What a year?! It’s hard to believe that my time in the Honors Mentorship program is quickly coming to an end! This program has been one of the best experiences to prepare me for my future career in the aviation field. There has been so much I have learned and grown in through this amazing program - it’s hard to begin.
To start, this mentorship program has allowed me to intern in a career field that I love and I am very passionate about. It is my goal and dream to become a commercial airline pilot so this program has given me the first hand taste of what the aviation industry looks like. I have been able to increase my knowledge in my ground and flight training to allow me to complete all my solo cross-country flights as well as all other requirements to prepare me to get my private pilots licenses. Additionally, I have been able to prepare for and take FAA exams, which I will have to take throughout the rest of my career. In addition, this program has opened my eyes to what the aviation industry is like. I have seen how my flight instructor runs his flight school, maintains a fleet of piper aircraft and much more. I think when I was entering my perception of the aviation industry was very shallow, but, after interning here, I have seen deeper into what it’s really like. There’s a lot more involved in the aviation industry than most people think. It’s not just pilots; there are: mechanics, instructors, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, ramp agents, airport operations and so much more. It gave me more appreciation for all the things and people that work behind the scenes to make flying possible each and every day. This mentorship has maintained my dream and goal to become a commercial airline pilot. I have gotten motivated to continue to push towards my dream job and stop at nothing to achieve it. This mentorship program has prepared me to intern in a professional setting which has showed me what it will be like in the real world. I have been able to interact with others in the industry and make new contacts. Furthermore, I have learned how to properly communicate, dress, lead, etc. These qualities plus many more have guided me through this internship. Overall, I have learned so many things in the mentorship program that I will take with me throughout the rest of my life. While interning, there have been many things or actions that I have taken along the way. During my time at Centennial Aviation Academy, I have always been about making the best of my time by trying to learn as much as possible. I am always eager to learn new things, that way I can have more knowledge when going into college. Additionally, I had fun and enjoyed the opportunity I was given. Every week brought a new adventure and experience so I took advantage and made the best of it. I did everything I could to set myself up so I could best utilize my internship to help me in the future. After looking back over my time in the mentorship program, I want to wish all future students much success in this program. I hope their future endeavors progress them further into their chosen career field. Additionally, I hope they have a great experience and have as much fun as I did. I know they will learn a lot, and it will set them up nicely for a future job position. My advice for future students is to stick with it and enjoy every minute of their internship. Moreover, they should take advantage of the time they have been given and to use it wisely - to learn and gain as much experience as you can. My other piece of advice is for students is to spend quality time researching their essential question. Start early, make a plan and assemble their research to formulate a well finalized Capstone Project. Overall, this year in the Honors Mentorship Program has been amazing! I have learned and gained so much information, knowledge and experience for my future career ahead. This program has well prepared me for college and the real world. I have enjoyed my time, and I will never forget the value of my internship in the Honors Mentorship Program.
