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Any advice on healthcare options since we are in open enrollment?
I am going from single to married and hope to be expecting a kid next year so I want to know what my best option would be for that kind of change. Currently on the HSA Ruby plan but want to know what people think would be better for possibly having a newborn next year. And no I can't get Tri-Care, at least not till I get elected ;)

Pineapple Guy

11-03-2011 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotFrog (Post 1079543)

PilotFrog, I'd definitely NOT do the Ruby. Your medical costs will sky rocket with a wife and possibly a child. Trust me - I've got the T-Shirt. ;)

Look at the Gold or the Diamond.

Gold = moderate premiums, moderate deductibles
Diamond = low premiums, high deductibles

acl65pilot

11-03-2011 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1079495)

Uncontained engine failure on Delta 747 photos

http://sitelife.aviationweek.com/ver...152f.Large.jpg

http://sitelife.aviationweek.com/ver...65bd.Large.jpg

Well I can tell you that those pictures are probably property of DAL, so whomever gave those to AWST, will have some explaining to do.

BTW the pics of it dumping the fuel are really cool.

acl65pilot

11-03-2011 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pineapple Guy (Post 1079560)

Gold works great for a pilot with kiddos. We had a child on the Gold plan, and the 1500 plus my 1000 HSA paid for everything as well as the normal checkup for our three/four year old.

scambo1

11-03-2011 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1079590)

Gold works great for a pilot with kiddos. We had a child on the Gold plan, and the 1500 plus my 1000 HSA paid for everything as well as the normal checkup for our three/four year old.

I agree with ACL, if you consider any of our healthplans great.

Bill Lumberg

11-03-2011 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Lifeisgood (Post 1079505)

To the 7ER drivers:

I heard that possibly the Polish jet had the CB (for that little valve that lets the hydrofluid out in case of alt. gear extention) tripped. The speculation is that the crew didn't notice it on preflight or when it popped during flight.

I think the CB is 27V
WHERE IS IT LOCATED EXACTLY?

Thx

They had 8 hours to figure it out, the problem occurred 30 minutes out of EWR. Weren't they talking to Boeing via satcom or their own mx?

forgot to bid

11-03-2011 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1079587)

Well I can tell you that those pictures are probably property of DAL, so whomever gave those to AWST, will have some explaining to do.

BTW the pics of it dumping the fuel are really cool.

Yeah that's a dead giveaway when it comes to the location of the photos. Different than this which was on someone's twitter account like that Qantas (without the u) A380 with a blade sticking through the top of the wing or this twitter pic:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...02_468x361.jpg

Smashing: Airplanes back into each other before take-off on Chicago airport tarmac | Mail Online

gloopy

11-03-2011 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Columbia (Post 1079528)

-2 adult man points for saying this phrase in public. Reserved for OleMiss TriDelts.

See now I thought I was being extra manly for not dropping the txt version..."ikr", lmafo ygtbsm!

80ktsClamp

11-03-2011 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMoon (Post 1079398)

http://www.life-fashion.com/wp-conte...and-movies.jpg

What was I doing there?