Perspective Employer

 

I received my Private Pilot Certificate in 1996 and started my flying career as an air transport pilot with the Civil Air Patrol. While there, I flew many different CAP aircraft, building hours, in hope of becoming a professional pilot one day. I also volunteered as a Search and Rescue Spotter aboard the aircraft and a Ground Search and Rescue Team member as well.

 

In 2003, after leaving my job at Piedmont Hospital, I decided that I wanted to make a career of flying and decided to go back to school to earn my Associate’s degree, little did I know at the time I would instead complete my four year Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Science at Utah Valley State College. While in school I studied courses in Aviation Management, Aviation Law, Flight Environment, CRM, ATC, Flight Physiology, Turbine Systems, Global Navigation and International Operations, Advanced Aerodynamics, Corporate Aviation Management, ATP/Dispatch, Safety and Accident Prevention, Insurance Risk Management, along with other required general education classes.

After completing school, I was invited to Arizona to interview and go through training with Air Grand Canyon for a possible Air Tour Pilot position. Unfortunately I did not get the position flying at Air Grand Canyon because I was at the low end of their minimum required flight hours. Even though I was not hired, I did get to go through the full VFR 135 training class, which gave me my first taste of what I was going to be in for as my new career began. Getting this experience alone, made the trip from Georgia to Arizona worth it.

My most recent flight experience was with Corpjet in Kennesaw, Georgia. I was invited to interview with them for a possible VFR 135 freight position, flying a Federal Reserve run in a Bonanza. At the time they were still in the process of obtaining the aircraft, so I was allowed to ride along with the pilot on training flights in the Beech 1900, where I learned even more about flying in all types of weather. This experience was very helpful in building my IFR skills and confidence while flying in that type of environment, something I would have never even thought about doing by myself. These experience included flying in areas near thunderstorms, making approaches down to minimums, and flying in icing conditions, just to mention a few, things I had read about but never done in IFR training. During the time I flew with Corpjet, I learned more about myself and my abilities, than I ever would have flying on my own. Unfortunately, about six months after I started flying, Corpjet experienced some training problems and the section I was flying with was shut down.

I‘ve enjoyed all my flying gigs, and would not chance a thing. Some people say that we as pilots, should not allow companies to fly non-paying position, but as for myself, I was happy to do this while working a full time position to pay the bills. I truly believe that the experience that I gained was well worth much more than money. I look at it this way, we pay thousands of dollars to earn our ratings and build flight experience, where else could I gain such valuable real world experience as I have with CAP, Air Grand Canyon and Corpjet, all for free. I look forward to once again flying, and I am willing to work with the right company to make this benefit both you and I. If you think I am the type of employee you would like working for you, please feel free to contact me by e-mail. Please put something in the subject line to allow me to know that you saw my resume on Synthasite, so I do not delete it as junk mail. Thank you for taking the time to view my website, I know your time is valuable.

 

Scott Patterson  

 
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