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Captain Rohan Bhatia - Chief Flight Instructor Centennial Aviation Academy The Honors Mentorship class has provided me with the opportunity to intern with someone in my chosen career field of a professional airline pilot. It has been my lifelong dream to become an airline pilot. As I prepare to enter college, and eventually the aviation industry, I want to know more about the outlook of my chosen career field, especially since I am making a life long career in this industry. This has prompted my essential question of: How will the aviation industry change in the future as I prepare to become an airline pilot? The biggest topic I need to learn more about is the pilot shortage. I want to know whether there will be a surplus or a shortage of pilots. This is very important to me because this is the position I am seeking for. Additionally, I want to learn more about the advancements to aircraft and airports. Another topic I am interested in leaning about is what is the outlook of unmanned air vehicles or drones. Finally, I want to know more about the changes to the Federal Aviation Administration. Researching was challenging because it tested my evaluation of sources and analysis of them. I looked through many creditable articles and studies regarding the pilot shortage. For some topics I went directly to the authoritative source such as Boeing or the FAA. Doing this helped me to gain the proper information to lead me to formulate an accurate conclusion. With my research completed and information at hand, I could assemble the final aspects to answers my essential question. In conclusion, I am very confident in my research and what I have discovered. I believe my Capstone project has offered me and others with valuable information regarding the future of aviation. As my relevant group presentation is coming up, I need to prepare and get ready for my presentation to my audience. Fortunately, I have prior experience in public speaking during my time in the Boy Scouts and participating in other community events. While my prior knowledge and experience are helpful, the video "Be a More Confident Public Speaker" was a nice refresher and brought up some important topics and key details I should remember to use during my presentation. To begin, before any presentation, I will prepare. This is an extremely important topic discussed because as the speaker you must know what your are saying and presenting. Having your presentation known off the back of your hand is vital in order to have a great presentation and it makes you more confident and relaxed during it. I will make sure I am very well prepared going into my presentation. I will review my information and even practice in front of a mirror or my family to give me an idea on what I will be saying. The next important detail the video discussed was posture. Going in to this, I plan on using good posture and using other tactics like eye-movement, hand gestures, etc. Again, practicing in front of a mirror will be helpful to develop and properly execute these skills. The last detail discussed was to pander your audience or have control of the room. For this I plan on having a hook introduction to engage my audience and use other important information during the presentation to keep them engaged and wanting to learn more. Additionally, I want to involve the audience members by having a survey or something interactive. Lastly, I will end with a meaningful summary of all the information I discovered. Overall, the video was very helpful to provide some guidance I as get prepared to present to my relevant audience.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tShavGuo0_E Sara Withrow and Melanie Stawicki Azam Illustrations by Raul Arias. “The Pull of the Pilot Shortage.” Lift Magazine, 19 Apr. 2017, lift.erau.edu/pilot-shortage/. 24 Feb. 2018. Web.
The third source for my annotated bibliography comes from a published article called “The Pull of the Pilot Shortage" from "Lift Magazine" from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The reason I chose this article was because of its creditability and in-depth information that is very valuable to my Capstone Project. Using the helpful research guide and spending quality time researching, I found a creditable and perfect article to include for my third annotated bibliography. The article come from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University which is a very creditable source because it comes from an educational university. This school also has a very good reputation when it comes to flight training and just about anything relating to aeronautics which fits into the criteria to establish this as a valid source. This article was just published last year which makes it very relevant, and it applies to my generation. Also, the predicted statistics in this source fit into the timing of my college graduation and entry into the work force. I feel very confident in discovering this article as the information included was extremely helpful and pushed me one step closer to answering my essential question. The article titled “The Pull of the Pilot Shortage” contains lots of information with various points of views to sum up and clearly define the pilot shortage. To begin this article was written in chronological order from the time when the aviation industry was at its worst; post 9/11. The author goes into detail explaining how air travel was greatly affected. Many airlines declared bankruptcy and even laid-off pilots. Furthermore the starting salary for a first officer pilot during that time was only $20,000; the equivalent to that of a fast-food worker. Years later as the economy started to pick up, the demand for pilots started to grow. One of the many advantages was regionals airlines increasing salaries "up to $60,000 with signing bonuses at select air carriers." (Withrow). This was a big turn on to attract pilots in hopes to increase the pilot supply. While it worked and is still working today, there have been other factors to blame for the shortage of pilots. One of them is the retirement age. "In 2007, the FAA extended its mandated retirement age for pilots from age 60 to age 65" (Withrow). This caused a constant gain and loss of pilots throughout the year. