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Charles W.
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- Mar 12, 2003
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Everyone must be working for a change so I just thought I would make another post to keep some activity here.
As an example of the shysters that seem to be drawn to aviation I thought I would let you all know the latest on my trip to England and what is happening now.
As I have explained, he was making demands of me with regard to the flying of the aircraft that were way beyond what I consider safe, and when given an ultimatum to either follow his orders or be replaced with another pilot I of course went back to Canada.
The latest is, he claims he will pay the money owing to my two partners in England for the mechanical work done, but he will not pay my airfare and extra expanses for my trip to England. Remember he asked me to fly the airplane and authorized me to buy a ticket and come over to England at short notice, as well I was there for a week and stayed at the hotel that he was in, which of course he paid for.
He now has a new reason to not pay me...........
He claims that not only am I incompetent as a pilot but I missreperesented my qualifications because my pilots license is not valid due to my not having a valid medical.
This statement is in writing to my two partners, but the most incredible thing is last week I got a call from one of my customers in the USA who owns a PBY. He wanted to know what in hell was going on with the guy that owns the Cat in England as he had received a phone call asking him if he would deliver the airplane to Israel, my friend suggested that he call me as that is what I do for a living...... well the guy said I was the reason that his airplane was stuck in England as not only did I not know what I was doing but I didn't even hold a valid medical for my ATP.
By the way I had faxed a copy of my license including my medical group 1 valid until Aug. 01/2004. Then I had scanned and e-mailed another copy as the fax did not satisfy the Israelis.
Anyhow he claims that I have damaged his company and put Boeing Aircraft in a bad position as Boeing helicopter division was funding the ferry costs. He claims that Boeing will pay my two partners but not me, because I missreperesented my qualifications.
He has combed the world looking for a qualified pilot and at least last week has not found one.
Also he told the guy in the US that owns a Cat that he can not get insurance.
So that is really one of the stranger fu.k ups that I have been involved in in many years.
As to insurance, Lloyds have been insuring me and my two partners in this business of ferrying PBY's for the last ten years, in over forty different countries and we have never failed to complete a delivery, nor have we ever filed a claim.
So go figure...
Maybe it is getting time for me to let Boeing know why the project is off the rails.
By the way, when I left the project the first phone call I made was to my insurance broker and the underwriter to inform them that I was no longer involved in the ferry flight.
My broker and I are very good friends and he was stunned that I had left the project and asked for the reason, I said you don't really want to know the whole story, buy it was for reasons of safety being compromized....he just grunted and said that's all I need to know Chuck, thanks for calling and letting me know you are no longer connected to that airplane.
Like this thread was named, I must be dummer than a stone to stay in this stupid business.
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As an example of the shysters that seem to be drawn to aviation I thought I would let you all know the latest on my trip to England and what is happening now.
As I have explained, he was making demands of me with regard to the flying of the aircraft that were way beyond what I consider safe, and when given an ultimatum to either follow his orders or be replaced with another pilot I of course went back to Canada.
The latest is, he claims he will pay the money owing to my two partners in England for the mechanical work done, but he will not pay my airfare and extra expanses for my trip to England. Remember he asked me to fly the airplane and authorized me to buy a ticket and come over to England at short notice, as well I was there for a week and stayed at the hotel that he was in, which of course he paid for.
He now has a new reason to not pay me...........
He claims that not only am I incompetent as a pilot but I missreperesented my qualifications because my pilots license is not valid due to my not having a valid medical.
This statement is in writing to my two partners, but the most incredible thing is last week I got a call from one of my customers in the USA who owns a PBY. He wanted to know what in hell was going on with the guy that owns the Cat in England as he had received a phone call asking him if he would deliver the airplane to Israel, my friend suggested that he call me as that is what I do for a living...... well the guy said I was the reason that his airplane was stuck in England as not only did I not know what I was doing but I didn't even hold a valid medical for my ATP.
By the way I had faxed a copy of my license including my medical group 1 valid until Aug. 01/2004. Then I had scanned and e-mailed another copy as the fax did not satisfy the Israelis.
Anyhow he claims that I have damaged his company and put Boeing Aircraft in a bad position as Boeing helicopter division was funding the ferry costs. He claims that Boeing will pay my two partners but not me, because I missreperesented my qualifications.
He has combed the world looking for a qualified pilot and at least last week has not found one.
Also he told the guy in the US that owns a Cat that he can not get insurance.
So that is really one of the stranger fu.k ups that I have been involved in in many years.
As to insurance, Lloyds have been insuring me and my two partners in this business of ferrying PBY's for the last ten years, in over forty different countries and we have never failed to complete a delivery, nor have we ever filed a claim.
So go figure...
Maybe it is getting time for me to let Boeing know why the project is off the rails.
By the way, when I left the project the first phone call I made was to my insurance broker and the underwriter to inform them that I was no longer involved in the ferry flight.
My broker and I are very good friends and he was stunned that I had left the project and asked for the reason, I said you don't really want to know the whole story, buy it was for reasons of safety being compromized....he just grunted and said that's all I need to know Chuck, thanks for calling and letting me know you are no longer connected to that airplane.
Like this thread was named, I must be dummer than a stone to stay in this stupid business.
Rev...