This thread seems to have died, but I have not.
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Originally Posted by cashflyer
I received my annual Pelican Parts "happy birthday" email today, so thought I would check in and revive an old thread.
I have moved into a non-flying management role with a helicopter EMS outfit in Nevada, working both remotely and monthly rotations on-site. And I still work the Kuwait side-gig.
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Another orbit completed today.
I left the EMS company on Feb 4th of this year ... 13 months with the company. The company is owned by two nurses and a PA. The two nurses have no FAA licenses or training, and the PA has a private pilot license. They continually underfunded the maintenance department because maintenance does not bring in revenue. That was annoying. But the last straw was when the CEO
directed me to have the team break regulations ... specifically they leased a different make/model helicopter that we had no technical manuals on, and the CEO insisted that we place it into service.
I filed a report with the FAA. There were some follow-up phone calls, but ultimately I think nothing came of it. (
AFAIK, though, the helicopter is still not operational.)
So, almost 6 months later I can say that I have no regrets over leaving that operator. I've been spending time at the beach, or working on my dirt-bike, or whatever I want to do. And I still do parts and equipment for Kuwait, so I still have some income.
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Originally Posted by cashflyer
I spoke to the people at www .leftseat .com
They told me to expect the process to take 6 to 8 months. Time to gather documentation from all of the doctors that were involved in my care, and then processing time from the FAA side.
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That company (leftseat) took a chunk of money from me and did absolutely nothing to help me with getting my flight medical renewed. I have a call scheduled for tomorrow with an FAA doctor for a consultation. Worst case, I have to wait a while longer. The three year reporting period for most of my stuff will pass in March 2027.
Not sure if I am even employable as a pilot, trying to get back into the pilot seat at age 58.
Rumor made it to me that we have lost at least one Pelican since my last visit.
I hope the rest of you guys/gals are still doing well.
