Thread: Hmmmmm

Originally Posted by JoshMcMadMac

I thought you worked at a hospital? Now you are going to Metro police? If you are serious, let me know; I have close friends that are Howard and Baltimore County police. Both options are a lot less likely to land you in a body bag!

That is correct. I WAS in the hospital. I got out of it. Needless to say I had some ethical issues with the way some things were handled at Shady Grove Hospital. During the snowstorms since I had some free time during the week, I basically became a traveling respiratory therapist during them at Suburban Hospital. It was perfect because they had a lot of trouble with staffing their building. It was all volunteer but I just felt like I needed to do something because I had the knowledge.

I believe I told you this before, but my dream has been to be a pilot. I went and got my Commercial License through CCBC in Baltimore flying helicopters. Now I'm getting into Metro Police in an attempt to join up in their flying program. Also, I always wanted to be apart of the military, and asthma has inhibited that. The Police Dept. is the closest I'm going to get I feel.

Flying is a career to me, not a job. The hospital was great because I helped people and felt great doing it, but to fly is my dream, and to get paid for it is just a benefit.

I will live in my parents basement and drive a 1981 Accord for the rest of my life as long as I can fly. Put it that way, haha!

I applied for Baltimore County, twice as a matter if fact! Never received and e-mail or a call. I applied to Park, Alexandria, Montgomery County, MD State, PG, and Metro was the first one to accept me. Park and Alexandria accepted me as well, but afterwards. I still haven't heard anything on MoCo, State, and PG, but I took their tests and passed.

Either way, I really wanted either Metro or State because of the flight programs, but I would've taken the first to accept me out of the whole bunch just to get in, then transfer. I have to do a year to 2 years on the ground before I can fly. They want you to experience the ground so you don't take it for granted what the guys are doing down below while you're in the air.

Originally Posted by Quicklynx

That is correct. I WAS in the hospital. I got out of it. Needless to say I had some ethical issues with the way some things were handled at Shady Grove Hospital.

Huh, I know a doctor and a P.A. that work at Shady Grove.

Good luck with the helicopter thing; try not to get shot in the first year or two working the Metro slums! I miss flying jet aircraft, but you could not pay me to pilot a hovering brick like you do.

Originally Posted by JoshMcMadMac

Huh, I know a doctor and a P.A. that work at Shady Grove.

Good luck with the helicopter thing; try not to get shot in the first year or two working the Metro slums! I miss flying jet aircraft, but you could not pay me to pilot a hovering brick like you do.

Trust me, Josh! I felt the same way, and still do! 70-80% of my training was autorotations, so I'm a little less nervous so to say. Either way, the circumstances must be just right for them to work.

As for jet aircraft, one of my friends and I are really looking into purchasing something like a L-39 or MiG-21 in the future. I don't know how interested you would be in a potential triple buy, haha?

It wouldn't be for awhile, nor do we have the proper training for it. I wouldn't mind having a broken down $20k MiG-21 sitting in my hangar...errr, garage, haha.

I've also been looking into purchasing a Mess. BF-109. I don't know if you heard, but they are rolling brand spanking new ones off an original assembly line! A company bought a factory from WW2.

Either way, before I do any of that, I want to get a little more stabilized. Also don't have any kids yet, which could jeopardize a lot of this crazy dream we have.

What aircraft did you fly?

Originally Posted by Quicklynx

Trust me, Josh! I felt the same way, and still do! 70-80% of my training was autorotations, so I'm a little less nervous so to say. Either way, the circumstances must be just right for them to work.

As for jet aircraft, one of my friends and I are really looking into purchasing something like a L-39 or MiG-21 in the future. I don't know how interested you would be in a potential triple buy, haha?

It wouldn't be for awhile, nor do we have the proper training for it. I wouldn't mind having a broken down $20k MiG-21 sitting in my hangar...errr, garage, haha.

I've also been looking into purchasing a Mess. BF-109. I don't know if you heard, but they are rolling brand spanking new ones off an original assembly line! A company bought a factory from WW2.

Either way, before I do any of that, I want to get a little more stabilized. Also don't have any kids yet, which could jeopardize a lot of this crazy dream we have.

What aircraft did you fly?

I would need something with at least two seats to bring the wife along. If you can get your hands on a used jet for $20k and am certainly interested! I would have to go about getting commercially licensed, though.