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Random Griz Aviation Musings

sevenhelmet said:
In short, military pilots not having the endorsements initially should be a self-correcting issue in most cases.
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I agree. That's why my initial question was is it even worth it? To date it hasn't.

sevenhelmet said:
What are you trying to do?
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Nothing specific, just a potential way to continue to exercise the mind and body if the juice is worth the squeeze. Once the discussion started, it was more about seeing if I was understanding (or misunderstanding) the wording. I guess you could say I was doing the exercise of the mind part.
 
Gatordev said:
Ah, thanks.

The way I read that, I would not be eligible to fly a HP aircraft since I'm not that old...I mean I don't meet the 1997 requirement and I haven't taken a .293 check ride in Category.

Paragraphs F (i) and (ii) state "authorized instructor" which has historically meant a CFI (or Check Airman) since there's no Mil-Comp transitivity.

Again, I get the logic, but having done so many .293 and .297 check rides over the years now I've learned to be TOO literal with the regs. Chuck if you have a FSDO letter or something else that that DPE you mentioned provided, I'd be curious to see it.
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No letter, simply verbal from DPE when I took my MEI checkride.
 
ChuckMK23 said:
Purely tongue in cheek. However, would it make a good post airline retirement gig?
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Why wouldn’t one just enjoy retirement with all that airline money? Work is a 4-letter word and that’s why I switched to part-time intermittent work (read semi-retired) at 55. I’m aiming to retire-retire at 62. There are no guarantees in life, and working until you die is no way to live your life.
 
ea6bflyr said:
Why wouldn’t one just enjoy retirement with all that airline money? Work is a 4-letter word and that’s why I switched to part-time intermittent work (read semi-retired) at 55. I’m aiming to retire-retire at 62. There are no guarantees in life, and working until you die is no way to live your life.
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Hitting 64 in June. I've decided to put my papers in with the city and pack it up after 25 years in September.
 
ea6bflyr said:
Why wouldn’t one just enjoy retirement with all that airline money? Work is a 4-letter word and that’s why I switched to part-time intermittent work (read semi-retired) at 55. I’m aiming to retire-retire at 62. There are no guarantees in life, and working until you die is no way to live your life.
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What if you love the work?

My grandfather continued to consult in his field into his late 70s.
 
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