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s they report that "there are 17,921 active FAA Air Transport Pilots (ATP) pilots age 60 to 64. These pilots will “age-out” over the next five years. Another 24,749 ATP pilots ranging in age from 55 to 59 will follow suit by 2026, according to the report" (Withrow). This static is huge. Just within the next 8 years over 42,000 pilots will retire creating that many more positions open for new-upcoming pilots. It doesn't stop there. Airlines are buying more and more aircraft which in return needs more and more pilots to...well...fly them. Eventually, aircraft manufacturers will "start to make good on their delivery of aircraft over the next 20-30 years" (Withrow). While it is good, that manufactures will be speeding up production of aircraft, it is also a double edge sword as airlines are "not properly planning for the growing pilot shortage [which] could very well put some airlines out of business" (Withrow). It is an industry domino effect. Therefore, this will further increase the demand for pilots over the next 20 years which will be good for myself because I will be entering at a great time. Between the retirings of pilots and the addition of new airplanes, airlines will require more pilots to fly them plus better pay is an all around good thing. This article covers much, much more about the pilot shortage and the future of pilots in the aviation industry. This source will be helpful because it provides me with the future of pilots and explains the pilot shortage. The way I will incorporate it into my paper is through direct quotes with in-text citation and paraphrasing certain details to create my own understanding and explanation of their finding and ideas. It will be a great additional source to add to my Capstone Project because it adds valid points to help answer my essential question as well as add additional information to include in my paper. Overall this article has tons of information that I will include in my Capstone Project, and it will be widely used. I am very excited to include it and share my finding from this article because it will greatly help me answer my essential question. As my Capstone project deadline is soon approaching, I have already begun preparing and researching for my project. Using the helpful research guide, I have continued to browse various sources and gather additional information to be used for my project. These, so far, include websites and articles. I have been looking for specific articles and documents that are creditable as well as unique and stand out in my research while provide interesting information. My objective is to find one or two more sources and then move on to finding more analytical and statistical data. From there I will finish up with real inquiry and any other additional sources whether that be documents, data or ever visual information to assist in my information to answer my essential question. My plan is once all information is gathered I will go ahead and start assembling a power point to sum up all of my information, so it is much more fluent to understand. Afterwards, I will create a short 2 minuet video for my audience to understand visually and auditory. In conclusion, these elements will help me set fourth a plan and schedule to complete my Capstone Project with the appropriate research for my written paper as well as visuals to captivate my audience when it is time to present my Capstone Project.
Federal Aviation Administration. Congressional Digest. Jun 2013, Vol. 92 Issue 6, p8-32. 3p.
The second source for my annotated bibliography is "Future of the U.S. Aviation System" written by the Federal Aviation Administration and made by the Congressional Digest. This source is creditable because it comes directly from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which is regulated and controlled by our government. They regulate the safety, rules, and requirement for everything regarding civil aviation. This source contains valid information because it breaks down the strategies and challenges regarding the changes to aviation while looking at the FAA’s mission and goals. It provides direct information from a government agency on how they plan on changing aviation. This source goes into detail about how the aviation industry will change within the next 10 years projected by the FAA. It presents the strategies and challenges that go along into each topic. Some of the topics discussed include making the aviation industry more safer. Aviation is already extremely safe according to a FAA statistic that "since the mid-1990s, the number of commercial air carrier fatal accidents has decreased nearly 80 percent" (FAA Congressional Digest 8) which is incredible and it is important to continue to advance in safety for all travelers. Another main improvement is creating a more environmentally friendly industry, and that goes into making more efficient aircraft. The FAA's solution is implementing a program called Next-gen which “combines changes to the way aircraft are routed, with new, more fuel-efficient technology and improved fuels to reduce aviation’s environmental “footprint" (FAA Congressional Digest 8). Infrastructure was another key detail discussed. Improving on infrastructure will make for easier traveling along with continuing to add a higher level of safety. One big topic discussed by the FAA was making air traffic control a lot more advanced with better technology and equipment to safely monitor and control the skies while making for more on-time arrivals and departures which, in return, creates a less stressful environment for the crew and passengers. This source will be most useful when analyzing how aviation will change within the next 10 years. It will provide me with information from the FAA on how they plan on improving and changing aviation by ways of strategies while taking into consideration the challenges. The way I will incorporate it into my paper is through direct quotes with in-text citation and paraphrasing certain details to create my own understanding and explanation of their finding and ideas. It will be a great additional source to add to my Capstone project because it adds valid points to help answer my essential question as well as add additional information to include in my paper. While this source does not completely answer my question, it will be useful when looking at various forms of improving aviation regarding safety, infrastructure, and air traffic control. Overall, I am happy to have discovered this source, and I am confident about my findings and that this will be a reliable source for my project. Graphic Organizer for my second source of my Annotated Bibliography. Looking ahead to my Capstone Project as of now my essential question has not changed. My essential question is: how will the aviation industry change in the future as I prepare to become an airline pilot? While I am expecting it to change when I begin research, I am keeping an open mind of new ideas to drive my research. What is driving my research is to gather all my valid sources from various places which include: websites or articles which will provide textual detail about my topic, interviews gathered from individuals or companies that are involved and have experience in aviation, films/documentaries with valid points and non-biased information and, lastly, analytical data presented in the form of a survey or questionnaire. Another way I will be driving my research is through real inquiry such as interviews and analytical data like mentioned above. This will be useful because it will help me gather new ideas or questions to include in my project. All of it will be self gathered through information I will learn first hand which makes the research more interactive. This will provide me with greater insight about my topic and guide my research to different sources instead of text or websites. With all this research and data, I am planning on sharing it via a Power Point to provide nice visual and textual information to back up my explanation. In addition, I will create a video to sum up my essential question using graphics, visual footage paired with voice over to engage my audience and give them a better understanding about my topic. I am confident about my research plan as well as how I will showcase my findings to provide myself as well as my audience with a valid conclusion and information that will answer my essential question.
