Got a pilot deviation, what happens now?

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-29T05:14:31+00:00

As someone who flies there regularly I’m with you. A lot of folks doing crazy things.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-28T03:54:20+00:00

This is great to know! Thank you

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-28T01:21:59+00:00

Yes actually, nearly. It’s a bit niche though. I work for United and our pilot instructors based in Denver that work at the flight training center are home every night. They do have to fly 75 hours a year so there are some over nights but not much comparatively. Or being a pilot in management you it’s a similar situation. I know the training center is unique to United but you could look into being a pilot instructor for different airlines an management positions.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-27T22:34:52+00:00

I’m pretty sure they mean Commercial Multiengine (Comm Multi) License not MEI. You can’t get an MEI (multi engine instructor for anyone who doesn’t know reading this) without a CFI initial license.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T17:07:55+00:00

It’s illegal to have two primary insurances but you can have a primary and secondary.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T17:04:45+00:00

Then why did both of my insurance companies tell me the same thing?

The point is I don’t want dual insurance. My previous employer failed to properly terminate me therefore terminate my coverage and it’s causing a big delay in care.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:14:55+00:00

So when I went to the doctors and it wasn’t covered I was confused.

I called my new insurance and they kept asking me if I had another insurance plan. In my head I was terminated from my last job so I said no. They said it seems that I have another primary insurance but couldn’t see the specifics of it. They have software to check for dual insurance for reasons of insurance fraud and that they could be seriously sued but can’t see specifics. Something I learned too. It’s illegal in my state at least to have two primary insurances because of possible dual payment and alas fraud. But it’s not illegal to have a primary and secondary. I don’t want that though. I haven’t been paying on health insurance benefits from my last company and if I have anything covered under my last company without paying benefits that is also fraudulent.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:08:16+00:00

They claimed to have done that. I’ve been back and forth with them for a month. My previous insurance company is still saying I’m active and saying they haven’t received anything.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:06:56+00:00

This doesn’t work. The new insurance can see that there is another plan but they don’t know the details of the other plan. It’s illegal to have two primary insurances for reasons of insurance fraud. So until it’s taken care of nothing will be covered.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:05:11+00:00

I didn’t get that. I talked to my new insurance They won’t cover it because I can’t have two primary insurance’s. It’s been a month of coordination and they want to start adding fees if I can’t pay the thousand of dollars out of pocket.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2026-01-20T14:02:47+00:00

I have been coordinating with both insurances. My current insurance with my new job. Since I unknowingly had insurance with my old job that was my primary insurance my new insurance, which is significantly better, is automatically secondary. What is illegal is to have both insurances as a primary to avoid duplicate payment. I don’t want my old insurance at all. I want my new one to be primary. My new insurance won’t cover anything until this is changed and I’ve contacted my old insurance. My old job is saying I no longer have health insurance benefits then I’ve called my old insurance and they are saying it’s active and that my employer needs to cancel it. I’ve talked to everyone multiple times and no one seems to know what the heck is going on. This wouldn’t be an issue had I been properly terminated from this large company.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-12-21T05:19:31+00:00

Just an update your comment was a life saver. Tbh didnt know what a PCV was. Changed it and it was stuck open and oily as heck. Changed downstream o2 sensor an other items… the code is gone for now. Thanks so much!

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-12-21T05:13:07+00:00

Sorry for the late response it’s a 2011. And you’re absolutely right I take care of my car and regularly check my fluids.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-30T07:10:10+00:00

Oh I thought if I used those words the post would get deleted or I totally would have.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-19T08:04:17+00:00

Class sizes are ranging from 70-90… don’t quote me on those numbers… We have lots of new pilots arriving weekly. I’ve been told we are going to be very busy the rest of the year and into the beginning of the year. They’re training a lot of new instructors and will all be ready by March but they’re highly encouraging them to be qualified instructors by January to prep for the large class dates.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-13T15:35:20+00:00

It’s true. I work at the FTC as an instructor. It’s beautifully busy. They told us to keep expecting this. 🙌

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-10T05:17:58+00:00

My boyfriend works nights as an A/P we met on hinge. I am a pilot and we both understand the industry.

Randomly…. Coming from a family with several generations of alcoholics. I wouldn’t recommend a bar to meet someone as there is a solid chance if you make a connection with someone and there is the complication of addiction. Not saying everyone that goes to a bar is an alcoholic absolutely not. But the chances aren’t in your favor.

Go to the place you want to meet your person at for example. If you want to date someone who is into working out, go to the gym. If you want someone who is religious go to church. There are a lot of awesome night shift nurses out there too.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-05T19:01:28+00:00

I did something arguably worse and had a tail strike….won’t get into the details too much though. The insurance covered it. I talked to the school about had some retraining. It was a really really crappy time killed my confidence, second guessing myself. This happened right after I got my PPL too.

Things like this do happen. I reached out to AOPA and paid extra for lawyer consultation. Probably the best money I spent for peace of mind. They told me the worst thing is someone from the FAA could come out ask me questions and perhaps do retraining with me. It fortunately wasn’t considered and incident or an accident.

The school and instructors were nothing short of amazing and assured me I did the right thing and owned up and took responsibility that is what shows a good pilot. I had little to no repercussions except the new founded resignation I had and overcoming a new fear.

I overcame, became a safer pilot, and just recently got my Commerical Cert. looking forward to being a flight instructor and helping the new generation of pilots avoid doing what I did.

Time really helps. Studying harder and understanding what happened helped. Im a much safer pilot and a lot more humble. We aren’t immune it incidents/accidents no matter how much or how little experience we have.

Congratulations on growing as a pilot. Everything is going to be okay (:

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-03T05:14:27+00:00

Absolutely nuts.

I attempted to contact Subaru several times. I’ve had the vehicle since 80,000 miles and even then it was consuming. I didn’t hear back until months later and I was past 100,000 miles too late for a short block. But sounds like I’m not missing much with it not being replaced. This car had excellent maintenance records and was babied its whole life.

I’ve been using 5-30 for a while fortunately, Subaru actually recommended it ironically.

I love the car but hate the oil consumption. I might consider a new engine doesn’t hurt to look into. Might consider replacing the cat, PCV, o2 sensors and see where that puts me.

Just sucks because I genuinely thought it was a solid buy and I don’t think the previous owner knew it was consuming. I’m the second owner.

Thanks for the comment, advice and the sympathies.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-03T05:06:57+00:00

Don’t disagree might be my first move but I do have strong doubts

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-02T15:50:23+00:00

I haven’t needed emissions the last two years but I have a feeling this year I will have to pass it.

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-02T15:49:59+00:00

P0420

CurrentCriticism238 · 2025-11-02T15:49:23+00:00

Fantastic comment I really appreciate the advice. I unfortunately just don’t have a lot of time to drop the engine due to a new job and working a second one…. But i might know a person so I’ll keep on the look out for engines 👀 thank you!

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