The Path Of Becoming A Pilot

Prior to September 11, 2001, I had no idea about what I wanted to do with my life. After the tragic events of September 11 and talking with several people at each branch's recruiters' stations- I decided that I would join the United States Navy. On November 14, upon arriving at Naval Station Great Lakes, I did not know what to expect. Over the next 8 weeks I was taught not only things to help me survive the Navy but life lessons to help me get through life in general. When I arrived at boot camp, I was given a complete health and dental physicals to ensure I was healthy enough to endure the stringent activities that I was going to go through. Along with my physicals, I was given shots to ensure that I would stay healthy. After shots, I was given

There are specific qualifications to enlist in the United States Navy before basic training. A few examples of some of these qualifications would to be a United States citizen, be willing to serve a minimum of three years, be at least eighteen and no older than forty-one years of age, and be in an exceptional physical condition (America’s Navy). After enlisting and meeting with a recruiter, the enlisted member will attend MEPS, which is short for Military Entrance Processing Station. At MEPS,

The journey to boot camp begins at a place called Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS). There are these stations located all around the country that screen and certify the people who want to join the military. Once you have completed the screening you are both put on a plane or a bus and shipped off to Great Lakes, IL. While on the way there your mind is filled with thoughts of what will happen, and how will you do during boot camp. You talk to the

Physical readiness standards are another element of military bearing. Physical readiness standards or better known as PRT’s are held every six months for NAVY personnel. The PRT is a test in which each member of the NAVY must perform and pass within certain standards in order to maintain peek performance in his or her military careers. Such aspects of the PRT are based upon sit up, sit and reach, push ups, as well as

Fear holds back a person’s ability to commit to an event, a relationship, and contains one back from his or her dream. As a child, I dreaded boarding an airplane due to the altitude and the pressure closing one’s ears, a terrifying experience. In addition to my fear of airplanes, flights would absolutely bore me. Hence, my impatient reaction of shaking my leg in a fast paced, up-down motion, a nervous tick. Over the years, every time my parents announced a trip that required an airplane flight, the idea would horrify me. Nevertheless, the distinct moments I boarded airplanes, there were always hints of curiosity about the bird-shaped flying machine. How does this strange machinery work? How could an airplane be this frightening? That fear was the foundation of my commitment to aerospace engineering.

In the months, weeks, and eventually days leading up to my flight to Germany the panic was gnawing away at me. Despite the fact that this wasn’t the first time I was venturing out without my parents or even my first time on a plane, it was my first time for a myriad of other experiences in my life. My first international adventure, my first time living with a family that wasn’t my own, and my first time being surrounded by people speaking a different language; all of which began with a simple decision to cross the threshold between the jet bridge and the plane.

There is a shortage in airline pilots which has caused delays long layovers, and late arrivals. This is in part due to the cost of becoming a pilot. Both government regulations and cost to the private individual and public option has choked the ability for individual to start on the journey of aviation. Garvey (2016) from the American pilot association also list these and other contributors in Aviation Week & Space Technology, p15-15. 1p. (Pilot Population—Commercial and Private—Dwindling) DUNS Number: 003251972

Markham’s depiction of a pilot’s relationship to his/her instruments portrays the sense of pride that one feels towards his/her passion in life. As Tom teaches Beryl how to fly, he explains that “[i]f you can’t fly without looking at you airspeed and you altimeter and your back-and-turn indicator you can’t fly” (Markham186). Additionally, Tom compares one who must rely on these tools to “somebody who only knows what they think after reading his newspaper” (186). Tom’s explanation of the use of instruments illustrates his years of experience as a pilot. As a result of his numerous flights throughout the world, Tom has developed confidence in his ability to fly. Additionally, Tom is certain that Markham will also acquire the same certainty in her “speed sense, sense of height, and sense of error” (187) as she gains experience. As the passage continues, the reader begins to sense the pride that Tom maintains towards his

You must pass the ASVAB test and the physical in order to be able to go to boot camp.

In the next 7 years there is an expected surge in the availability of jobs for pilots in the United States. With the amount of baby boomer pilots retiring there is a traditional way for them to be replaced: The pilots from the lesser paid regional airlines (Delta Connection, United Express etc. affiliates) interview and move up to the mainline carriers (American, Delta, United) and graduates from flight programs (Auburn, Embry Riddle, University of North Dakota) take the spots of the regional airline pilots. This system has been the way that civilian pilots have climbed the career ladder for years and has worked in the past, but currently it is running on borrowed time. The 2000s have been a hard time

To be an airline pilot is most of the time described in terms of duties, job requirements, proficiency, training, employment opportunity, and good salary. These features picture a plain profile that fit into the specification of just an ordinary career. However, an aviation career comes with many challenges than expected. When focusing on statistics about being a pilot, it indicates a lifestyle that many inspire to work despite the many challenges that face this career. The challenges that pilot face revolve around being rested during long flights, performing unexpected, simultaneous tasks, and passing the medical examination in order to remain qualified. When combined with fatigue due to long flight hours, these different aspects can

You have to be able to swim 50 meters wearing your battle dress uniform (BDU) and boots. The Army Physical Fitness Test used to be 240, an average of 80 points in each event such as push-ups, sit-ups and the two-mile run, but it is down to 206 with no less than 60 points in any event. Individuals need a Special Forces Medical Fitness Standard, or physical. Secret Clearances are needed but can be waived for certain periods of time, and once you have all this then you can start training to become a green beret. Special Forces Assessment (SFAS) is 24 days of intense training in which your intelligence, agility and resourcefulness will be tested. After passing the SFAS you will go into the SF Qualification Course. In this course you will go through five different phases (II-VI). Individual skills, phase II, consists of life fire, small unit tactics, land navigation, and survival skills. This phase is 13 weeks of pure intensity with minimal sleep or time to eat. Phase III is the MOS qualification in which you will receive training on the Special Forces MOS you will have, and it is about another 15 weeks. The phase IV is your collective training in which you will be evaluated on your unconventional warfare operations, air and mobile infiltrations, direct action operations, methods of instruction, common skills, your specialist, and whatever else they can think about at the moment. Phase V is your language phase and is basically picked for you

If you have a love for the sky and aviation is one of your interests, you're not deterred from being in charge of at times more than 100 lives, and you have a soft spot for exploring the world than becoming an airline pilot is for you. Airline pilots have one of the coolest, most exciting nerve racking jobs out there. My goal for this paper is to explain all about how to become an airline pilot, what it takes to become one, the facts about the job, and some pros and cons of being in the field. My interest in flying was harbored as a child during vacations, my mother is a flight attendant so we traveled often. Whenever entering an airplane I was at awe of the sheer number of controls in the cockpit and the

Air traffic controllers have also been in the news recently with incidents of suspicion that they are distracted and even sleeping on the job (USA Today, 2011). Here is a profession where mistakes are simply not allowed because the repercussions can very likely be fatal. I think there has to be a close monitoring of on the job behavior because

“I want to be a pilot when I grow up… because it’s a fun job and easy to do. That’s why there are so many pilots flying today. Pilots don’t need much school, they must learn numbers so they can read instruments. Pilots should be brave so that they won’t be scared if it’s foggy and they can’t see, or if a wing or motor falls off they should stay calm so they’ll know what to do. Pilots have to have good eyes to see through clouds and they can’t be afraid of lightning or thunder because they’re closer to them than we are. The salary pilots make is another think I like. They make more money than they can spend. This is because most people think plane flying is dangerous except pilots don’t, because they know how easy it