For my interview I decided to interview my mentor or flight instructor Capt. Rohan Bhatia. I thought he was the perfect candidate to answer these questions because of his love and passion for aviation.
1. What got you interested in aviation? Answer: "Probably my grandfather who worked in finance at PA (Panam) then DL. But ever since I can remember, I’ve always wanted to become a pilot... there was never any question." Reflection: Very similar to myself because no one in my family was ever a pilot, it was always something I wanted to do. Aviation has always intrigued me and it still does. 2. What made you decide to be a flight instructor instead of working for a company? Answer: "My dream was to always work for Delta and be a pilot for them. I never really “decided” early on to become a CFI. In fact, I dreaded the idea since I was a huge introvert and “hated people”. To help get my foot in the door at Delta I applied for various odd jobs like ramp and gate agent, etc. but something inside me died that day I went for the interview I realized how rigged the system was and it’s a “dog eat dog world” and in this industry, it’s not necessarily what you know it was who you know. It was so disheartening to see everyone who was in the interview room and how “unqualified they were” but they got the job because their uncle or auntie works for Delta... so it was that day that I decided I was going to be the best instructor... and if I made it or failed in life- it was going to be because of what I did or didn’t do... not because someone decided my fate for me." Reflection: An eye opening response. I would have not expected that going into the world of aviation job, but I can now see how that would be true. Making the decision to drop your dream and move on to something bigger and better was a huge move and shows his courageousness to seek something better in life. It must have been a hard decision, but in the long run it was the best move for his future and what he wanted to do. It makes me understand more how dreams may not end up as you want them to. Perhaps it will lead you to something better down the road, and that goes to show by the first hand experience by my flight instructor. 3. What were some of the challenges to getting to where you are today? Answer: "Everything was a challenge... everything was against me going through flight school. From not being able to initially get a medical due to asthma and a “lazy eye” to flight schools that took advantage of me left and right- it was non-stop. Plus starting my own business, that was also really difficult being that I started with $7... " Reflection: Inspirational because of all the roadblocks and problems and how he stopped at nothing to reach his dream. It goes to show that no dream is too big or too small. There might be problems along the way, but if you have the drive and passion to reach your dream, you should keep pushing forward just as Rohan did. 4. What made you decide to open a flight school? Answer: "It was not a decision- just a series of“accidents”or “luck.” It started as an after school flying club... then slowly became what it is today." Reflection: Any little idea can completely turn around a transform into something big and meaningful. Sometimes it takes a little initiative to make something big and impact many people. Having his flight school gives students a purpose and a resource to achieve their dream. It allows them express their self-interest with other people who are similar to them. It opens up an outlet into the world of aviation that most students can't get until college. 5. "Why did you want to teach teens/young adults instead of adults? Answer: I started the school (then a club) at the age of 16. So naturally, most of my “students” at the time were my age. And I guess it just kind of started being a school specializing in the education of young students." Reflection: His ability to teach teens/young adults, rather than adults, puts his flight school ahead of many others. Not many, if any, have a program for teens/young adults. It makes Rohan's flight school stand out among the others and now with its growing reputation, it proves itself as an excellent flight school for teens/young adults. 