Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-10-2018, 07:27 PM
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We like his instructor. The instructor lives <5 minutes via golf cart to the PTC airport and won't instruct anywhere else. If he doesn't get another plane by summer I'll start looking elsewhere. We started a bit early, but this summer my son turns 16 so it makes sense to get things going again after he's old enough to solo.
01-10-2018, 08:22 PM
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.BTW, I had been out of private aviation for quite some time, I'd forgotten they can't solo until 16 and get their license at 17. Starting before 14 is going to be a long drawn out (expensive) proposition if it's not you instructing in your own plane.
01-10-2018, 08:28 PM
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Thanks, hope it is accurate. I somehow got my 1st choice during my kids summer break as a junior bidder. I'm thinking people forgot to bid or something, I couldn't touch any week during their summer break last year at a significantly higher %.
01-11-2018, 04:35 AM
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I'd be happy to pass it on, but he hasn't had access to a plane for 5 or 6 months. Not much use with no plane .
BTW, I had been out of private aviation for quite some time, I'd forgotten they can't solo until 16 and get their license at 17. Starting before 14 is going to be a long drawn out (expensive) proposition if it's not you instructing in your own plane.
.BTW, I had been out of private aviation for quite some time, I'd forgotten they can't solo until 16 and get their license at 17. Starting before 14 is going to be a long drawn out (expensive) proposition if it's not you instructing in your own plane.
Good luck.
01-11-2018, 08:59 AM
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01-11-2018, 09:07 AM
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Medical Insurance Monthly Cost
Hi All
Wife is retiring and we will transition to Delta Medical. Which plan do most pilots recommend (family of 4, 2 teens). Most importantly what is the monthly cost??
Thanks
Wife is retiring and we will transition to Delta Medical. Which plan do most pilots recommend (family of 4, 2 teens). Most importantly what is the monthly cost??
Thanks
01-11-2018, 09:30 AM
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I've got a wife and 3 kids and we're on the Bronze HSA. I think it's about 140 bucks a month. If you expect a substantial amount of healthcare costs or pricey perscriptions this may not be the plan for you. We've had the usual ER visits and trips to the urgent care, and still ended up waaayyyy ahead money-wise compared to the other plans Delta offered. As a bonus, we put the difference into the HSA every year and now we could cover the cost of a major medical event if something did happen.
01-11-2018, 09:59 AM
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I've got a wife and 3 kids and we're on the Bronze HSA. I think it's about 140 bucks a month. If you expect a substantial amount of healthcare costs or pricey perscriptions this may not be the plan for you. We've had the usual ER visits and trips to the urgent care, and still ended up waaayyyy ahead money-wise compared to the other plans Delta offered. As a bonus, we put the difference into the HSA every year and now we could cover the cost of a major medical event if something did happen.
01-11-2018, 10:45 AM
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We also use the Bronze HSA. Just be prepared to pay north of 10k out of pocket if you wind up in the hospital. We weighed the pros and cons and figured the chances of that happening are low enough to justify the low up front cost.
Basically if nothing happens, you wind up actually making money because of the health rewards.
But since there are no copays, you pay 100% of the cost after the insurance "discount"
Supposedly it's sometimes cheaper to skip insurance and pay the cash price if you won't reach your deductible. But in my experience it's always been better to go through insurance even though we've never been close to reaching the 10k deductible.
Basically if nothing happens, you wind up actually making money because of the health rewards.
But since there are no copays, you pay 100% of the cost after the insurance "discount"
Supposedly it's sometimes cheaper to skip insurance and pay the cash price if you won't reach your deductible. But in my experience it's always been better to go through insurance even though we've never been close to reaching the 10k deductible.
01-13-2018, 12:54 PM
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How do blue days and coverage awards on RES work? I got assigned a bunch of pink coverage RES days in Feb but when I look at the reserve list, all days are blue with pretty significant overages.
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