Interview of two of my roles models 03/17/2009

At the very last minute, I was able to have a phone interview with a pilot that flies for UPS mail. Mr. Jackson is my hair stylist's uncle. He has no degree and therefore never graduated from college. He simply earned his a piloting license and some other certificates. These included ATP, FE, 1500 hours Total flying time, and 1000 hours PIC time. I wasn't able to ask exactly what each of these mean and how to go about receiving them, but he promised to call me at a later time so we could further this interview. To be honest, he went off subject with answering my questions, so I found him a little discouraging. But I understand that because of his age, requirements have changed, and I appreciate him helping me in this time of emergency.

The first person I interviewed was a recruiter for the Air-Force. Her name was Sarah M. I can't recall her last name. She used to fly for the Air-Force, but now serves as a recruiter. She entered into the Air-Force straight out of high school which gives her a total of 13 years of service. She stated that her biggest struggle was being away from home for months without a break. She has a huge passion for flying still to this day. On occasions she said she rents private planes and flies her family out of town! HOW COOL! A plus for flying for the service is that the training is free, yet adequate. She stated that after flying for the Air-Force, she had so many job interviews waiting for her. I never got to ask her why she didn't take advantage of these offers, yet worked as a recruiter. She constantly emphasized on how her parents were in the service as well. This is what got her passionate about her field of work. However, they worked in the Army. This interview has definately expanded my interests from just flying for local airlines, to actually flying for the Air-Force.