geosync

There are insurance products out there for that, but the airline/flight department has to purchase it for their pilots. I would imagine that they availability of such coverage varies between operators.

USAIG Loss of license Hiscox Global Flying

Bucknut

I would not recommend Real Estate unless you know a bunch of people locally. It takes a very long time to get established in the business and you will be working with a lot of people that can get qualified after taking a three-week class. Otherwise not exactly a high caliber bunch that can be very frustrating to work with. I am not bad mouthing all agents just stating the facts. Drive up to MCO and talk to the folks at FlightSafety. They are always looking for instructors. I knew a guy that lived in PBI and had a crashpad in MCO.

xdays

FSI has a Center at PBI. The only fixed wing aircraft they train on there is the Piaggio P-180, everything else is Sikorsky. The pay is decent and you're not spending money on a crashed in MCO or the gas to drive back and forth. That being said, there are more opportunities at the MCA Center.

AirBear

Re-activating this thread for a question about working as a dispatcher.

I've lost my medical due to diabetes. Not on insulin yet but probably will start taking a once daily shot in the future. I'm on oral meds that are non-FAA approved. Currently on Medical Disability from NetJets.

Today I came across a local company that does dispatching for Corporate Jets and has openings. I'm also waiting for hear about a Sim Instructor Job I applied for, although that one's a long shot since I have no Instructor time logged.

I've done some Google searches and as far as I can tell I don't need a medical to work as a Dispatcher. But I'm not sure if a daily insulin shot would be a disqualifier or not. One website I found said:

Many working Flight Dispatchers wear hearing aids. As long as you can hear normal with the use of a hearing aid, you can perform the duties of a Flight Dispatcher! Color blindness is not a problem either in this field. Controllable diabetes is also usually not a factor in getting hired.

I'm hoping there's some Dispatcher's out there who can confirm this. No point in contacting this company if I can't qualify.

I've got decent Loss of Medical benefits and don't absolutely have to work but I'd like to be able to use my nearly 40 years in professional aviation for something other than giving advice on message boards

StrikeTime

This is false. Most UAV company's, including government contractors, require at least a class 2 medical.

rickair7777

The nature of dispatching does not require an FAA medical, or physiological reliability. They should have the same hiring standards as any other office worker. Diabetes essentially always falls under the ADA, so anyone who discriminated would be writing big checks in short order.

AirBear

Thanks, I wasn't sure about that. Even the regional FAA Medical Office couldn't tell me.

I found some courses out there that can be done in a week if you're already an ATP. I may contact the local company first of course since I'm not interesting in moving or commuting.

Late tonight I just got a 2 week delayed voicemail from a friend of mine who still flies for USAirways/American. He runs an Ice Cream truck on days he doesn't fly but since he upgraded to Captain he doesn't want to do it anymore and is selling the truck. He claims to gross $50K part time. Of course being diabetic and selling ice cream probably wouldn't be a good combo