I'm constantly asked why I've chosen to pursue a career in aviation, specifically in flight. To that question, I have no one answer. Like many pilots before me, my passion started at a young age. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to soar with the birds in the sky and to me, that's where my heart has always been. Not until my first day behind the flight controls of an airplane have I felt so complete, so whole as a person, so at peace with myself. That's when I knew that I had to work towards a career in the best office in existence, the cockpit of an airplane.
Sure there are hardships with this path such as the stringent training, frequent exams and high expectations from our chiefs and instructors, but in the end, I find the challenges to be worthwhile. There's not a day that the feeling of regret passes my mind for pursuing this dream of mine.
Like any dream we may have, it is up to us to make it happen for ourselves. It is us that must work towards what we want for ourselves. For in the end, only we can truly make ourselves happy.
*Picture taken by Ross L. Harris
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