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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <norcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:43 PM
Subject: [OM] [OT] Probably the last note on the helicopter pilot
> It's now been almost 2-1/2 years since my son took out some high voltage
> lines near Jamestown, NY with a New York State Police helicopter.
> Despite being at an elevation of 205 feet he and his passenger both
> survived. He has been trying to regain his health and flight status
> ever since but has been unsuccessful due to occasional (maybe once or
> twice a week) fleeting bouts of vertigo that last for about 1-2
> seconds. It's a long way from the room spinning stuff that plagued him
> for the first six months following the accident but it's not 100 0one.
>
> Anyhow, the FAA finally decided this past week that they will not renew
> his Class 2 license until he has been 100 0.000000ree of all symptoms for at
> least one year. So, the State Police had to decide whether to place him
> on permanent disability or (a surprise to me) put him back to work on
> road patrol. They chose the latter and, of course, that also meant that
> he was demoted from his technical sergeant's flight position and salary
> to that of an ordinary trooper. He did that job briefly before assuming
> his pilot's position but it has been 13 years ago. So, if you're
> inclined to drive above the speed limit near Niagara Falls in the next
> couple of weeks you may be safe for awhile. He tells me he hasn't a
> clue about how to operate a modern radar gun.
>
> Since he's also a New York National Guard helicopter pilot his flight
> status there is still up in the air. The flight surgeon has recommended
> he be re-instated with a restriction to two-pilot aircraft. However,
> that's really not a restriction since the army only flies two-pilot
> aircraft. Still waiting on that one. As you might guess we're all a
> bit down at the moment. Flying was what he lived to do.
>
> Sorry for the long OT. If you never saw the full story search the 1999
> archives on "helicopter" and go back to September 27, 1999.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
> Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
>
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