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Old 09-17-2021, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by anima View Post
It has been a long time, but some follow-up on this thread... my son attended universty and graduated summa cum laude, he flew aerial tours for a summer, then got on with a charter company and was able to fly corporate jets for a few years - it was an awesome opportunity and experience from a great and very understanding company, after that he got on with one of the US domestic regional arilines and is now working his way to captain. His goal is still to fly with one of the big boys someday and I am sure he will, but due to some good advice that I got on this forum and a very helpful phone call with a Delta career counselor at the start of it all he has been very successful and this little episode has not impacted his career in a negative way.... that being said, it was a very eye-opening event for him (and us his parents) and I think he has come out the other side a much more mature, capable, and safer pilot. He kept his nose clean in college, studied hard, graduated at the top of his class, built a strong network of mentors, and most importantly he became good at telling his story, honestly and openly. I am so proud of him, I tell everyone, and I mean everyone that my son is an airline pilot and even though I haven't been on one of his flights yet, I do look forwad to critiquing his landing some day, from a passenger's experience. :-)
This is so heartwarming. Congratulations to you and your son!
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Old 11-12-2022, 06:46 PM
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One last follow-up... after 3 years at a regional carrier my son got picked up by one of the big airlines this week... he's playing in the major leagues now and living his best life. thanks to everyone here who helped "us" along the way.

...Proud Dad...
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Old 11-12-2022, 07:00 PM
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Awesome!! Congrats. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-13-2022, 07:08 AM
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Glad to hear!

Worth pointing out that the discussion of DUI and career impact in this thread is somewhat stale in 2022, given the pilot shortage.
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Old 11-13-2022, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
Glad to hear!

Worth pointing out that the discussion of DUI and career impact in this thread is somewhat stale in 2022, given the pilot shortage.
Compared to four years ago it’s a whole new world.
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Old 11-16-2022, 10:52 AM
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Glad to see it worked out well.
A single youthful mistake should not someone forever.
Sadly, a UND student who got a DUI last year ended up committing suicide by plane because he thought his aviation career was over.
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