Dylan and Max discuss why pilots losing their medicals is such an important topic to address [1:14]. Clint, a 39 year old 787 pilot for a legacy airline, talks about his experience losing his medical this summer [4:20]. Clint discusses what he’s learned about short term, long term, and loss of license insurance as he awaits getting his medical back [20:00]. Dave, a PC-12 pilot, joins us to share his story of losing and eventually regaining his medical certificate due to complications with medication and pre-existing conditions [43:00]. We talk about the importance of mental health in professional aviation [1:20:30]. Dave shares his destination guide for San Juan, Puerto Rico [1:28:30]. For our tales from the road, Dave tells us about flying a prize winning pig home from the fair [1:34:00].
Episode Resources
San Juan Destination Guide: Web | Google Maps direct import
St Barth’s approach videos
Special thanks to FindAPilot.com, which is offering 21.5% off of premium memberships to our listeners, use coupon code 21FIVE.
Do you have feedback, suggestions, or a great aviation story to share? Email us info@21fivepodcast.com Check out our Instagram feed @21FivePodcast for more great content and to see our collection of aviation license plates.
Comments