6. What are your biggest strengths? Answer: "Probably my sense of commitment and loyalty. I would stand in front of a bus for nearly anybody. I stand behind the principle no matter what the cost, no matter the time it takes... so right because it is right." Reflection: Import values to have when looking at the bigger picture of his career and reputation. Loyalty is a value I am always putting first. It allows people to gain their trust, and it begins to build your reputation and how you carry out yourself in everyday life. Without it, its hard for jobs or people in general to rely on you. I definitely stand by his answer because I have the same beliefs and strive for loyalty. 7. What is a weakness of yours? Answer: "I trust people way more than I should. And I get burnt a lot because of it too... but there’s this quote that I love that’s by Mother Teresa." - "People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;It was never between you and them anyway." Reflection: A very interesting answer, but something I would have never thought of. Building a sense of trust in someone is not easy to do, yet the fact that after getting "burnt," he continues to not stop which shows his dedication to not only his flight school, but to his students. 8. What is your favorite thing about your job? Answer: "Seeing other people succeed. I was never really instantly successful- everything came to me with great difficulty. So seeing my students succeed is the greatest reward and the best part of my job." Reflection: A meaningful answer and once again proves his loyalty and dedication to see his students succeed. I can see if you are a flight instructor you would want to see your students to succeed, because that is part of your job. I would imagine it is a favorite thing among all instructors want see. Seeing someone else succeed because of your guidance and education must be a powerful feeling and I can imagine that is what drives him to be a flight instructor each and everyday. 9. What is the hardest thing about your job? Answer: "Helping students who don’t put in the effort to be the best they can be. It’s easy to help even the most difficult student if they have the right attitude. But it’s those that don’t care... to try and help them is worse than pulling teeth." Reflection: I can see how this would be difficult as an instructor. Not everyone has the same drive, motivation and passion as the next person. Going off the last question as an instructor, you want to see someone succeed, but if they don't put in the initiative, time, effort and work it makes it that much more difficult. 10. Best advice for future pilots or people who want to go into this career? Answer: "Do it for the love... money will always take care of itself. Chase success. This industry is unlike any other in the world... we have some of the best people here. Take care of others, follow the golden rule and have fun!" Reflection: The best advice I've learned from my flight instructor. Put the time and effort into something you love. It will be challenging and frustrating, but the reward at the end will be priceless. Having the passion for something that you love is an important aspect and you should stop at nothing to achieve it! Truly meaningful words that I stand by. Here is my Career Field Research Project about my desired occupation of a Commercial Airline Pilot!
https://www.emaze.com/@AOOZTFRQW/commercial-airline-pilot The Honors Mentorship program has given me a great opportunity to intern at Centennial Aviation Academy. One of the many reasons I chose to apply to the Honors Mentorship Program was because it was going to increase my education not only in the real world, but in the aviation world. My mentorship provides me with the beginning steps towards many years of college educations ahead of me. While interning have a learned many valuable things that will not only carry on with me in college, but in the real world and in my professional career too. My mentor is constantly teaching me new things or emphasizing on old topics which broadens my education of my desired career field. I truly feel that this program has been a partner in my education through hands on material, which provides me with experience that I might not have receive by just sitting in a classroom. My flight school was the perfect resource to learn and apply what I have learned into flying an airplane and into helping me obtain my private pilots licenses in preparation for college. This is very important to my future education, because it is something all pilots must go through and I am achieving that through this amazing program.
