MPD007 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 I will be retiring as a LEO soon (15 years, sergeant, and 40 years old). It will be a medical retirement (back surgery) so nothing that will prevent me from being medically cleared for flying. I have always wanted to fly and am looking at this forced retirement as an opportunity to finally pursue this dream. I love the LEO community and my goal would be to become a helicopter pilot for an agency that utilizes civilian pilots and not sworn pilots. I have not begun flight training yet. I have enough saved to pay for a commercial rating and probably up to 150 - 200 hours TT. I know that the agencies that use sworn officers train their own. I've read on here the arguments for and against using sworn or civilian pilots. Are there any agencies that would hire a retired LEO and train him (very unlikely) or hire a retired LEO with commercial rating and low hours and train him up to more hours? Thanks in advance for any responses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam32 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 If you have a bad back, flying around for 3-5 hours a day isn't the best idea. Helicopters and bad backs don't mix very well. Have you flown a helicopter yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotormandan Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Helicopters and bad backs don't mix very well.Helicopters and good backs don't mix well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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