Why do you 'wannabee'? - what inspires you?
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Why do you 'wannabee'? - what inspires you?
I was recently looking on airliners.net and thought to myself what actually inspires me to be an airline pilot?
To which I thought well, some of the conversations I see going on in PPRuNe. Most of the photos on airliners.net, particularly ones showing scenery and also watching aircraft fly over and at airports.
My work experience with a small exec. airline at EGCC also inspired me greatly.
Another nice thought is that if I (and I will) become an airline pilot, those people who have doubted me will eat there words.
Ok, well that's me basically covered. what inspires everyone else?
Darren
To which I thought well, some of the conversations I see going on in PPRuNe. Most of the photos on airliners.net, particularly ones showing scenery and also watching aircraft fly over and at airports.
My work experience with a small exec. airline at EGCC also inspired me greatly.
Another nice thought is that if I (and I will) become an airline pilot, those people who have doubted me will eat there words.
Ok, well that's me basically covered. what inspires everyone else?
Darren
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Why Darren my dear freind, i must totally agree with you. I was told for many a year that i would not cut it as a pilot by my carrers teacher, and when she saw me on the news doing my solo flight, she was truly gutted, it was a great feeling to have proved her wrong and i hope you tell your doubters the same!
In response to what makes me wanna fly.
When i am in the air, i look at how tiny everything is and it gives me great satisfaction to know that i have gotten myself from the preverbeal A to B. When i see pictures of the aircraft on stands with the pilots window slightly open and the first oficer clicking away through his checklists, it gives me that felling that, oh **** thats what i was born to do!
I frequently sit in my garden looking up at the skies as the resident DASH flies over, a sureal sense of imagination takes over as i see myself in command, this is what makes me want to fly and especially when i see a picture of the Luton taxiway over the road.
I hope you get there as i hope for myself, and all the other wannabies out there.
Happy flying and i wish all the success
-Rusters
In response to what makes me wanna fly.
When i am in the air, i look at how tiny everything is and it gives me great satisfaction to know that i have gotten myself from the preverbeal A to B. When i see pictures of the aircraft on stands with the pilots window slightly open and the first oficer clicking away through his checklists, it gives me that felling that, oh **** thats what i was born to do!
I frequently sit in my garden looking up at the skies as the resident DASH flies over, a sureal sense of imagination takes over as i see myself in command, this is what makes me want to fly and especially when i see a picture of the Luton taxiway over the road.
I hope you get there as i hope for myself, and all the other wannabies out there.
Happy flying and i wish all the success
-Rusters
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'Those people who have doubted me will eat there words' -Yes
She was 'truly gutted' -oh, Yes !
'I look at how tiny everything is'- but mine isn't.
'A picture of the Luton taxiway over the road' oh, Yes, Yeas, Yeaah, Yeaah, Yeeeaaaah.
Thanks, both, for that relief.
She was 'truly gutted' -oh, Yes !
'I look at how tiny everything is'- but mine isn't.
'A picture of the Luton taxiway over the road' oh, Yes, Yeas, Yeaah, Yeaah, Yeeeaaaah.
Thanks, both, for that relief.
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i live in ealing, which is practically under the flight path of 747's taking off from heathrow....my walk home from the underground station takes me along the very same line that they use for finals to terminal three....and when i look up at the underside of that plance...the three lights and teh landing gear engaged, it sends a tingle down my spine, and i imagine the view the captain and his first officer must see through their cockpit. and i think to myself "those two little men with their control columns, are guiding that 400 tonne chunk of beoing engineering safely to the ground..its both scary and awe inspiring at the same time..." ha ha do u think i could use those lines to win them over at the final board of BA!
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Intelligent perfectionist who wants it all or nothing....or so I've been told!
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I agree with all of the above!!
Awe inspiring.
Having people trust you.
Seeing the parts of this planet I've only dreamed of.
Yes, to fly is a privilage.
COME ON LETS ALL GO FOR IT!!!!
Oh, word of advice:
don't upset the guys on rumours and news!!
I only tried and look what happened to me, I got ripped to shredds!!
(RE:gay pilots(2).)
I AM NOT GAY.(not that it makes any difference)
But .......oh......PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
AHHHH, Henri you are back!!!
Where the f u ck have you been?
Now this is where torment REALLY begins.
