Personal Statement: A Career In Aviation

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The feeling that I get when flying through the sky high up in the clouds is like no other. It’s like an adrenaline rush every time I look down from the window. Aviation is something that I really enjoy and I am writing why I want to pursue a career in aviation. This essay is about what I need to do in order to get into a career in aviation and what the pros and cons are to pursuing a career as a pilot. whether my future lies in aviation or anything else it’s good to think about the many aspects of my future career. In the future I would love to be flying all over the world in many types of aircraft except not as a passenger but as the pilot. My dream is to one day get a pilot's license. whether its a private license or commercial license …show more content…
From this I have been able see how some parts work and get to watch the engine and imagine how it is pushing the massive airplane forward. Then when landing being able to see the flaps and most of the wing separate mechanically to different locations in order to slow down and land properly amused me and I think seeing that just added to my passion for airplanes and aviation. This has made me desire to attend flight school eventually to learn all about the principles and physics of flight. From what I have researched I would most likely attend Mountain City Aviation because the staff are friendly and educated it is close to where I live and I have heard of some great success stories from their training. I love to travel and in the future I hope to travel to many places or do some sort of missions work in different areas of the world. *ust getting to transport people from place to place driving vehicles makes me happy and whether flying a large or small aircraft I believe just getting the people to their destinations would give a sense of pride and …show more content…
After high school I have thought about it and think that it would be best to take a year or two in order to figure everything out and save up money. Many things cost a lot of money these days and flight school is no exception. -getting the many different ratings for flying can add up real )quick however it should not get in my way of pursuing a career as a pilot. If I find that its something I for sure want to do then applying to a flight school would be the next step. Many flight schools have easy to navigate websites and applications right on their websites. 'should I get into a flight school I would try my best to be determined with learning all I can even if it gets hard staying positive is also hard but helps. Focusing on the goal of attaining my license whether it be private or commercial would be my focus until I graduate from flight school and then I would search and apply for companies if I go for my commercial license or just be a private pilot and fly family and friends to different locations and just have fun doing the career or hobby that I am passionate about.Every job has good and bad things about them even the careers that I am passionate about contain there pros and cons of the job and it's impossible to have all pros so it's best to make the most out of the cons and bad parts of the job. I have always worried that in order to be a pilot I

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