KENYA AERONAUTICAL COLLEGE BLOG

Flying airplanes is not everyone's cup of tea. Flying tends to attract people who are more type ‘A' personalities due to the nature of the career choice. Pilots go through a very rigorous training process, followed by years of personal and career development. Most airline pilots are very regimented and have a high level of self confidence due to the fact that they have worked diligently to develop a high standard of performance that the job requires. Most pilots are rightfully proud of their achievements and career accomplishments. By the time an individual becomes an airline pilot, he or she has also most likely become a very professional individual as well. Again, this is the requirement of an aviation career. Many non-pilot types often confuse assertiveness and self-confidence with a big ego when just the opposite is true! In fact, ‘ego' is considered in aviation as contributing to one of the five hazardous attitudes pilots strive to avoid. Most of my colleagues are effe...

  Flight dispatcher (also known as an airline dispatcher, flight follower or flight operations officer) assists in planning flight paths, taking into account aircraft performance and loading, en-route winds, thunderstorm and turbulence forecasts, airspace restrictions, and airport conditions. Dispatchers also provide a flight following service and advise pilots if conditions change. They usually work in the operations centre of the airline. They examine the mechanics' reports to make certain that the required maintenance has been completed They accomplish the load planning, weather, and fuel planning, air traffic control considerations, security compliance for the flight, routing, and they file the flight plan with the Civil aviation Authority. Dispatchers then prepare a "release" and release the flight to the Captain. flight operations course stands out to be one of the most marketable aviation courses globally!!! would you love to take on the responsibility, train with ...