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| So here's the wrap: I was born in 1981 in New York City. I was raised along with my twin brother in Rockland County, NY. I graduated from Ramapo High School with Honors in 1999. Since then, I've managed to keep my head above water for a two-year honors degree program in Math and Science at Rockland Community College. During my second year at SUNY Rockland, I decided to persue flight training. I learned to fly at Freedom Air (Orange County, NY). Working on the Private Pilot's license with my instructor, Bill, was a blast! Looking back, he was the best instructor I've had! I got the certificate on March 28, 2001, and finished school at SUNY Rockland that spring. The following summer I earned the Instrument Rating, which is the next step toward becoming a professional pilot. Since then I have moved to Melbourne, Florida to attend Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech). I am working toward an undergraduate degree in Aviation Management while continuing flight training. I grew up in a family of four (five, including the cat-Fluffy). I've always found interesting things to do around Rockland that have developed my interests through the years. I'm a member of the Civil Air Patrol, which is the volunteer Auxiliary of the Air Force. It alone has kept me busy enough. As a kid, it was through their Cadet Program and family friends that I got into aviation. Only recently did I start taking flight lessons, and since then made the definitive career decision to become a professional pilot. Flying for the CAP is exciting and a very unique experience because I remember my first flight in the CAP plane thinking, "this is amazing". And here I am 8 years later flying cadets who are probably thinking the same thing. I like a mixed variety of the following things on a regular basis, some more than others of course! Flying, flight, flyers, airplanes, camping, shooting, driving, computing, dating, building models, dating models :-P, bowling, clubing, skating, volunteering, swimming, traveling, eating, car-shopping or anything associated with all of the above like planes, cars, music, engines, guns, knives, fires, computers, food, dancing, speeding, and emergency services. Life at Florida Tech is different than I thought it would be, but in a good way. I'm flying on a regular basis, doing well in classes, and the social life pretty good too. I've made some excellent friends who make life (in this town of old people and antique stores) a whole lot of fun. My friends are AWESOME!!! Airports, motorcycles, road trips, the Olive Garden, Flight Team, Burger King, Orlando, fun flights, Next Wings, BBQ's, or just hanging out.... we always have fun. Of course, I miss the posse from home, Matt K., Matt S., Kim and Mark are always around (even if I didn't plan on hanging out) so that's nice! Shout-outs to everyone else who I miss and others that I don't see too much: Stephanie, Natasha, Nell, Jaymie, Mitchell, Michael-"Airman", Erik, Karen, Toni, Sara, Ashley, Craig, Maggie, Haifa, Vanessa, Jason, Vikki, Beverly, David, Sheeba, and Alex. Through the years in CAP I've met so many excellent people. Getting to know them has truly been rewarding. Everything from meetings to emergency services has proved to create and maintain relationships that mean a lot to me. I met my flight instructor Maj. Bill Pereira and my employer Maj. Albert Bangs there, to both I am very grateful. I've met role model's of excellence like LTC Hopper, LTC Rommer, and Maj. Sheehan. These are people who have inspired me through the years to do the best I can and stick with it. Working at Prodigy has given me the chance to get to know some really interesting people as well (the people I got to know first were awesome), Anne, Nora, Mary, Deb, Boem-Ik, Scott, "The Rick", Adam, Maria, Kuwanda, Mark, Cheryll, Mellissa, and Phil, have made each day at work nothing less that excellent when I was there. I miss those days at the old Prodigy. This past summer I was able to go back and get to know a whole new crew. One of these days im going to get Lucy flying. Getting years taken off my life (by Kat sneeking up on me) was not fun, but you live and you learn...like any type of work. 25oct02 js Update: Graduated F.I.T. in December of 2003. Aviation Managment w/flight option. Im still living in Melbourne. I debated the proposition of taking graduate classes, but decided I'm done with papers, tests, and homework. I was fortunate enough to be hired by F.I.T. Aviation to teach flight students. My job is very rewarding and tons of fun. Although the pay isnt stellar, it pays the bills since cost of living in Florida is so much less. Put it this way, on less than $26K/yr I can cover expenses and live in a resort-like apartment :-) Can I ask for anything more? The college lifestyle hasnt changed much, which is neat. My friends are as awesome as always. Gotta love em. In staying with tradition, I have been active with the C.A.P. in Florida as well. I serve as Aerospace Education Officer for the Central Brevard Senior Squadron. I've been volunteering time with SAMI (Servant Air Ministries International) by teaching fellow members who want to work on their flight ratings. I am also looking forward to flying missions trips to the Islands soon. 02Mar04 js Update: What a year at F.I.T. I can definitely admit I had more fun this year, than any other at school. All the good, bad, and quality seemed to come together in the past 12 mos. I have been flying my brains out and got rated to teach instruments and multi-engine. I had the opportunity to do some really cool things with the Flight Team, and friends here; the most recent of which was to attend nationals as a coach (flew to Kansas)! I have 1532 flight hours and have started applying to airlines. I still live and work in Melbourne for FIT Aviation. I mostly teach non-university students and handle any special cases that come around. Kevorka is doing fine at 96,000 miles. I spent the better part of the 2005 summer traveling around the country --6000 miles... at least the East coast. I flew on Independence Air under a special deal they cut in the beginning of the summer to college students...flew 9 times for $250 :-) 08Aug05 js |
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