Isotopes pounded out 17 hits against the Express, with their Nos. 5-9 batters, Luis Cruz, Josh Fields, Tim Federowicz and Brian Cavazos-Galvez each coming through with three hits on the night.
The win was the fourth in a row for Albuquerque, who have lost just one game during its current homestand. It has two more contests against Round Rock, tonight and Wednesday night, before a quick four-game trip to Iowa.
With its current win streak, Albuquerque has moved back to within 1-1/2 games of Oklahoma City atop the division standings.
Pitcher John Ely improved to 6-4 on the season, going five innings and giving up two earned runs.
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Lots of Texas Robots (we mean, Texai)
As you can see from the photos above, our build of 25 Texai (Texas Alpha version) remote presence systems is well underway. The 25 Texases, a.k.a. "Texai", are now in the office, and we're busy bringing them online. The docking stations arrived on Thursday, but we're having trouble finding 25 outlets to plug them into!
Our Texai team spent long nights making this happen quickly, and it's fair to say that the rest of the office was stunned when they came in to work and saw the scene above. We now have 25 TAs, 5 PR2 Betas, 3 PR2 Alphas, and an original Texas. We're not quite at one robot per employee, but, with more PR2 Betas in production, we're getting there.
The big question is, "What are we going to do with 25 Texai?" We're working on that. We've already seen how one Texai could positively affect the relationship of one employee with the rest of the company -- now we'd like to see what effect many can have. The Texai surprised us as an unplanned byproduct of our efforts with the PR2 and ROS, but we know a good remote presence system when we see one.
We've already planned for some formal and informal uses. Some of them will be used for Human-Robot Interaction research. Others will be deployed at various sites and companies to study the mobility, networking, and social challenges that must be addressed in the design of remote presence systems.
We're also going to use them ourselves. Although we only have one employee in Indiana, we have several working remotely from home and from the Willow Garage Ski House. We'll see if the Texai can teach PR2 some tricks on the slopes.
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Tuesday 08:30 - 23:00
Our weekly Quiz at the Great Stone Inn will strain your brain to the max, but offers a rewarding feeling (Free beer vouchers for top teams) that you can't give up. Think you know your stuff? We'll see you there. Plus all of this is complemented by burger and a drink for £5.79*. The quiz starts at 8:30pm so there's enough time to grab a burger and feed that brain.
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