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Aerospace Scholarships300wideAviation Careers Podcast is proud to announce new benefits and new pricing for our premium members. Our new pricing is $10 for one month or $100 for a year, a savings of $20.

Premium Members of the site continue to have access to exclusive content, including:

In addition, Premium members will now receive our Aerospace Scholarship Guide printable version, available in PDF Format. The scholarships book is currently selling on Amazon for $9.99. Premium Members have the opportunity to view the most up to date scholarship information in the online directory.  In addition we update the pdf formatted e-book 4 times a year which premium members have the ability to download.

If you want to purchase the Kindle Version of the Scholarships Guide without becoming a member go directly to Amazon by Clicking Here:

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ACP084 Pilots On Food Stamps with Ben Mandell

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PilotsOfFoodStampsCoverWelcome to Episode 84. The goal of this podcast is to inform, entertain, and motivate you to achieve your career goal. We to bring you the viewpoint of all those involved with careers in aviation and aerospace.  Although we primarily focus on the positive aspects of a career in aviation and specifically as an airline pilot we also know that we must represent the challenges of choosing a career in aviation.

To help you understand some of the challenges concerning salaries in the piloting career I have with me Ben Mandell author of Don’t Pay Any Flight School More Than $2500 In Advance: The Censored Information The Bad Guys Don’t Want You To Know and Pilots on food stamps: An Inside Look At Why Your Flight Was Cancelled.

You can find his book by clicking here or going to AviationCareersPodcast.com/foodstamps

Ben and I discuss:

  • Why You should not Pay more than $2,500 in advance to a flight school.
  • Scholarships to watch out for.
  • Ways to save money on flight training.
  • Why Flights are being cancelled.
  • How pilots are paid.
  • How the shortage of pilots is affecting salaries.
  • How the shortage of pilots affects the Majors.
  • Upgrading and Pay.
  • What he feels is the solution.

Scholarship of the Week:

Buckingham Memorial Scholarship-Air Traffic Controller’s Association (ATCA)

Average Award for all ATCA scholarships $6454.54

The Buckingham Memorial Scholarships are awarded to children of Air Traffic Controller Specialists who are US Citizens and enrolled half- to full-time in a program leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Links:

Bureau Of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook – Airline and Commercial Pilots

Sun N Fun Radio on LiveATC.net

Alumni from these colleges (almost) always pay their debts

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ACP083 – Aerospace Scholarships – There Is Money Out There For You!

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Aerospace Scholarships300wideWelcome to Episode 83 where we discuss obtaining money for training through scholarships.

Announcements:

In This episode we discuss:

  • Various methods of paying for your training.
  • Work Fellowships.
  • Internships.
  • Apprenticeships.
  • Scholarships and other gifts.
  • Dispelling myths about scholarships.
  • Why you should look at scholarships no matter what your age.
  • Most scholarships are not based on need.
  • Work Study.
  • How Membership in an organization can lead to a scholarship.
  • How winning a scholarships can reflect positively on your resume.

Listener Mail:

A student from Colombia, South America wants a good resource for scholarships.

Links:

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ACP074 – How To Win A Scholarship with Administrator Mark Ducorsky

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DUCORSKY-150x150Today you will get an inside view into the scholarship process. We created the Aerospace Scholarships Guide because many of you wanted to know how to win a scholarship for your training and career advancement.

When we started this guide we did not realize the large number of aerospace scholarships available but have committed to placing them all in our directory online. Many of you have asked for a print or ebook version of the guide so we decided to create an ebook for now with a printed version coming in the future. The e-book will be available for download to premium members who purchase annual membership and will also be available in iTunes and Amazon. Make sure you sign up for our e-mail newsletter to receive notification of the new e-book version when it becomes available in the next two months.

To help us understand the process of applying for scholarships and to give us an inside view of the administration of aviation scholarships I have with me Mark Ducorsky, administrator of numerous aviation scholarships. Mark is an accomplished flight instructor and business owner. He recently has been awarded the distinction of Master Flight Instructor of which fewer than 800 have ever achieved this status in the United States.

Mark and I discuss:

  • How to find scholarships and money for education and training.
  • How to apply for a scholarships.
  • What you can do to increase your chances of being awarded a scholarship.
  • What you should not do during the application process.
  • Why many scholarships go unused.
  • How many scholarships you should apply for.
  • What to do if you are turned down for a scholarship.
  • What to do when you are awarded a scholarship.

