Sad news for San Diego/Carlsbad pilots

[av8sean]

(Copied and confirmed from another site)

Hi, Everyone...

This post is for all of you who know Mike Pappas, of Flight Crew Systems, in Carlsbad, California.

I heard from a good souce that Mike Pappas has had a massive stroke and is now unable to recognize anyone he knew.

The story told to me was, Mike was not feeling well and his wife called the Paramedics as a precaution. After the Paramedics showed up he seemed to feel better.... As a precaution the Paramedics took Mike to the hospital.

Appearently, Mike's blood pressure was extremely low. Next, Mike had a heart attack.... after the attack blood clots travelled thru his body to his brain, causing a massive stroke.
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I got my PPL checkride from Mike in CRQ, he was a really nice guy. He had recently retired from Delta, he was a captain on the L1011 and did the LAX-Hawaii flights. He took time to tell me how important it is to invest and plan for retirement, sad he won't be able to enjoy his own.