Well…I signed the loan and told my work that I would be going to flight school on April 1st. No turning back now! I’m so excited I haven’t been able to sleep well (or that could be the massive amounts of coffee I drink at work). This is something I have dreamed of ever since I was a kid and now it is becoming a reality.
Now it is true that the aviation economy is not at it’s high point. But I think of it this way; Treat the aviation economy like the stock market. Buy low and sell high. Well, it’s hard to think of it getting any worse that it is now; so I figure it can only get better. Right?
A little about myself. I am 22 years old and am married to the most wonderful woman ever (she would have to be to put up with my aviation craze). Over the past few years I have earned my Private Pilot’s Certificate and my Instrument Rating add on from flight instructors at my local airport. I believe this to be the most inexpensive and efficient way to start out. More on that later…
The flight school I have chosen is Hillsboro Aviation out of Hillsboro, Oregon. Many factors have come in to play when choosing this school and after literally a year of researching, my choice is clear. Since this is more of an introductory post, I will not go too much into detail, but don’t worry, I will lay out my reasoning and research in future posts(so stay tuned 
).
One last thing…the point of this blog is give other pilot-career-aspiring folks out there a chance to hopefully educate themselves from my mistakes and maybe even right choices every now and then. I, in no way, consider myself a good writer, so you will have to bear with it. But I will do my best.
Tags: flight training, hillsboro aviation, instrument pilot, private pilot
February 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Awesome, John… I look forward to following your career!
First Post!
February 26th, 2009 at 8:51 am
I have a vested interest in watching you succeed
It is going to be neat to watch how God walks you through your journey.
February 26th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
This is soooo cool, John! I’m sooo excited to watch you go through this process, and look forward to flying with you again!! I still want to fly to the beach! Hee! And I think your writing is GREAT! It’s from the heart!
February 27th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Great post! Do you have to travel to Hillsboro everyday?
February 27th, 2009 at 9:38 am
I will be doing a combination of flying and driving to Hillsboro for training. I plan on being up there 3 days a week. M-W-F. Hopefully I will be able to keep my sanity doing that.
February 28th, 2009 at 5:37 am
WOW JOHN!!!!!!!!!! I like the website!
March 1st, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Your Grandmother and I think what you are doing is GREAT. We look forward to hearing and reading about each step of the way. When you have time, and are hungry, let me know, I know about a few Hamburger places in Hillsbor.
March 1st, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Hey! Yeah, I have been meaning to call you and grandma and fill you in! And I will be doing a lot of flying this month building my total time, so I will definitely take you up on that hamburger offer!
I’ll keep in touch.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
Best of luck to you John. Enjoy the roller coaster ahead of you!
March 3rd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Hey – when you go to get that “Burger”, can I tag along? I’m sure grandpa owes me lunch
March 17th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Hey John! Nice site, really love the theme you’ve got on here. I’d be following your blog and see you become a great pilot, more so because I’m studying to be an aircraft engineer myself here in India! All the best!