My 100th post on Instagram and I thought I would make it something a bit different and a bit special.
Recently I got the chance to write “B737-800” into my log book, successful completion of base training marked the final step in my flight training and journey to becoming a commercial pilot. The culmination of a life long dream for me! As such I wanted to add a little bit of a personal note to these posts and also a little back story.
For those of you who know me personally will know that ever since I could walk and talk I have been obsessed with aeroplanes and aviation, becoming a pilot was always the only thing I ever wanted to do! I’ve had many ups and downs, a huge number of obstacles, I’ve had good times and made some fantastic friends along the way. However, I need to thank my family and girlfriend more than anyone else, for they have supported me and encouraged me unwaveringly! The images I’ve included here are a short story of my training, I started at Goodwood aerodrome where I completed my PPL, before I was lucky enough to enrol on an Integrated ATPL course out in South Africa 🇿🇦 after the exams and successful CPL, ME/IR I came back to the UK to complete my conversion to an EASA license. I completed all 14 ATPL exams again, re-did my ME/IR in Sweden before applying to the airlines where I’m happy to say I was offered my first airline job. Over the last 2 months I have completed the type rating for the Boeing 737-800, completed the base training and am awaiting to hear where my line base will be. If you have made it this far in the post then thank you very much for sticking with it. For those friends, family and loved ones who have stuck with me all this way, thank you all even more! (All photos were taking by either a safety pilot, or non flying pilot during non critical phases of flight)
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