Final Blog

For the final blog, I decided to go back to the previous blog, "Aviation Organizations". This blog was to discuss organizations in aviation that would help benefit you as you continue your career in aviation. What the organizations are doing in the industry and what employment opportunities they can offer.
One of the aviation organizations That I personally belong to to Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). When I went to Air Adventure last year, I found out about some of the benefits to being a EAA member, other then getting cheaper tickets to the airshow. As a student, they offer scholarship opportunities that are given to students in aviation programs. They tell you what you are able to apply for and deadlines for each of the scholarships. They also offer seminars, webinars, and other forms for people to attend and gain and share knowledge of may different topics and experiences. They have different sections covering things like homebuilds, war birds and aerobatics, and thats just a few of them. Each year, they put on Air Adventure. There you can see thousands of planes, hear experiences from all over the world, and see workshops of all sorts. Workshops covering anything you can think of is covered throughout the week of the event. Another thing they offer is the young eagles program. They offer introductory flights to kids interested in flying. They get to fly around in the cockpit and even get to work some of the controls in flight. There, you

EAA is an important in the industry because it's pretty much a huge family who shares experiences and helps others in anyway possible. They currently have members from over a 100 countries, and have over a thousand local chapters (Knapinski, R. J.). The EAA isn't just for pilots, it offers experience and opportunities for both flight and management. From donations for helping others, to offering job opportunities through job fairs and other events. Their mission is to continue the growth of the spirt of aviation, through increasing the interest of everyone, from beginners to enthusiasts. Throughout the US and the world, the EAA has many different chapters that individuals can belong to, which connects them to other aviation enthusiasts in their area. They meet up to fly, talk about experiences, and offer help to anyone who needs it. the Aviation industry is a close family, knowing and talking to the right people can help boost your career, and its a lot easier then expected when you get out and get involved.

EAA had a major impact in the industry with their position on the possible ATC privatization. Seeing that the EAA is made up of mostly GA pilots, the EAA was against the switch. At EAA's Air adventure last year, people where walking around with iPads asking people to take a second and vote to not allow the switch. (Experimental Aircraft Association)

Another organization that would be beneficial to belong to as your further your career would be the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals. The OBAP's goal is to promote the advancements minorities in all areas in aviation. They do this by providing mentoring programs, scholarships, training and youth focused education programs through project aerospace. Their Mission, "We exist to inspire excellence: we support, transform, educate, and mentor black aerospace"(Admin, M). Looking at the application, anyone can join this organization. on their site, that have different way's to apply for scholarships, training programs, as well as they post different job openings in all different parts of the industry. They also have ways for people to volunteer in many different ways like teaching classes to supporting conventions. They host youth events, career fairs and other seminars that offer information about all fields in the industry to promote a more diverse work force.

The importance of belonging to an organization throughout your a career is to stay connect to other people to both share and learn about things in the industry. Its about making connections and helping others to get to where you have been so that you can also continue to grow. It's about your passion and others and making the industry grow. It's pretty hard to do things yourself, and by belonging to an organization, you help make connections with people who can help you throughout your career.





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Experimental Aircraft Association | Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (n.d.). Retrieved April 18, 2018, from https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa

Knapinski, R. J. (2012, June 26). Experimental Aircraft Association. Retrieved April 18, 2018, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Experimental-Aircraft-Association

ATC Privatization

ATC has many jobs. Their main task is to handle aircrafts in flight and make sure they get to their destination safely. They deal with the flow of air traffic in certain sectors of airspace, which cover areas above and the space around airports. (What is ATC?)

ATC currently is a government ran operation, under the FAA. Money to fund the ATC comes from the fees that aircrafts pay for landing at airports. This money also pays for other operations at airports and such.

NextGen, which has been slowly taking over for many years now, would shift the current radar way of tracking and navigating, to a satellite based GPS system. This would allow for more accurate information to be sent to ATC so that they can have closer spacing and still remain as safe, if not safer then before. Many people believe that by switching the ATC to a private sector, it would speed up the process because private contractors could take over and complete the job (Pros and Cons)

General Aviation is strongly against privatization. "Air traffic control privatization is the biggest threat to the future of our industry that we've ever seen," said Ed Bolen, president of the national Business Aviation Association. (GA groups) In another article posted by AOPA, they said that they "have concluded that any structural and governance reforms that require protections for an important sector of users are fundamentally flawed." (AOPA)

For the most part, Delta is they only company against this industry issue. They did a study which showed that user fees increased anywhere from 20% to 29%. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association supports privatization, as long as it keeps the existing benefits that are currently offered (Pros and Cons)

Places such as Canada, Germany, and the UK have already implemented this plan. Canada has a non- for profit organization called Nav Canada running their ATC. the receive money from their aviation customers, and according to them, They "have kept customer rates stable while improving safety and flight efficiency" (About Us)

The house bill 2997, would transfer ATC from the FAA to a 13- member board controlled by the airlines. the bill has been thrown around and changed many times, and would still have to go to the senate, the upper chamber, before anything became official. (Snyder, T)

Cited: 
About Us. (n.d.). Retrieved April 07, 2018, from http://www.navcanada.ca/en/about-us/Pages/default.aspx

AOPA, GA groups oppose ATC privatization. (2017, June 21). Retrieved April 07, 2018, from https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/june/21/aopa-ga-groups-oppose-atc-privatization

GA groups launch campaign against ATC privatization. (2017, October 10). Retrieved April 07, 2018, from https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2017/october/10/ga-groups-launch-campaign-against-atc-privatization

Pros and Cons of Privatized Air Traffic Control – Florida Tech Online. (2017, June 09). Retrieved April 06, 2018, from https://www.floridatechonline.com/blog/aviation-management/pros-and-cons-of-privatized-air-traffic-control/

Snyder, T., Gurciullo, B., Shafer, J., Rosenberg, M. L., Blair, G., & Greenfield, J. (2017, June 28). House FAA bill advances. Retrieved April 07, 2018, from https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-transportation/2017/06/28/house-faa-bill-advances-221091

What is ATC? (n.d.). Retrieved April 06, 2018, from https://www.atcpilot.com/air-traffic-control/what-is-atc/