Losing your Medical: What would you do?

lastchance · Post by **lastchance** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:09 pm

Years ago there used to be 'loss of licence' insurance. Not sure if this is still available.

Scuba_Steve · Post by **Scuba_Steve** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:50 pm

I'd become a vegan bee-keeper...

Or get into aviation safety/human factors, TSB perhaps. There are lots of other jobs within aviation that don't require a license and you experience would still be of considerable value.

KAG · Post by **KAG** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:53 pm

Real estate then work into land development.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:42 am

Retire. Put some really serious miles on my motorcycle. Buy a small boat, anchor it in the Bahamas and have my wife send me beer money.

sky Rookie · Post by **sky Rookie** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:07 am

Doc wrote:Retire. Put some really serious miles on my motorcycle. Buy a small boat, anchor it in the Bahamas and have my wife send me beer money.

this sounds like a great idea without losing my medical

iflyforpie · Post by **iflyforpie** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 12:17 pm

Start a chisel charter where passengers become 'temporary shareholders' with a company which happens to own an aircraft.

<runs and hides>

Naw, I'd just wrench full-time.

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:20 pm

sky Rookie wrote:
Doc wrote:Retire. Put some really serious miles on my motorcycle. Buy a small boat, anchor it in the Bahamas and have my wife send me beer money.
this sounds like a great idea without losing my medical

Plus if you still have a medical you can fly home for Pizza, chinese food and a conjugal a few times a year.

SII · Post by **SII** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:47 pm

Fly drugs for a mexican cartel. They don't generally ask for a medical

raven54 · Post by **raven54** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:56 pm

Doc wrote:Retire. Put some really serious miles on my motorcycle. Buy a small boat, anchor it in the Bahamas and have my wife send me beer money.

Gotta ask Doc, what are you riding these days? I managed about 11000 kms last year...m109r. Sorry for the derail.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:36 pm

raven54 wrote:
Doc wrote:Retire. Put some really serious miles on my motorcycle. Buy a small boat, anchor it in the Bahamas and have my wife send me beer money.
Gotta ask Doc, what are you riding these days? I managed about 11000 kms last year...m109r. Sorry for the derail.

The wee Bandit. 650 inline 4, liquid cooled. Small, cheap to insure, handles great. Ride safe!

Shiny Side Up · Post by **Shiny Side Up** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:48 pm

Doc wrote: The wee Bandit. 650 inline 4, liquid cooled. Small, cheap to insure, handles great. Ride safe!

Excellent bike. Just about bulletproof too. When I bought mine, two of my buddies after trying it sold their bikes and bought one.

Had enough winter, can't wait for two wheeling season.

2R · Post by 2R » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:15 pm

Alas, i have to many scars and wrinkles and am way too ugly to consider a career in the adult film industry.
So i would have to scrape the rust off my tools and go back to one of my trades

traveller123 · Post by **traveller123** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 6:27 pm

Give a big bride to the doctor.

107 · Post by **107** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:09 pm

become a chef, somewhere warm and near salt water, fresh sea food and I'd be putting a ton of miles on two wheels, make up for not spending too much time on my '86 Katana last year. Bring on the sunshine folks!

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:13 pm

My brother in law wants to open a beach bar in Taiwan. We'll be looking for cute wait staff.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:18 pm

Cat Driver would have given me this idea if I asked. Quality control and test pilot in a Florida whorehouse.
When I lost mine, it was temporary so I used pogey, got my medical back and then retired.
Everyone seems to survive, it's not quite the end of the world. You will or should be able to do something to do to bring home the bacon. Just have to get creative.
If the medical condition is not too serious, TC now seems to give a restricted category like I have, I have to have a babysitter, another pilot who is rated.

Cougar · Post by **Cougar** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:36 pm

Wow..
you mean you guys have to have medicals??

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:09 pm

107 wrote: make up for not spending too much time on my '86 Katana last year.

When was the last year they made them. I thought they stopped in 1985.

Someone post a picture of the "Wee Bandit." I'm getting close to wanting one of those armchair cycles.

modi13 · Post by **modi13** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:21 pm

traveller123 wrote:Give a big bride to the doctor.

That'll only work if he likes fatties.

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:23 pm

Gentlemen...the Wee Bandit...

Beefitarian · Post by **Beefitarian** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:29 pm

Very nice. I'm looking left to watch Neal Peart ride his BMW somewhere nice with twisting valley roads on DVD.

grimey · Post by **grimey** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:39 pm

traveller123 wrote:Give a big bride to the doctor.

Wouldn't that require a hell of a dowry too?

CL-Skadoo! · Post by **CL-Skadoo!** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:17 am

This:

107 · Post by **107** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:53 pm

Doc wrote:My brother in law wants to open a beach bar in Taiwan. We'll be looking for cute wait staff.

Sorry Doc, I'm not "that" good lookin, lol. Nice Bandit by the way!

Beefitarian wrote:
107 wrote: make up for not spending too much time on my '86 Katana last year.
When was the last year they made them. I thought they stopped in 1985.

Someone post a picture of the "Wee Bandit." I'm getting close to wanting one of those armchair cycles.

From Wikipedia;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Katana
"Suzuki also produced 550 cc (34 cu in),650 cc (40 cu in) and 750 cc (46 cu in) versions of the Katana. The 650 had a shaft drive, while the 1984-1986 SE/SF/SG 750 is distinguished by having a pop-up headlight. The air cooled GSX family, of which the Katana was a member, gave way to the equally revolutionary oil-cooled GSX-R series in 1985."

Best I can tell they skipped 87 and in 88 started turning it into the sport touring ... thing ... it is now. Not fan of the new versions at all, but hey, there's a market for it I suppose.

There are certainly worse things to do with no medical, lol.

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