Here goes nothing....

Well...I signed the loan and told my work that I would be going to flight school on April 1st.  No turning back now! I'm so excited I haven't been able to sleep well (or that could be the massive amounts of coffee I drink at work).  This is something I have dreamed of ever since I was a kid and now it is becoming a reality.

Now it is true that the aviation economy is not at it's high point.  But I think of it this way; Treat the aviation economy like the stock market.  Buy low and sell high.  Well, it's hard to think of it getting any worse that it is now; so I figure it can only get better. Right?

A little about myself.  I am 22 years old and am married to the most wonderful woman ever (she would have to be to put up with my aviation craze).  Over the past few years I have earned my Private Pilot's Certificate and my Instrument Rating add on from flight instructors at my local airport.  I believe this to be the most inexpensive and efficient way to start out.  More on that later...

The flight school I have chosen is Hillsboro Aviation out of Hillsboro, Oregon.  Many factors have come in to play when choosing this school and after literally a year of researching, my choice is clear.  Since this is more of an introductory post, I will not go too much into detail, but don't worry, I will lay out my reasoning and research in future posts(so stay tuned ;-) ).

One last thing...the point of this blog is give other pilot-career-aspiring folks out there a chance to hopefully educate themselves from my mistakes and maybe even right choices every now and then.  I, in no way, consider myself a good writer, so you will have to bear with it.  But I will do my best.