The Honors Mentorship Program has guided my education and allowed me to achieve my goals through it. During my time interning I have successfully completed two solo cross-country flights needed to obtain my private pilots licenses. With one more to go I plan on completing it in due time. Additionally, I have continued to prepare for my FAA written exam as well as my private pilot FAA check-ride. These have been major accomplishments to aid my education in this career field. However, along the way I have hit a few roadblocks such as weather or maintenance or solo recertification requirements, but I have overcome those obstacles and continued to push towards my goals in this program. Lastly, interning at my flight school has not only helped me, but also my mentor. While interning I have helped by working the receptionist desk, answering phone calls and most importantly assisting other students in their aviation education. This could be through teaching them how to conduct a pre-flight inspection or something they are learning in class such as airspace or air supplement charts and so on. Having the ability to help other students was very rewarding and showed my mentor that I can offer my knowledge to help other reach theirs. Overall, I feel very enlighten by the Honors Mentorship Program because I have gained a significant amount of knowledge that I might not have gained elsewhere. Centennial Aviation Academy has definitely been a partner in my education through all the experiences it has opened me up to. I am very fortunate to be interning here and I am looking forward to continuing to enrich my education in the aviation field. The essential question I have chosen for my final project is:
How will the aviation industry change in the future as I prepare to become an airline pilot? There were multiple reasons why I chose this question. While there is a lot to look at in the broad world of aviation, there are certain things I am questioning myself as I look into the future of the career I am dedicating the rest of my life to. In some ways this can be intimidating, but I have positive thoughts as I take on this major question. To begin, some of the reasons I chose this question is because I want to know how the industry is going to change, whether this is by technology, pilots, aircrafts, unmanned aircrafts (drones), training and more. Going more into detail, the technology aspect of aviation is quite amazing. Planes can practically land themselves, and while cruising at 40,000ft it is controlled by autopilot which stems from computers. I am very interested in learning how this will affect pilots going forward. Will planes just fly themselves or will it all by flown by computers/automated systems? This can completely change the demand for pilots. Currently, the demand for pilots is extremely high. Airlines are constantly hiring new pilots, but with technology changing every day, will there be a need for pilots 20-30 years from now? Will this change the amount of training needed or education to become a pilot? Additionally, I want to learn more about how aircraft manufactures are building new planes to go further, be more energy efficient, be more environmentally friendly and accommodate the needs for passengers. One of the big things I am interested in leaning is what is the outlook of unmanned drones. Will this change the way for cargo airlines? Is that the better way to go when it comes to the aviation industry, because drones are becoming more and more popular and there has to be some need for drone operators. When looking at my essential question, I have many sub-categories or question that I have to answer to help me paint a bigger picture of how the aviation industry will change in the future. I am very excited to learn more about the future of aviation because I feel it is an important question to have the answer to, especially when I am making a life long career in this industry. Being able to do this final project will help me extend my knowledge to know what I can expect going forward. I believe this question is a prefect fit for the career I want to go in, in addition to my mentorship. It will help me as I prepare and go into college as this is all relevant information that I should have background in. Furthermore, I am ready to take on the research and brainstorming that will go into finding the answer to my essential question. It’s hard to believe I’ve been interning now for 2 months! It has gone so fast, and I have really enjoyed my experience so far. I have learned and applied valuable information from my mentor and it has opened my eyes into the world of aviation. While interning there were certain things that surprised me. Such includes strictly following FAA orders. It is very important to abide by the FAA rules and regulations, because it could cost you your license. I also was surprised by how long it takes to plan a cross-country flight. There are many things you must do such as planning your course, selecting checkpoints, getting a weather briefing, altitude, time, fuel, etc. There is a lot more planning than just hopping in a plane a deciding to go to x. Having the opportunity to intern has maintained my perception of aviation. I have learned a lot of things I knew and also didn’t know.
