Originally Posted by
topprospect16
Going to make some popcorn for this one...this is going to get good
You're a funny guy.
Originally Posted by
Ewfflyer
First off, congratulations on cleaning up your life, that takes guts to do, as well as asking the questions you are asking.
Also, are you located in the Detroit Metro area still? I used to work out of a small airport called New Hudson, but know of folks at that airport and also Canton-Mettetall.
I want to thank you for the time you put into my thread & you gave me a lot of hope and encouragement. To answer your question: I am no longer in Michigan anymore. I just had to get away from my peers which is really what brought me down.
Originally Posted by
Cargo Man
I’ve heard that some small air cargo’s, hire qualified pilots with past issues. The reason was/is they want a good pilot that has obstacles that keep them away from the major air carriers. Welcome to the Hotel California
That's good to know. Thank you.
Originally Posted by
GrUpGrDn
"When you go to get your medical, you will have to disclose the DUI, and I believe any felony items on the form. You will take a Urine Test, but I honestly don't know what they check for with that."
EWFFlyer: the test that is performed on the urine sample is for protein spillover. Meaning sugar.
Honestly- I don't have anything in my system.. but; why are they checking for protein spillover? What does that mean?
Originally Posted by
HSLD
Before spending money on flight training, I'd go to the FISDO and talk to an air carrier inspector - ask him these same questions. Find out from the source if there is anything the FAA knows of in your background that would be disqualifying to hold a pilots license.
My guess is that you could probably hold a certificate.
For the second part of the question: are you employable as a pilot at a 121 carrier? Based on the hiring practices I've seen, you would have to have a stellar (beyond stellar) interview and then would need tons of luck on top of that.
I'm going to do just that..
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
You could probably work in charter or corporate aviation. A significant problem for airlines and many charter/corporate jobs is that Canada will not allow you to enter with your record. Normally folks can get waivers for canadian entry 5-7 years after the event, but for pilots the issue is almost always a DUI. I'm not sure if they would waive your extensive record.
I doubt the airlines would hire you at all with your record. You would probably have to take whatever charter/corporate job you could find...and the pickings might be slim. Employers who have loose standards for pilots backgrounds are usually bad places to work.
I would probably say that you would be better off doing something else. But if are really committed and willing to work any aviation job there is a possibility that after 10-15+ years (with a clean record) that you could get into some of the better flying jobs. I'm not even certain that things would be forgiven after that long though.
I'm not sure I would even want to fly to Canada. The only city I even enjoyed was Montreal..
Originally Posted by
Twin Wasp
The FAA medical form asks you to list any non traffic felony or misdemeanor convictions along with a separate block for DWIs. To work at a major airport, TSA requires a background check that goes back 10 years and includes felony drug convictions. You can get a Sport Pilot certificate without a medical but it just lets you fly two seat aircraft during the day. As someone said, open the phone book, US gov, Dept. of Transportation, FAA, Flight Standards District Office. There's one in most large cities. They're the ones who are going to give you the certificate, ask to talk with an Safety Inspector.
I am going to do just that though. I also read somewhere that it only cost about 700 bucks to get my record expunged in each county. Everything that was bad was in Wayne County. Once in Rino.. which I totally forgot about.. I dont even remember the outcome.. just I was there for about a month. I mean, I have a savings and 700 bucks really isnt a lot.
I will let you guys know what these guys say.. thank you for your input and taking the time to write this to me. You guys are good people.