I get to read ASAP reports and I really like making a impact on aviation safety. The challenge is to have airlines proactively take action based on the reports and not just use them when someone messes up. I was just thinking today on the way home what a passion for aviation and how I love what I'm doing. If you want to be an NTSB investigator or ASAP program manager at the FAA they are going to want to see some pretty high credentials, as those jobs are a few steps above what is entry level in the FAA and the NTSB is just so much smaller as far as agency size. I'd think you'd have a better chance of being an ASAP program manager for an airline, but I'd probably hinge on your education and the positive changes you've been able to make with the ASAP program so far.

I just applied for two jobs as a 911 Dispatcher. Not sure how they will look at someone with an aviation background, but all I can do is try. I think that I would really enjoy that kind of work.

Expect them to trip over themselves trying to get you... with the communication background and experience under pressure that line pilots have, you're already hired before you put in the app...

What exactly is it that you view as a hinderance in having an aviation background? Use the tenets of CRM to show how well you are trained to handle the job. On top of that, and using the examples of people I know (and their backgrounds) in the dispatch business - there isn't much of any requirement. My niece was a college student with NO life experience!