Over the course of this semester we have had lectures from
people from all over the industry some of which I found unhelpful and some that
were very informative. And one (Mark Johnson's speech about the Livingston
County Airport expansion) that while didn't really apply to me I found quite
interesting. And while all of these people have opened my eyes to other aspects
of the industry I still feel that I want to fly for Delta Airlines. However the
way I was planning about getting there has changed.
My original plan of getting to my goal was probably the
standard way of go work for a regional airline gaining a lot of hours (for very
little pay) and eventually upgrading to the right seat in the majors. However
after listening to some of our guest speakers I have been thinking about some
other ways of gaining my hours. However
after listening to speakers like Aubrey, and Dewey I have found that by going
the non-traditional route you can actually tend to learn a lot more and make
more opportunities for yourself down the road.
Over the next several years I plan on doing some things that
will help me to make my career really take-off (pun slightly intended). My first
goal is to get my Airframe and Power plant Certification, with this I hope to
work for a small maintenance facility at some point and be able to ferry planes
to and from their owners this way I get flight time and get some experience with
different aircraft systems. Second I intend to start gaining some hours as a
flight instructor with Eagle Flight Center.
I intend to do some research into General Atomics and see if
I would be a good fit while I may not be used to the dangers they are involved
in I feel that I wouldn't mind traveling for them and I feel that it would open
many doors. My other option is a little closer to home and fly for a local
company Corporate Eagle I have talked about them earlier and now I have a
contact that is currently flying for them. We never know the future but this
class has opened my mind and hopefully will help me out. We shall see.