I think one of the areas I will improve on is thinking outside the box. This was suggested by my mentor, and I totally agree. Sometimes I err on the side of precaution and don’t really think about the real scenario and possible outcomes. Additionally, I want to stop treating everything like a “checklist.” I need to start taking situations into my own hands and figuring it out for myself rather than looking at a checklist. After all, a checklist will never be there when you need it most. These are the two areas I want to focus on within the next couple of weeks. I think this will help me take more risk and think for myself in addition to building my self-confidence. Overall, my internship has been great, and I have really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to the next weeks, and months to come! My mentor inspires me to continue reaching for the skies and to become a Pilot! Judge, Barbara. Director. Jun 2016, Vol. 69 Issue 9, p62-67. 6p. The article I chose as a source for my annotated bibliography was “The Future of Aviation” by Barbara Judge. Once I discovered this article and read it, I was very pleased with the information and amount of detail in this relevant and reliable source. This is a credible source because of the various people on this panel bringing in different opinions rather than a bias. The article was published by the Institute of Directors (IoD) who conduct round table discussions. In addition, these are professionals and business people who are the leaders of companies and have the best interests for them. After analyzing it, I still need to do more research for my potential topic to gather other ideas, opinions and potential quotes to go into my paper. However, this source was helpful to me and completely relates to my topic. This article or rather a Socratic seminar discusses the future of air travel in Great Britain. The information found in this article can be used as evidence to show what airports and aircraft manufactures are doing to improve on the traveling, environmental, economical and business aspects of aviation. Some aspects mentioned were to improve the longevity of aircrafts by making them with carbon material and increasing the power of the engines to make long flight routes because “it is now possible for an aircraft to set off from Gatwick, and reach Perth, Australia, without stopping” (Wingate 64) doing all of this while making them cleaner for the environment. They mentioned how the improvement of mass transportation to the airport would lessen the stress of passengers because “getting to and from the airport is an important part of the journey, and when you arrive at the airport you want as little hassle as possible” (Shaw 64). Additionally, adding more runways will allow for more arrivals and departure without a busy airspace. This is just scraping the surface about the possibilities of the future of aviation, and the panel does a good job taking these topics and further breaking them down to find some solutions on the future of air travel. This source will be used to analyze certain aspects of the future of aviation covered in this article. While it is a broad topic, there are import points discussed which will help with concrete detail in my research paper. The information that will be used from this source will have direct quote and in-text citation as well as paraphrasing from the article. These will be mostly in the body paragraphs as this is one direct source of evidence to add to my commentary. While it didn’t help me answer all my questions, it definitely hit on a few important points that I will include in my bibliography and I think this will be the perfect source to use to cover those details as it is a crucial piece to my paper. Graphic Organizer (Step 2 of Creating an Annotated Bibliography). “Growing Leaders” by Tim Elmore is an article explaining how an internship is not just an internship, but a year-long interview. A very unique way to look at it that I would have never thought of. Beside making a good impression, there are other ways we can make our year-long interview a great one. The article goes into explaining how an internship is an important first step towards a place in the workforce. Students should have the opportunity to experience an internship because it is a more rewarding experience than most think. Elmore introduces that an internship should be a long-term interview. Instead of treating it like a job, we should be assessing ourselves on our performance. Are we putting our best foot forward? How are we showing motivation or devotion to this internship? What qualities am I missing or need to improve on? These are all essential questions to make sure we are making the best impression, just like a job interview. Additionally, these are things future employers are looking for rather than are you doing your job.
When assessing this compared to my mentorship, I did take away a few important aspects mentioned by Elmore. I want to make my mentorship opportunity an experience that sets me up further down the road in my profession career. With this being said, I want to make mistakes and learn from those so I can improve on them during my internship rather than in the real world. This will just give me more experience for the future. I want to continue improving and building my initiative to establish myself in the Aviation community. This will help me start networking with individuals so I can have contacts for possible future job positions. Since my mentorship is something I am passionate about, I will continue to show enthusiasm and bring a new spirit to my flight school. The most relevant topic covered by Elmore was his emphasis on responsibility. This, by far, speaks to my character. I always take responsibility for my actions and want to have the drive or motivation to pursue my passion. In conclusion, these aspect will help me have a good reputation as wells as contacts for my future in this career. Also, it will make a good impression on not only myself, but my flight school. This is an opportunity that I have earned and I will continue to take it seriously and treat it as an year-long interview. Tim Elmore's Blog: http://growingleaders.com/ The work ethic test was a very interesting and eye-opening experience. While reviewing the basics of work ethics, I thought about how I am like or unlike the given examples. The test asked very short closed ended questions about certain topics such as dependability, cooperation, motivation, passion, courteous, hard-working and more. Each question I answered with honesty and evaluated myself based on the given answers choices. Some of the questions were aspects of work ethic that I never thought of. My answers varied from question to question. While answering the questions there were a few things I thought of that I need to improve on such as being resourceful or patient. On the other hand some questions were a perfect representation of me such as being responsible, likable, friendly, orderly, productive, and efficient just to name a few. Below are my test results: After taking the test I was relatively pleased with my results and how they compared to the example of males. I thought that my interpersonal and dependability scores were accurate representation of me. Although my initiative score was something I wasn't expecting. Now learning a little more about my work ethic I can take into consideration that I need to show a little more initiative, enthusiasm and ambition. These are things I am going to use the mentorship program to focus on. I believe this was a great learning tool for students to understand more about their work ethic and how they can improve on it.
