My Flight Plan

Believe it or not, I have most of the rest of my career already figured out. After doing much research about various different airlines and possible employment opportunities, I have set some career goals for myself. Here we go:

Fairmont State University is where I will receive my Bachelors of Science in Aviation Technology degree, with the Aviation Management and Professional Flight option. I will receive all of my ground training and my Private and Commercial Pilot's license, as well as my Instrument and Multi-Engine ratings.

I will then receive my CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) license, and possibly my CFII (Certified Flight Instructor Instrument) and MEI (Multi-Engine Instructor). Fairmont State prefers to hire their students over outside CFIs, so I'm pretty much guaranteed my first job. I will then work as a CFI for Fairmont State until I have attained enough hours to move on.


Once I am qualified, I plan to apply for a job at Comair. Comair is basically Delta's regional airline. Their fleet consists of no turboprops, just CRJ Jets. Comair is only based in two airports: JFK and Cincinatti. So I'm probably going to be living in Cincinatti for a few years.







After I work for Comair for several years, I plan on applying to work for Delta. Since Comair is Deltas regional airline, I will hopefully be a prime candidate for the job. I would like to work for Delta for the rest of my career and hopefully someday fly 747s. The Boeing 747 is my favorite aircraft of all time and I would really like to fly one someday. The reasons I picked Delta are 1) They are the largest airline in the world, and none of their 12,500 employed pilots are furlough, and 2) they have 16 747s in their fleet, and I ultimately want to fly those more than anything. This is one of the reasons I will list FedEx as a backup for Delta.