How Aviation Found Me
It wasn't until I was a senior in high school that I even heard of a pilot as a possible career choice. And honestly, I stumbled upon it...
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Julie Hafen
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
Phase 4: Simulator Training
This post was written after I finished initial simulator training on the 757/767 at a major airline. After procedures training comes the...
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Julie Hafen
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Phase 2: Systems
After my first two weeks of ground school were complete, I was sent home with a USB drive with the systems and a bunch of study material...
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Julie Hafen
- Apr 26, 2021
- 4 min
Phase 1: The First Day of Ground School at a Major Airline
The first day of ground school on February 13, 2017 proved to be an Interview attire was required, so we all looked the same as the...
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Julie Hafen
- Apr 19, 2021
- 4 min
Getting Hired at a Major Airline: Interview Day 2
Day 2 required us to be there even earlier than on day 1. Because I wasn't sure how long I would be at the campus for, I had to pack up...
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Julie Hafen
- Mar 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Hardest Post to Publish
Vulnerability alert! I debated wether to share this or not, and I initially decided not to… but then I got a few DMs from discouraged...
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Julie Hafen
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
Getting Hired at a Major Airline: Part 3
After receiving my email invitation to interview, I immediately called my friend who worked for the company to ask for any pointers for...
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Julie Hafen
- Jul 16, 2020
- 7 min
My Truth About Sim Training
*This post was originally written on 8/17/2015 after training on the CRJ at a regional airline. I will say, my sim experiences have been...
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Julie Hafen
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
The Making of a Pilot
"An airline pilot…how did you get into that career?" That is by far the most common question I get asked. In fact, I had somebody ask me...
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Julie Hafen
- Jun 11, 2020
- 4 min
The Good with the Bad
This post was originally posted on my blog on 11/11/15 when I flew the CRJ. I know I have talked about aviation as such an amazing career...
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Julie Hafen
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Reserve VS. Line Holder
Have you ever wondered what being a Line Holder vs being on Reserve means?
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