Links:

CFI Master Instructor

Scholarship of the week:

James C. Ray Glider Scholarship

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ACP071- Live From The National Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition 2014

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HondaJetNBAA2014National Business Aviation Association Convention in Orlando, Florida. I interviewed schools about their programs and employers in different segments of aviation. This episode is packed with content, and I really had a great time meeting and interviewing everyone.

Interviews In This Episode:



Corporate Pilot, Part 121, Part 135, Podcast, Scholarships

ACP042 – Integrity In Your Life And Your Career

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Today we continue our question and answer session with Eric Crump from Episode 41. 

Listener Mail: 

  • I always wanted to be a pilot but since unmanned aircraft have taken the skies do you think that computers will take over pilots in my lifetime?    
  • If I am able to get 500 hours of turbine part 135 time will I have a better chance of getting hired with an airline  compared to working as a flight instructor?
  • Am I crazy for wanting to ‘go for it’ in my 30’s? Will the regionals frown on hiring me?
  • Is it a good idea to complete my training at a school with a guaranteed instructing job upon successful completion of training? The opportunity  includes RJ sim training, and possibly receiving a conditional offer of employment via their bridge program with a regional airline.
  • Can you recommend audio that can be used as study material while driving to work?
  • What is the best route after college if I can’t get my ATP until 1000 hours?
  • If I go to college with around 130 hours how many hours would you estimate I would graduate with being a part time CFI junior and senior year?
  • What is the best route to corporate flying?
  •  Is this fifteen to twenty thousand much debt to come out of school being a pilot?

What is Integrity In Life And Your Aviation Career?

  • Being honest with yourself
  • Being honest with your passengers and your students.
  • Adhering to your moral standards and never wavering from  your values.

Links Mentioned:

AOPA Av8rs – The Pilots of Tomorrow 

AviationScholarshipGuide.com

SMAC039 – Behind the Scenes of Flying Wild Alaska with John Ponts – Part 1

Flying The World As A Corporate Pilot With Chris Thren – ACP033

UND (University Of North Dakota) AeroCast HD Video

UND YouTube Chanel

myFlightCoach Podcast

The Finer Points of Flying Podcast

Rod Machado

Gleim Aviation Training Products

Gleim Private Pilot Audio

ASA Private Pilot Audio Guide

Gleim Instrument Pilot Audio

Aviation Maintenance Technician, College, Financial Aid, Grants, Part 141 Flight School, Podcast, Scholarships

Episode 006 – Career Prospects Are Good for Both Pilots And Mechanics, A Panel Discussion with Guests From National Aviation Academy.

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Do you have an interest in becoming both a pilot and a mechanic? You would be surprised how many pilots hold a mechanic’s license. There are some advantages to being both. I discuss:

  • How you can be an operational asset because you can repair items which break and a mechanic is miles from your location.
  • Certain seemingly simple repairs must be signed off by a mechanic especially if it includes a safety wire.
  • Some pilot jobs including corporate jobs require a mechanic’s license.
  • Story of a simple bird strike which grounded our plane and how having a mechanic on board saved the day.

Interview

Teresa Ferent of National Aviation Academy in Clearwater, Florida invited me to speak with a variety of employees at their Clearwater Florida facility. National Aviation Academy has a long history of training mechanics and recently has added pilot training to their curriculum. I have worked with many of the mechanics and pilots who have graduated from the National Aviation Academy and can say first hand that they provide outstanding training.

We discuss:

A special thanks to those I spoke with at National Aviation Academy Including:

Teresa Ferent, Community Resource Representative
Angie Capriotti, Director Of Career Services
Richard Rios, Director Of Student Finance
John Okenfus, Assistant Director of Admissions
Marty Carpenter, Director Of Admissions for Professional PIlot Technology.

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The National Aviation Academy website has one of the most extensive repositories of information concerning careers as Aviation Maintenance Technicians and Pilots. They have outstanding online presentations concerning job prospects, salary expectations, and how to get your certificates. This is the first website I tell folks to turn to for information concerning becoming an aircraft mechanic. Even if you are not planning on attending the school I highly recommend the information they provide on this website.

For those who are interested in getting a jump start on becoming an Aviation Maintenance Technician or for those who already are AMT’s there is a handy reference for the iPhone and the iPad. I use their app for pilots and think it is one of the best organized and easiest to read Aviation Regulation reference for a mobile device. For more information on what is included in this reference click below:

FAR/AMT for the IOS device.