Look at the abuse poor old Henri gets!!
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Never let anybody put you down.
Unless they're holding you above their head!!
Awe inspiring.
Having people trust you.
Seeing the parts of this planet I've only dreamed of.
Yes, to fly is a privilage.
COME ON LETS ALL GO FOR IT!!!!
Oh, word of advice:
don't upset the guys on rumours and news!!
I only tried and look what happened to me, I got ripped to shredds!!
(RE:gay pilots(2).)
I AM NOT GAY.(not that it makes any difference)
But .......oh......PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
AHHHH, Henri you are back!!!
Where the f u ck have you been?
Now this is where torment REALLY begins.
Look at the abuse poor old Henri gets!!
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Never let anybody put you down.
Unless they're holding you above their head!!
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You know, I often wonder what it is that makes some people want to be footballers, others actors and us pilots. It just seems to be an innate difference that can at times be difficult to put into words, generally during interviews!
To me, flying would be the equivalent of being that famous footballer or actor, it is a chance for me to live my dream, and if I am very lucky, even get paid to do so.
To all those wannabes out there: stick at it, one day you get the break you've been looking for.
rookie#1
P.S. I would politely ask henri's extended family and friends to not turn this thread into a personal communication channel, as it is it stands to be one of the most passionate and encouraging threads I've read in a long time.
To me, flying would be the equivalent of being that famous footballer or actor, it is a chance for me to live my dream, and if I am very lucky, even get paid to do so.
To all those wannabes out there: stick at it, one day you get the break you've been looking for.
rookie#1
P.S. I would politely ask henri's extended family and friends to not turn this thread into a personal communication channel, as it is it stands to be one of the most passionate and encouraging threads I've read in a long time.
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It's nice to know I'm not the only one who's had problems with the career advisers at school. When she looks at me with that patronising look and says;
"So, what do you want to do when you leave school?"
I look staright at her and say;
"I am going to be a pilot"
Every single time we go through the same routine, she rolls her eyes and gives me the same kind of attitude, "come back when you've grown up".
It makes me so angry, to get good advice on this carrer is like trying to get blood out of a stone.
Thats why I bless the day I came across PPRuNe!!!
Keep up the great work!
Right thats my moan over with.
Cheers,
TPuk
"So, what do you want to do when you leave school?"
I look staright at her and say;
"I am going to be a pilot"
Every single time we go through the same routine, she rolls her eyes and gives me the same kind of attitude, "come back when you've grown up".
It makes me so angry, to get good advice on this carrer is like trying to get blood out of a stone.
Thats why I bless the day I came across PPRuNe!!!
Keep up the great work!
Right thats my moan over with.
Cheers,
TPuk
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All career teachers must have the same training. I had the same problem. But I had decided long before that. I simply wanted to fly, period. Soar the footless halls etc The most practical way was to become a pilot. I don't do it as a way giving the doubters the finger but for myself.
I think my inspiration came from my earliest aviation memory. Watching an SE5 and and a Fokker in a ground hugging low level dogfight. No, I'm not that old but it was during the shooing of a film. This wasn't part of the film though, it looked like an unauthorised private show for someone. No airshow display has surpassed that since.
Ironically the battle took place directly over the spot where the school with the careers teacher was later built. Years later as I drove to the airfield I saw him again, I nearly stopped and showed him my licence.
I think my inspiration came from my earliest aviation memory. Watching an SE5 and and a Fokker in a ground hugging low level dogfight. No, I'm not that old but it was during the shooing of a film. This wasn't part of the film though, it looked like an unauthorised private show for someone. No airshow display has surpassed that since.
Ironically the battle took place directly over the spot where the school with the careers teacher was later built. Years later as I drove to the airfield I saw him again, I nearly stopped and showed him my licence.
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My Careers teacher kindly crossed 'Pilot' off the top of my Career list shorltly before my GCSE's - I had him round for dinner the week before my first commercial passenger flight.
I've had the passion to fly for as long as I can remember , if I'd listened to the 'wise ones' I'd be doing a Hotel and catering course in a beautiful stainless steel kitchen at Edinburgh uni with the prospect of working for the scottish tourist board when I would have finished in 2 years time. Thanks but no thanks!
