Senior Seminar Final Post

When I started senior seminar class a couple months ago, I had a pretty good idea as to what I was going to do for a career path. I made the decision to flight instruct until I built enough hours to get hired onto a regional airline. From there, a major airline was to be the next step once their hour minimums were met, such as Delta Airlines. I have learned a great deal about the aviation industry throughout the past weeks from all the speakers we had visit our class, from an airport manager to a full blow Delta captain. By researching different blog topics, I have broadened my horizons and am not looking into the possibility of doing something different in aviation. My ultimate goal is still the same, I want to retire as an airline captain someday, but the means of getting to that position are no longer necessarily through the regional airline carriers. I will still most likely end up at one of these carriers after flight instructing, but I am now considering flying for an on demand charter service such as Kalitta Charters. Both operations have their positives, I believe I will make the decision that best suits me at the time, until then, I have to keep my mind open to new possibilities.

When discussing previous blog topics, I would have to say the least interesting would have to be the professionalism post, the subject matter, although important, was very dry. Having to research ways to be a better professional was a very long and drawn out process. On the other hand, I would have to say the most interesting blog topic covered in this class was general aviation in China. Researching the developments and possibilities for aviation in that country was very interesting to me. As far as the most influential speakers that attended our classes, I would have to say the airline pilots that talked shed a lot of light on the industry I am about to start a long career in and proved very intriguing. As of now, I plan to further my career in aviation by continuing to gain ratings and building more time as a flight instructor.