During my sophomore year in high school I joined the charlotte explorers program dedicated to enlightening high school students of their desired fields. I became more aware on how the field is constantly becoming more challenging, innovative and competitive. It also allowed me to find the two career positions …show more content…
My goal was to acquaint myself to as many pilots as possible. I would ask the pilots and many successful businessmen that came through what I need to do now and what I need to prepare myself in the future. Many gave me golden tips on ways to acquire a position in the field but also minimizing all the expenses needed to get to that point as it is very costly to become a pilot. I also learned parts of a plane that I never knew, how they worked and how they helped pilots through various challenges. During the internship i became acquainted to a pilot named joe. A commercial Airline pilot and part time corporate pilot. Upon talking to him he offered me a opportunity to fly with him on a couple of flights where he was taking the plane to be fixed. I flew with him 2 times to the plane's manufacturer. During the flight and the time I was at the Manufacturer I grew my connections and knowledge. Many engineers, from various fields in engineering, at the facility gave me their experience on aviation, what they are looking for in the next generation of engineers, and what issues need to be worked