Communication is an important element in the professional world. How you communicate to others can show a lot about your personality, people skills and experience. Communication is an aspect that work places look for in future candidates. Around our family, friends and employers we all communicate differently among those settings. First, when communicating with family members we often do that in a semi-formal way because we are all used to and know each person in our family very well while showing manners and respect to your parents or elders. My family is close to me so this semi-formal communication is allowed and we all do the same for one another. In my family we are all comfortable with speaking to each other in this way. We all use the proper tone of voice and listen to one another talk. Body language may change depending on the conversation subject. Also, usually, texting might be more casual and have slang. In contrast, if the setting is different such as at formal events we know proper communication. My parents have raised me to be very polite, respectful and professional person when speaking to people other than close friends or family.
Communicating with your friends is slightly different. It is in a mostly casual or sometimes even slang way. Again most people are comfortable speaking in a certain way with their friends. It is important to air on the side of precaution so you do not embarrass, hurt or offend your friends. Each person should be well aware of others and what maybe bothers, upsets, or offends them so you don't cross the line. Sometimes while talking with friend you might not listen to them or interrupt them or start another conversation. Additionally, we might grunt or change our body language or communicate via text in a casual way. It is still important to follow the basics of communication even in this scenario. It is key that you show respect to your friends and always be the best representation of yourself when communicating with them. Lastly, communicating with an employer or your mentor should be in a formal and professional way. You should always be polite and respectful to them as they are your employer. The essential forms of communication should be used. All verbal communication should be done professionally such as "Good morning Mrs. Blank" or "Yes sir" etc. You should always be listening to them while maintaining eye contact with a good posture. Don't swing your arms or look around, show respect to the person speaking. All emails, phone calls and text messages should be in a formal style using proper language and grammar. I do these thing when communicating with my mentor or any other person in the professional world. It is key that you follow the essential form of communication because it is the professional way to communicate and shows that you're good at sending information and receiving it as well. Without these important skills you might misrepresent yourself and show future employers that you are not a good communicator. Communication is an important aspect of the real work and it is crucial that we all have developed skills that can be used in the professional world. The article "Making the Most of Your Internship" was a great piece of information about beginning your internship. It went in-depth on the things you should do and don't to make your internship experience a great one. I thought this article provided a lot of pointers with explanations on how you will stand out among others in the mentorship program. A majority of the information applies directly to me. I am always striving to make the best impression and I appreciate this article because it gives tips for success in the professional world. Some of the tips it gave were things that I had previous knowledge of, however it gave a nice explanation on why. Some of the things I already knew were to be on time, dress appropriately, be professional, be responsible, and take initiative. These are all things that I work hard doing and it was nice they brought those tips up. The rest of the information was all new and things I never thought of. For example, "Building Your Portfolio" is a great recommendation for a future profession career. Having a collection of things that define you and what you have worked on give a future employer more consideration for a job place. As stated in the article these things could be "projects, papers, presentations, tasks, assignments, references" and more. Additionally, "Networking" is an important aspect in your profession career. Meeting other people gives you contacts and connections to a career path that you are interested in. Establishing a connection with new people can place you "to meet people at all levels of your organization and to learn about their experiences and career paths." This an important step towards the best internship and future. In conclusion, this article has provided me with a lot of new knowledge as well as some prior knowledge about the things to do and don't do during my internship. I think it a great piece of information that will help prepare students for their future in a professional career. 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!
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. |