Job Plans and Topic Review

At the beginning of this course, I have expressed interest in flight instructing, joining the Air National Guard, and I have also expressed an interest in corporate aviation. All of these avenues in aviation fulfill different aspects of the industry that I would like to become immersed in. I have interest in flight instruction because I really do believe that to be the best pilot you can be, you should know the material so well, that you could teach it. I am fascinated with the idea of flying in the Air National Guard for the opportunity to fly some of the most advanced, and impressive aircraft in the world. I stated in my introductory blog post that I have an obsession with the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and nothing has changed there. The life of the A-10 has indefinitely been extended, and that was very good news to me. My interest in corporate aviation is there due to the beauty of the aircraft flown in that sector of the industry. My job plans really haven’t changed all that much. I still find passion in the same, previously mentioned avenues in the aviation industry. The only thing that may have changed, is that I am not ass turned off to the idea of flying for an airline. It is an economically sound decision at the moment, and as long as I am flying I will be happy.

Upon graduating, I will like to start flight instructing. While doing this, I will be applying anywhere that interests me. There are a lot of interesting pilot jobs available, and even if it doesn’t fit into my future plans I have right now, I will always be down to try something new and interesting. The ultimate goal will be to build flight time to get the job that I could consider my career.

I found all of the topics that we discussed useful in their own ways. They all have valuable information to help aim me towards a successful career. The topic that I found the most useful though, is the post on the commercial space industry. I don’t express a whole lot of interest in commercial space, but as a quickly emerging market, I think it’s important that I am aware, and stay up to date with advancements made. When it becomes a viable way to travel, whether for a once and a lifetime experience, or for international travel, they will be looking for a lot of certificated pilots to fly for them. I bet the pay would be pretty impressive as well.

I would have to say that the least useful topic that we covered would be the post on aviation emissions. I do think it is something to not take lightly, but aircraft and engine manufacturers have already been making impressive changes to the efficiency of aircraft and their engines. I didn’t really find much interest in the topic, but as I just stated, it is a topic worth being aware of.