PFT Gets Bitten

[MidlifeFlyer]

The company who hired the pilot fired him when he refused to do a flight until the next day. To add insult to injury, they then sued him for $20,000 under the training reimbursement clause. The result?
Boone County Jury Awards Nearly $2 million to Pilot Fired for Refusing to Fly in Unsafe Conditions

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

The guy retired from Delta and flew for this dirtbag company. WTH?

His position was 'I’m 69 years old, I’ve been loading a plane for four hours with 2,000 pounds worth of stuff. I’m not in the position to fly three-and-a-half hours in any kind of weather.'"

Time to hang up the spurs cowboy.

 

[Roger Roger]

The guy retired from Delta and flew for this dirtbag company. WTH?



Time to hang up the spurs cowboy.

Alimony ain’t cheap

 

[Richman]

Alimony ain’t cheap

P-R-E-N-U-P

 

[roundout]

The guy retired from Delta and flew for this dirtbag company. WTH?



Time to hang up the spurs cowboy.

But how else do you expect him to make the alimony payments and child support, but still keep the lake house and the boat?

 

[dustoff17]

Pilot shopping. Works in HEMS too!

 

[JDean3204]

Alimony ain’t cheap

Truth

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Good riddance comes to mind.

Speaking of, another "charter outfit" got burned this week month too, though only for $2703 (PDF target):

https://www.oalj.dol.gov/DECISIONS/ALJ/AIR/2020/DEBUSE_COLIN_v_CORR_FLIGHT_DBA_NICH_2020AIR00015_(DEC_08_2021)_135901_CADEC_PD.PDF

 

[ppragman]

Good riddance comes to mind.

Speaking of, another "charter outfit" got burned this week month too, though only for $2703 (PDF target):

https://www.oalj.dol.gov/DECISIONS/ALJ/AIR/2020/DEBUSE_COLIN_v_CORR_FLIGHT_DBA_NICH_2020AIR00015_(DEC_08_2021)_135901_CADEC_PD.PDF

this job reads like a nightmare lol

 

[Autothrust Blue]

this job reads like a nightmare lol

Non-useful body!

 

[SteveC]

this job reads like a nightmare lol

No kidding.

 

[dustoff17]

And AGAIN we question WHY this 135 certificate holder is in operation.

The Feds need to get involved. Nicholas Air is a soup sandwich!

 

[ppragman]

And AGAIN we question WHY this 135 certificate holder is in operation.

The Feds need to get involved. Nicholas Air is a soup sandwich!

This appears to be generous lol

 

[Capt. Chaos]

The guy retired from Delta and flew for this dirtbag company. WTH?



Time to hang up the spurs cowboy.

4 Hours to load 2000lbs? Wow it would be nice to have that kind of time!

 

[dustoff17]

This appears to be generous lol

It’s Christmas, I’m trying to be giving…….

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

4 Hours to load 2000lbs? Wow it would be nice to have that kind of time!

He is 69 after all. Senior abuse, imo.

 

[gliderboy]

I was astonished to discover through first-hand experience that some folks from the 121 world are so afraid of flying single pilot in IMC that they will make all sorts of childish excuses to avoid having to do so.

 

[BEEF SUPREME]

I guess the FAA has been on a bit of a tear trying to fine 134.5 operators and also go after the pilots who are even unknowingly flying illegal charter. Often with certificate action.

Another reason I'm glad to no longer be part of that world.

 

[ppragman]

4 Hours to load 2000lbs? Wow it would be nice to have that kind of time!

Depends on what you’re loading? I mean he was doing hurricane relief stuff, so it could be weird bulky stuff.

It took me 2.5hrs to load a caravan once, a four wheeler, and two full fuel drums by myself, plus a bunch of light loose stuff in the pod.

Another time I had to load a 1000lb generator without a forklift into a Pilatus. The skid loader was too big and janky to safely fit between the wing and the tail, so I ended up using a series of come alongs and ramps to get it in. It was next to impossible. I had help the , but it still took over an hour.

Not sure what he was loading, but not every load is fish boxes and dog food ya know? One of the hardest trips I did was a full load on a beautiful VFR day - the hard part was the mix of the ridiculous awkward •, and then volcanic ash sigmets, then it took me an hour to get it out of the airplane without damaging the thing.

Not saying it should take 4hrs but I can see it if things were particularly screwed up and he didn’t have help - especially as an old guy.

 

[scooter2525]

The guy retired from Delta and flew for this dirtbag company. WTH?

The article said it was for Delta Airlines so a different carrier than Delta Air Lines.