Friday's Fabulous Flyer!
"My
life in aviation began in 1999, when I started my training as a
commercial pilot. After many years reading about aviation on magazines
and books, I had the opportunity of studying what I had always wished.
After
finishing my studies and considering the different possibilities in
order to start my professional life in aviation, I chose flying
instruction. I remember the first day, when the teacher told us to
explain why we were there. Everyone said almost the same “I’m here to
get flying hours”. It was then when I realized that I thought
differently because I was there due to my love for teaching.
After
4 years carrying out instruction tasks such as flight instruction (more
than 1400 hours), simulator instruction (more than 1600 hours), ground
instruction, and a year as a CFI (chief flight instruction), I
considered that it was the time to change and continue my career.
In
2007 I got the opportunity of flying an executive airplane – a Cessna
Citation 560 Ultra – which allowed me to have my first experience flying
a jet airplane across Europe, and flying to many different places. The
fact of changing from flying light Cessnas and Pipers to a Cessna
Citation was a pretty important step forward, especially in terms of
professional maturity achieved by performing a charter operation in an
airplane flying at 0.7Mach, travelling to many different airports and
with just a few hours to prepare the flight.
Unfortunately,
this project just survived only for 2 years. The worldwide crisis which
affected in a very important manner to the private aviation sector,
closing companies, including the one I was flying for. Despite that
situation, and taking into account that in my career I’ve always had the
goal of learning and give the most in every company I worked for, I
could add to my résumé 370 hours of jet time and the experience of being
the security and safety manager of the company.
In
that moment, the doubt of what to do appeared. The aviation market was
really affected by the crisis. Airlines weren’t hiring pilots and in the
only offers that could be found on the Internet, the requirement of
being a B-737 or A-320 experienced pilot was common.
Was
in that moment when I took the decision of developing a project that
had been in my mind since for a long time. A project focused on working
in these areas: aviation instruction, quality and image services, both
for individuals and companies.
This project, FLYLAB
CONSULTING, was established in 2012 and continues growing up in services
and partnerships. Nowadays we are creating a database for aeronautical
members in order to help people in their job seek, through contacts with
airlines or international brokers, and by offering complementary
training to improve their resumes.
In
addition to my work at FLYLAB CONSULTING, I also work in a Spanish
airline, as an ATR 42 copilot , Head of Training of the ATO and Safety
Manager (SMS).
Although
it seems to be a very busy life, I’m very lucky because I can develop a
personal project and continue flying. The most important thing for me
is that I have enough time to spend with my family without being forced
to fly all the time. That’s a priority in my life. Of course I love
flying, but the fact of saying “good night!” to my baby almost every day
is amazing.
I hope you have enjoyed this quick summary of my professional life. I invite you to visit the web of my company - www.flylabconsulting.com/joomla/en - in which you will find, more in detail, all the services we offer.
Carlos, you are most definitely a Fabulous flyer.
Thank you for sharing your story with us.
And I wish you the very best success in your future!
Enjoy the Journey!!
XO Karlene
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