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And apparently on some newer ones too. The '77 M20J I just started flying doesn''t have them.

Not so much. The reimbursement from Medicaid my employer receives for my seeing a kid in the E.D. with a trivial viral infection, not requiring any diagnostic testing, barely pays the nurse's salary, definitely not mine. We make it up on the actual sick patients, and the ones with commercial...

That's similar to how I look at it. To be clear, my initial rant was not not about folks who have minor, but legitimate, illnesses. I agree people with colds and coughs probably get better faster if they take a day off and rest, and they don't spread their viruses in the hospital environment...

As others have noted, the "checkout" can be anything from minimal to excessive, mostly depending on the insurer, though not always. A few days after I got my PP, having trained in a Warrior and a 172, I wanted to rent the FBO's 150. ("FBO" was a bit of a misnomer, since it was one guy who...

Every year around this time, the number of nurses calling in sick at the hospital where I work increases exponentially. Even accounting for the influenza and other seasonal illnesses, it's a dramatic increase over the baseline. Many of them are surprisingly open about how they are "using up"...

Parent (98% of the time on state benefits) who brings their (happy, smiling, playful) kid to the emergency department in the middle of the night for fever of 15 minutes' duration. "Well, what have you given for it?" "Oh, nothing. We just rushed right here." Patient who comes to the emergency...

Glad you found it enjoyable! I've done quite a number of PnP flights this summer and fall, and have found them all rewarding...although I had to search for the reward for sitting squished between the door and a wire crate in the front passenger seat on one flight, for 2 hours...never again...

Yeah, I read all the airplane accident reports I come across. I also read the case reports from lawsuits against emergency medicine clinicians (which is how I make a living). In both arenas, it just confirms that often, poor judgment and bad decision-making lead to a poor outcome. But in some...

This is what I did prior to my checkride, and it helped me immensely. I found another CFI, who knew the examiner and his style very well, and gave me a very good idea of what to expect. I arranged this on my own...my CFI hated the second CFI, and I never did tell him I'd arranged a mock oral...

Mike, I do follow the FAA requirements for MONITORING AND ACTIONS REQUIRED DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS, which is incorporated into my special issuance letter, to wit: To ensure safe flight, the insulin using diabetic airman must carry during flight a recording glucometer; adequate supplies to...

Nate, I don't doubt the accuracy of what you write. And lord knows, it took you far longer to write it than it did to make my one-line rather flip comment. :D I have just under 100 hours in the 182. I do love the airplane. And I've found it to be quite forgiving; it wasn't until I had...

Talked to the guy, he said insurance will require 10 hours, with my lack of any retract time. I was hoping for a bit less, but I'm going to do it -- as long as the plane isn't a POS, which I doubt is the case. Can always start work on the instrument rating if I master the Mooney in 5! And...

Semipro - In addition to NOT GOING TOMORROW, I would second the recommendation to make your way to Peoria when you have met the requirements outlined above by Dr. Bruce in post #8 and have all documents in hand. As one of the type 1 diabetics with a third-class issued by Dr. Bruce in his...

...led me to follow up on something I heard a while back: a somewhat-local guy has a 1977 Mooney 201, pretty well-equipped, with a new GTN 650, autopilot, Garmin 696, HSI, engine analyzer, available for rental. Although he calls it a "club", the plane is actually owned by the FBO, which he...

I understand your feelings. I have spent more time with my dog than either of my two wives. I dread the day this becomes my dilemma, but fortunately, she is still healthy. Having had a golden for many years, before my min-pin, I know they are wonderful dogs. Hopefully you can take some...

That's a nice airport; I've been in there several times. And, if you need an engine overhauled while you're there, they can do that too! :)

I love the 182. I have taken it halfway across the country, and have been using it exclusively (my club also has a Warrior) for all the Pilots n Paws flights I've been doing lately. It's comfortable, goes fast enough to actually get someplace, and you can load it to the gills and it'll still...

I think it is. I went to the one in Connecticut last year. I thought the seminars were great, I got to talk to lots of pilots, and there was an endless amount of stuff to spend money on. However, it was the first one I'd attended. I suppose if you've been to dozens of them, you might have a...

Thanks for the detailed info! That's very interesting. Nope...just a low-time private pilot who finds the whole concept fascinating. Definitely looking forward to more episodes!

Dave, I too am enjoying the show! How recently were the episodes filmed? And you obviously are using cameras mounted in the cabin in-flight, as opposed to a production crew member which would likely not be considered essential crew on a ferry flight. :nono: Are the cameras running...