Jobs Plans & Topic Review

My plans from the beginning of the semester have not changed at all. Part of this is due to the delay in my training, especially because of weather. For example, I have been trying to take my commercial check ride for three weeks now and keep having to reschedule it for weather. Even though I will earn an aviation management degree, my intent is to fly for a living. Within the next few months, I plan to be flying for a Part 91 company out of Pontiac airport. This will most likely include and aircraft fleet containing TBM's, Beechcraft King Airs, and Cessna Citations. From there, I hope be be hired by a larger corporate company such as Pentastar Aviation in order to accumulate enough hours to become a Captain. Once hitting the required number of hours and certificates to become a Captain, my ultimate goal is to either be hired on with Delta Air Lines or a Fortune 100 company.

Upon graduation, my plan is to already be working for a Part 91 company. If this does not work out for some reason then I will focus on finishing up my CFI certificate. Once receiving that and I am still not flying for a company then I will plan to flight instruct out of a FBO such as Solo Aviation, DCT Aviation, or Crosswinds Aviation. 

I believe that the most useful topic that we covered this semester was the Regional Carriers and Flying Cheap blog. This post made us think about the pilot shortage and how it is affecting the regional carriers. The majority of us will eventually be in the regionals, so thinking about the industry we are soon to be in was very helpful. Defining professionalism was difficult at first; however, it was good to hear what everyone else thought that it meant and showed different characteristics that could be considered when talking about being professional. 

One of the least useful topics this semester for me was the emissions post mainly because I don't think that it will really directly affect us like the other topics. Yes, prices might go up for airline tickets due to the probability of companies having to buy the emissions cards; however, as pilots we can't really change this. To decrease emissions, the routes or airlines need to be changed, meaning that airspace will most likely need to change, and the design process will need to change. Aircraft are already becoming very efficient compared to older planes and even other types of transportation. Approximately 96% percent of a flight is flown by the autopilot, which follows the magenta line very well and ultimately saves the company on fuel costs.