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fly911

Thanks. I've been flying mosquito control for about 25 years, so I know quite a few from association gatherings and neighboring programs.

fly911 My ride "Mosquito Finito" going after the Florida State Bird.
- December 30, 2011
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Pilot Status Pilot
Flight Experience ATP/CFII Helicopter - Comm ASMEL Instrument - A&P - BS: Avn. Tech. - Currently flying Bell 206BIII. 6000 PIC mostly helicopter. 7 years EMS, 25 years mosquito control. Currently Certified Aircraft Appraiser in the Central Florida Area. http://RotorAndPlane.com
Favorite Aircraft Bell 407, BK117, BO-105

About Me My name is Mike Muench. I was born in 1946 in northern NJ. Married to a Jersey girl and living in Tampa Florida. Working at Tampa Executive Airport. When I was 5 years old I watched the TV show "Whirley Birds" with my little brother. We both thought that being a helicopter pilot would be the best job in the world. My mind has not changed much about that. I joined the Army at 16 and started Basic Training at 17. I tried to get into Army flight school but did not meet the age requirement, so I started flying at a military aero club. Got my multi-engine rating in a Twin Beech D-18 the day before I left for Viet Nam as a door gunner aboard a Huey Gunship. I used the G.I. Bill to get my R/W rating when I got out. I took a steady 9 to 5 job with a County Government spraying mosquitoes while raising a family. At first we used a Hiller UH12-E and later a JetRanger. After 18 years of that, I got into EMS flying a Bell 407, AStar AS350-B2, B0-105 and BK-117. Transferred from Evansville, In. to Columbia, SC and on to the Tampa Florida area. The (12 hour days) 7 days on - 7 days off (alternating days and nights) schedule was getting old after seven years, so I took another 9 to 5 County government job spraying mosquitoes again, flying a Bell 206. Mosquito Control work can be the most enjoyable flying there is. Do not count it out in your search for work.
Gender Male

December 6, 2010 10:58:47 AM PST

in the topic Crappy Week in BC on Wildfires in the forum The Hangar

How did it go? By the way, Vertical mag had a story on HELI-FOR. http://www.verticalmag.com/absolutenl/newsletters/n2010_12_6.asp
Do you know those guys?
November 30, 2010 12:05:09 AM PST

in the topic Fly In in the forum Just Conversation

Mosquito Factory Fly-In is where I will be in December. Hoping for good weather!
November 24, 2010 4:45:26 AM PST

in the topic Study Tips??? in the forum Flight Training

Keep your eye on the prize, Danielle. There will come a time when you start your first flying job. The day when all that you have worked for, will arrive. Instead of you paying to fly, you will begin being paid to fly. It will be hard to stop smiling. The first time that you overhear "...Hey, she's a good pilot"... will make your hard work all worthwhile. Enjoy the journey.... Mike
September 13, 2010 9:48:36 AM PDT

in the topic We're Expecting!! in the forum Just Conversation

Congratulations!
September 4, 2010 7:44:25 PM PDT

in the topic ag requirements in the forum The Hangar

Anopheles mosquitoes spread malaria. Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year.