I've had the passion to fly for as long as I can remember , if I'd listened to the 'wise ones' I'd be doing a Hotel and catering course in a beautiful stainless steel kitchen at Edinburgh uni with the prospect of working for the scottish tourist board when I would have finished in 2 years time. Thanks but no thanks!
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Boys..........a little attention in your English language lessons might help your prospects.
For Christ's sake, we are supposed to be intelligent people. Re-read your posts.
Rusty Cessna:i.....I
oficer....Officer
felling....Feeling
wannabies....Wannabes
HashMo:Beoing.....Boeing
Spanky
rivilage....Privilege
Not normally one to rip others posts to bits, but.......
Get a grip, boys
For Christ's sake, we are supposed to be intelligent people. Re-read your posts.
Rusty Cessna:i.....I
oficer....Officer
felling....Feeling
wannabies....Wannabes
HashMo:Beoing.....Boeing
Spanky
rivilage....PrivilegeNot normally one to rip others posts to bits, but.......
Get a grip, boys
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There is no better feeling than loosing the bonds and soaring through the heavens
I live under the Concorde Flightpath
My Dad is an Air Traffic Controller
Its the closest thing to piloting an X-Wing that I am ever going to get
And the Stewardesses are better looking than R2D2
I live under the Concorde Flightpath
My Dad is an Air Traffic Controller
Its the closest thing to piloting an X-Wing that I am ever going to get
And the Stewardesses are better looking than R2D2
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Good on you Darren. Good thread. I also wish I wrote as maturely as you do when I was your age (back then we had to make our own shoes, walk 27 miles to school in the snow except we had to make our own snow ...)
I work for an asset management house and every now and then someone grills me enough over my study weeks off here and there for me to finally tell him or her what I'm up to. Several, and it amazes me how many, then turn from their computer screen and ask "but wouldn't it get boring?". I have to bite my tongue to stop myself thinking "hey, we're not exactly curing cancer right here you know".
With the risk of sounding overly academic for a dodgy AA5B PPL driver, I like each portion of a flight for different reasons:
. Pondering over charts planning the next trip and thinking about the trips I'd like to do when I have more experience (AND MONEY!!!);
. The takeoff; the moment the plan becomes a reality, tower ask me to call approach, my wizz wheel falls under the rudder pedals and my pencil falls between the front seats;
. The cruise when I've positively identified our location, the instruments are all pointing in the right direction, the passenger/s aren't being sick and I get a chance to peek into back yards, admire the landscape, listen out for imaginary engine roughness and airframe structural problems and all the time maintaining a smiling composure for passenger benefit;
. the landing for the final big chance to make a mess of the thus far satisfactory flight;
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the taxi in and shut down when I get to fill in the boxes, log the time, reflect on what I did OK, what I'll try to do better next time, remind myself that I shouldn't worry so much and why NOT ONCE during the whole flight did I not think about doing anything else but FLYING.
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I work for an asset management house and every now and then someone grills me enough over my study weeks off here and there for me to finally tell him or her what I'm up to. Several, and it amazes me how many, then turn from their computer screen and ask "but wouldn't it get boring?". I have to bite my tongue to stop myself thinking "hey, we're not exactly curing cancer right here you know".
With the risk of sounding overly academic for a dodgy AA5B PPL driver, I like each portion of a flight for different reasons:
. Pondering over charts planning the next trip and thinking about the trips I'd like to do when I have more experience (AND MONEY!!!);
. The takeoff; the moment the plan becomes a reality, tower ask me to call approach, my wizz wheel falls under the rudder pedals and my pencil falls between the front seats;
. The cruise when I've positively identified our location, the instruments are all pointing in the right direction, the passenger/s aren't being sick and I get a chance to peek into back yards, admire the landscape, listen out for imaginary engine roughness and airframe structural problems and all the time maintaining a smiling composure for passenger benefit;
. the landing for the final big chance to make a mess of the thus far satisfactory flight;
and
the taxi in and shut down when I get to fill in the boxes, log the time, reflect on what I did OK, what I'll try to do better next time, remind myself that I shouldn't worry so much and why NOT ONCE during the whole flight did I not think about doing anything else but FLYING.
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I used to live in the Highlands, lots of very low flying aircraft got me thinking it might be a good job when I was about five, and it snowballed to the extent that even the sound of an aeroengine, the smell of burnt kerosene or a cockpit photo inspires me to keep aiming up above. No matter what they tell me I will be a pilot.
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It seems that career advisors are all cast from the same mould. Mine told me and I quote " ...I really believe that you ought to have more realistic career expectations."
Since I was about 8, I have had this image in my head of being fully established at 6 miles visual with the lights ahead, I soooo, wanted to see that view, flick switches in an important manner and say cool stuff on the radio like "Callsign 123, Request push back stand 12.
Well I will admit it took a while (16yrs from careers advisor to first flying job) but I did it. Now fly a t/p for a regional and it's even better that I thought it would be. I flew into Paris CDG for the first time last night. Lots of traffic, BIG thunderstorms, interesting French Air Traffic Control, an airport the size of Belgium, ATIS's in French and what sounds like French with an English accent, but when Maurice Chevalier cleared me to line up 09 and contact De Gaulle Tower 119.2 I sat and thought that this job really is the the Dogs.
So keep the faith chaps, persistance pays, and remember when your flying something fast and shiny over head your old school at Flight Level Nose Bleed, there is some sad git on the ground whose life time aspiration took them too the heady heights of a careers advisor!
cheers
H-B-H
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Push the head and pull the tail.
Since I was about 8, I have had this image in my head of being fully established at 6 miles visual with the lights ahead, I soooo, wanted to see that view, flick switches in an important manner and say cool stuff on the radio like "Callsign 123, Request push back stand 12.
Well I will admit it took a while (16yrs from careers advisor to first flying job) but I did it. Now fly a t/p for a regional and it's even better that I thought it would be. I flew into Paris CDG for the first time last night. Lots of traffic, BIG thunderstorms, interesting French Air Traffic Control, an airport the size of Belgium, ATIS's in French and what sounds like French with an English accent, but when Maurice Chevalier cleared me to line up 09 and contact De Gaulle Tower 119.2 I sat and thought that this job really is the the Dogs.
So keep the faith chaps, persistance pays, and remember when your flying something fast and shiny over head your old school at Flight Level Nose Bleed, there is some sad git on the ground whose life time aspiration took them too the heady heights of a careers advisor!
cheers
H-B-H
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Well, my human resources interviewer at BA asked me that very question - from someone who had never had any inclination to fly, could I say what drove me?
I answered much the same as the above answers:I just HAVE to! He then said, can you expand on that from a professional point of view?
Of course I could, I want to be a pilot because it's something I see myself as capable of being. I can instil faith in others, remain collected in times of distress and tension, and take a great pride in the service my airline is rendering its customers.
We all love flying, we all feel passion, we all know that about each other - but THEY don't know that...so a word of advice for anyone going for interviews - always take a professional stance. That is the language that will best convey the type of motivation that they're interested in.
I answered much the same as the above answers:I just HAVE to! He then said, can you expand on that from a professional point of view?
Of course I could, I want to be a pilot because it's something I see myself as capable of being. I can instil faith in others, remain collected in times of distress and tension, and take a great pride in the service my airline is rendering its customers.
We all love flying, we all feel passion, we all know that about each other - but THEY don't know that...so a word of advice for anyone going for interviews - always take a professional stance. That is the language that will best convey the type of motivation that they're interested in.
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"For once you have tasted flight,
You will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward;
For there you have been,
And there you long to return."
-Leonardo da vinci
I can't sleep, I can't concentrate at work. When I see an aircraft flying overhead, I get tingles down my spine and get filled with a combination of awe, frustration, and a jealousy for the lucky bastards who are up there at the controls.
The really hard part is that I work at the airport, in and around the aircraft. I'm going insane.
When no ones around I climb into the left hand seat, and just sit there, imagining.
I just want to fly....I JUST WANT TO ****ing FLY.
**** ..I think I am going insane.
You will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward;
For there you have been,
And there you long to return."
-Leonardo da vinci
I can't sleep, I can't concentrate at work. When I see an aircraft flying overhead, I get tingles down my spine and get filled with a combination of awe, frustration, and a jealousy for the lucky bastards who are up there at the controls.
The really hard part is that I work at the airport, in and around the aircraft. I'm going insane.
When no ones around I climb into the left hand seat, and just sit there, imagining.
I just want to fly....I JUST WANT TO ****ing FLY.
**** ..I think I am going insane.