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What it Means to Be a Pilot
What does a License Get You?
Get New Perspectives on Your World
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What
it Means to Be a Pilot
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As a pilot, you’ll join the ranks of
those less bound by conventional limits on time, distance
and personal freedom.
Flying is – a freedom well-regulated for safety
and security but abundant in options and benefits.
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You take-off to wide-open skies in any direction
on the compass. While there are some restricted
areas for military or security purposes, and air traffic
areas requiring a call to air traffic control, non-scheduled
General Aviation can take you where you want to go.
It’s truly "random-access" transportation.
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| But more than that, it’s freedom
as you’ve never known it, far from the commonplace:
the crowded highways, busy terminals, mass public
transportation, or even the line at the movies –
you can rise above it as a pilot. |
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You can choose your route, your destination … your
adventure – for the day, the weekend, even the
hour. You are your own pilot. Here, you really are the captain
of your own soul.
Along with the freedom, pilots love the challenge and
accomplishment that comes with every flight. They also
accept the personal responsibility to fly professionally
and safely.
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You may notice a difference in yourself.
More confidence. More self-esteem. A wider perspective
on your world, and on life itself.
Pilots believe they enjoy wider personal horizons
and a fuller life.
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Finally, being a pilot symbolizes individualism and self-reliance.
You are in control and you make the choices. There’s
nothing like it.
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What
does a License Get You?
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Be prepared for new destinations, new experiences,
a wider world and a fuller life.
Like most, you’ll probably start by giving family
and friends a first flight with you. Imagine the thrill
and pride of being their pilot!
You’ll move on to short trips with family and friends.
There’s always the proverbial "$100 hamburger"
trip to interesting nearby airports -- and their restaurants!
| The custom of sharing flight expenses
with others can cut your cost of flying in half or
more! (Your flying could cost you just a $1,000
or $2,000 a year… probably what you spend now
on skiing, golf, or other pursuits.) |
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Flying offers busy people "a whole golf course-worth"
of relaxation in just a short one or two-hour flight
"away from it all." Leave your problems, and your
stress, on the ground.
That special place will soon be just an easy weekend
trip. You’ll choose good weather for the trip,
of course, but by now you’re probably thinking of continued
training towards an instrument rating to fly in a wider
range of weather conditions.
Then, there’s always "The Big Trip."
Many pilots look forward to a once-a-year adventure to Florida,
Mexico, the Caribbean… or an escape to a cool northern
resort.As your own pilot, you won’t battle the crowds…
unless you want to, when…
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You join thousands of your fellow aviators at
weekend fly-ins and aviation events, including the
"Woodstock" of aviation, the week-long EAA
Airventure Fly-In in summertime Wisconsin, or the
AOPA EXPO convention on alternating coasts each autumn.
There are myriad local events coast-to-coast every
weekend. There’s always something to do. |
Or perhaps, take that "trip of a lifetime."
Across the USA, across Canada, up to Alaska, even (for a
few) South America or Europe. Your pilot license is the
ticket to wider horizons and a fuller life.
You can put your pilot license to work. With Korean-
and Viet Nam-era aviators now leaving airline flying, the
traditional 60/40 military/civilian mix of pilots is reversed.
Today, 60% of new airline hires are civilian-trained.
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And non-scheduled General Aviation
offers myriad jobs from flight instructor and air
taxi/charter pilot to corporate flight operations
and exciting industrial, government, law-enforcement
and emergency services flying.
You can even fly part-time or as a second job, especially
as an in-demand flight instructor. |
It’s all waiting for you in the exciting world of
being a pilot.
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New Perspectives on your World
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Being a pilot reveals whole new worlds not open
or apparent to others. For instance…
Pilots get to know how the weather really works
– far more than those who live their life
on the ground, less in touch with nature’s
doings above them.
Amaze your friends with your new knowledge.
Get weather insights valuable for your earth-bound
activities. Discover so many new perspectives…
because you’re a pilot. |
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