| Name: |
Michael Bondur |
| Company: |
Capital Cargo Intl. Airlines |
| Position: |
First Officer |
| Current Aircraft: |
Boeing 727 |
| Age |
35 years old
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| Country |
USA |
| Airline experience: |
yes |
| Corporate or fractional experience: |
yes |
| Cargo experience: |
yes |
| Military, government, or law enforcement experience: |
no |
| Mentor profile: |
I wanted to be a pilot ever since I went to visit my dad on a trip when I was 8. Lit of a desire that has yet to snuff out.
So far in aviation I have flown passengers in Beech 1900\'s and the CRJ, and cargo in Shorts 330s/360s, Falcon 20\'s and the Boeing 727. I have visted all 48 states, except for Idaho, and 7 countries.
I learned to fly mostly at an FBO in Atlanta, my hometown. It is the way I reccomend it. High priced flight academies aren\'t the answer, you can be very successful in aviation without having to spend massive amounts of cash.
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| Favorite thing about flying: |
| Being able to apply skills learned in the simulator and in the classroom.
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| Disadvatages of being a pilot: |
You have to be able to make the appropriate sacrifices. If you are
scheduled to fly on a holiday, you have to show up. No matter how much you have been looking forward to spending it with your family.
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| What you would have done different: |
| I definitely would have stopped to smell the roses a little more. I did so much in such a short period of time that I never really got
to have \"fun\" with my licenses. But I wouldn\'t give up any one minute of my career thus far.
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| Advice to aspiring pilots: |
| Always be safe, professional, and confident in everything you do in aviation. |
| Problems encounterd along the way: |
pilot Financial burden is the biggest undertaking of an aspiring pilot. The whole process is expensive. Ways of avoiding the cost are: Joining the military, getting scholarships or grants, networking with people who own aircraft. Some costs are just unavoidable though.
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