"Nomen Nescio" wrote:
Some lawyers start smelling money and they may go for any angle, no
matter how bizarre.

Unfortunately true. You would be kidding yourself to think the release
form would *prevent* a lawsuit from being filed. It might help in court.

2) Class 3 medical issues:..I'm hoping that this wouldn't rule me out.

As long as you've got the required certificates, rating and experience,
you're good to go.

3) Contageous Disease - Quite simply, do you fly people that you could
catch a major disease
from?

I've not flown such a mission. There are special procedures for this
which AF will explain to you. AF will always inform you of the nature of
a patient's illness, and of course you may decline any mission.

4) What special care do you have to provide for the passengers? I read
the physicians
release Ambulatory, no bathrooms, can't lie down, etc. But could you
tell me a little bit
about your experiences with various individuals. Panic attacks, in
flight emergencies,
Interior needs a cleaning ('nuff said), overall passenger attitude
(appreciative to bitchy?), etc.

I carry water, wipes and large freezer bags (for sick sacks). The latter
have come in handy a couple of times. Most of my passengers have been
very nice with a couple of instances of minor grumpiness.

5) Commitment: Hours for the avg. mission, times of day (night),
advance notice, lay overs, etc.

Round trip times for missions have varied from four to eight hours
flight time. I stayed overnight in Tulsa one time just because I was
tired.

6) Aircraft: If you can do it in a 172, I guess just about anything
that you can squeeze 4 people
in will work?

It's a bit of a squeeze sometimes in my Cutlass RG. I seem to draw the
hefty ladies a lot.

7) Any other negatives that I might have missed.

Most of the missions are on week days.

8) Oh, 1 more. How do you figure expenses. Fuel, oil, obviously. But
do you include allocations
for overhauls, repairs, annual, etc.

I figure total cost/hour.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM