JD Russo's talk was very intellectually inspiring. For his age and maturity level I think we all can take something away from his speech. The piece of information that I took away from this was that we as a society need to have more interaction with each other and more leaders among us to step up and start a movement or stand up for something that's right or what they believe in just as JD did with his Plastic Pollution Coalition. This mentorship opportunity will help me have more interaction with people in the profession that I am seeking a career in. Additionally, being an intern will give me more experience with leadership to lead and inspire the future leaders of America. Have you ever wanted to know how to be a leader? Well, in my video a professional leader teaches an unprofessional leader a few important steps on how to become a successful leader. I hope you find this helpful. Enjoy!
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As I prepared for my first mentorship day, I was filled with excitement and readiness to "take off" with this amazing opportunity. I want to be a Commercial Airline Pilot. My ultimate goal to take something that I am so passionate about and turn it into my dream career. Over the past two years I have been fortunate enough to know my incredible flight instructor, Captain Rohan. He started his flight school, Centennial Aviation Academy, at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport. The academy has over sixty students and has a fleet of Piper aircraft. Throughout my time in Captain Rohan's academy, I have spent countless hours completing flight and ground training to prepare me to fly an airplane! My focus and hard work has made me a better student and Captain Rohan recognizes these characteristics. I believe because of my mature and responsible nature he was willing to give me his time as a mentor to help me succeed. The mentorship program will provide me with opportunity to not only work on my ground and flight training, but also to learn about the business of aviation. There are many aspects of aviation from pilots, to mechanics, to management that help make this beautiful thing called flight happen. There is so much involved to becoming a pilot, for instance, it takes knowledge of math, science and meteorology and how they play together to impact flight. I believe being an intern with my flight instructor will give me a closer look at how things in aviation are done, so I can have an appreciation for what it takes to get a plane into the air. I have been working hard to obtain my Private Pilots licenses by the end of my Senior year.
What makes the program unique is that I get to spend time with my mentor in a field that I am very passionate about. I am always eager and ready to take on all the obstacles that are in my way as this is going to be a long journey. Throughout my time mentoring I want to learn as much as I can because we are always learning something new in this field. I am definitely going to make the best of my time and always step up when something needs to get done. My leadership background from the Boy Scouts will help me lead younger students in their journey in aviation. I don't want to miss out on any opportunities that my mentor gives me, so I will always show my enthusiasm to take on new challenges. I believe these actions will make this a great learning experience. A Commercial Airline Pilot is a very cool job, but there is a great deal of training that needs to get done. The biggest thing is flight hours. To become an Air Transport Pilot, airlines require you to have a minimum of 1,500 flying hours. It is a long road to get there. The best advice that was given to me is to start my training early. I am fortunate enough to have this flight school where I can start my flying lessons. My flight and ground classes have already prepared me not only for college, but for the actual career. This mentorship is allowing me to jump start my experiences at the controls to help me get to my goal as a pilot. I am already getting flight experience and this mentorship is preparing me to get an inside look at the real world of aviation. This will help me in the future because I will have more experience than the next person, which will put me further down the path to my ultimate goal. I am super excited to continue interning and I am looking forward to future experiences in this mentorship program. |