In the beginning of this semester my plan for after
graduation involved flight instructing, regional airlines, and then the majors.
My long term goal (working for one of the majors) has not changed however; the route
I have decided to take has changed slightly. I would still be more than happy
working for the regionals however my mind has opened to all the other opportunities
out there. I have decided that I want to have some variety in what I do with my
career.
The most interesting blog topic that we have done
would definitely be the one on the Regional airlines. This blog post reminded
me that the pay might not be the best but that this is job can be rewarding in
other ways, and most likely this is most peoples first job that allows them the
fly a jet engine powered aircraft. The blog post that I found least interesting
was the one we did on GA in China. This post made me aware that there are a lot
of job opportunities in China nevertheless moving to China is not something
that I would be willing to do.
I really enjoyed all of the guest speakers that we
had this year and wish that more had these guest speakers. I feel the
information I gained from them is extremely helpful, and I feel that some of
them should speak in some of the freshman classes in order to give them a
better idea of what their future will hold and how to get there. The speakers I
enjoyed the most were the two women from the Detroit TRACON. It is really
interesting to get see the people that we hear and talk to all the time.
After graduation when I get a job flight instructing
I plan to take it one day at a time for a while and just enjoy getting paid to
fly. Of course I am still going to be pursuing more ratings such as CFII and
MEI that is if I don’t have them already. I am also interested in getting my
tail wheel endorsement and my seaplane rating after graduation.