The Call of the Sky http://scramjet.flyblog.com The sky has called me ever since I can remember. From the puffy white clouds adrift in the air to the vastness of Outer Space and the Stars. I live for the freedom of flight! Thu, 31 May 2007 03:56:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Wow, nostalgia attack! http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/30/wow-nostalgia-attack/ http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/30/wow-nostalgia-attack/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 03:46:47 +0000 scramjet http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/30/wow-nostalgia-attack/ Wish it was still as proud of a company today. I see the spirit in the ships and most importantly the employees but as a company, it’s gone. Needless to say, this commecial brought back some memories, and it really captures the spirit of flying. All this from a guy who it really, really annoyed by commericals most of the time!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1nPd-kWXspQ

]]> http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/30/wow-nostalgia-attack/feed/ Interview at the New Castle, PA Airport http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/18/interview-at-the-new-castle-pa-airport/ http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/18/interview-at-the-new-castle-pa-airport/#comments Fri, 18 May 2007 14:39:40 +0000 scramjet http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/18/interview-at-the-new-castle-pa-airport/ After sending my resume to an FBO at the New Castle, PA Airport, I was contacted to be interviewed this past Monday. My resume had also contained a job proposal; an entry level job in exhange for partial compensation by reduced cost flight instruction. I was quite suprised to receive a response, but I agreed to meet for an interview.

Monday, arriving twenty minutes before the start of my interview, I let the secretary know I was there, and waited for the FBO’s president and manager. Ten minutes before the interview’s scheduled time, he came out. I introduced myself and we headed back to his office.

He asked some simple questions, mainly on the items in my resume. From the get go, he stated that he was very impressed with my resume and that I was his first choice for the job. The job didn’t quite turn out to be what I wanted: one day a week, minimum wage, only a 10% discount on flight instruction rates. It didn’t seem worth it for the distance from it to where I live. The only benefits I saw was the networking and advancement possibilities. It seemed that if I performed well, I might be able to secure a better position within the company, perhaps maybe even a CFI position or a charter pilot position in their Piper Navajo once I was to those particular spots in my acheived ratings. However, I was unsure as to the exact possibilities of the latter mentioned positions.

In the long run, I decided not to take the job in hope that I can find something similar a lot closer to where I live. However, the president left the offer hanging by telling me that if anything changed, to give him a call.

]]> http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/18/interview-at-the-new-castle-pa-airport/feed/ Well I’m all set up on Fly Blog! http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/17/well-im-all-set-up-on-fly-blog/ http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/17/well-im-all-set-up-on-fly-blog/#comments Fri, 18 May 2007 02:39:21 +0000 scramjet http://scramjet.flyblog.com/2007/05/17/well-im-all-set-up-on-fly-blog/ So here it is, the masterful writings of Garry!

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