After 21 years, 3 months and 29 days (as of Dec 31 2013) I will officially be retired from the US Army. Lucky for me, I accumulated about 110 days of leave. What does that mean? It means I started my new civilian job on 7 October, and I will get full pay from both jobs until the 1st of the year! After that, I'll receive my retirement pay.

As of 7 oct, I am an employee of Midwest Medair in Nebraska. I was hired as a line pilot flying a EC 135 P2+ helicopter. Single pilot IFR, doing "life flight" for the entire state plus more.

The job and people and aircraft are GREAT! My schedule is sweet too. 12 hours a day for 7 days, then off for 7 days. How can ya argue with 2 weeks off each month! I'm certainly not upset about the salary either!

Currently the company is awaiting receipt of a second aircraft. It is scheduled to go to Hastings, Nebraska (about 50 miles from the farm I grew up on). That is where I am going to be stationed at. So, the wife and I are searching for houses, and I am slowly moving my fleet of real cars and Rc stuff to Nebraska.

It's a big transition, but it's one I have been enjoying so far. Once we get settled in our new home, I'll get back to work on designing and building planes again.

I'll be around.

Laine