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Some of the worst disasters in aviation and common history have come from persons with a mental illness. Mental illness has been studied constantly and now the modern psychological field has a wider and much deeper understanding of what these illnesses are, what the signs and symptoms are, and how to possibly treat them. This is not to say, however, that these discoveries are founded without cost. Some of the greatest moments of change have come from the most devastating costs. One of those was the Germanwings accident in 2015. Germanwings is a German origin commercial air transport carrier that specializes on low cost air fare. On March 24, 2015, an airbus A320-211 model descended from 38,000 to a CFIT into the French Alps by the co pilot in a mass suicide-homicide. The co pilot had been dealing with depression since 2008 and had a special waiver on his medical certificate requiring scheduled visits with a psychiatrist to retain this medical. 150 people, including the FO, Capt., 4

I do believe that the pilot shortage is a real and forward prediction that has been in the works of the industry for years. Many of the older veteran pilots are getting farther in age and as they do, the newer generation of pilots that is going to be replacing them has to adhere to stricter requirements following a lax in safety culture at the regional airline level. Some of this is due to the public backlash for the Colgan Air accident in 2009, most commonly known as the 1500-hour ruling as part of a legislative action in the aftermath of the accident. From the federal registrar summary, it states that “As a result of this action, a second in command (first officer) in domestic, flag, and supplemental operations must now hold an airline transport pilot certificate and an airplane type rating for the aircraft to be flown. An airline transport pilot certificate requires that a pilot be 23 years of age and have 1,500 hours total time as a pilot (1).” The ruling goes on to explain exempti

1) Background My background in aviation started a little later in my life. I was 16 years old when I figured out I wanted to work in an aviation job. I became fascinated and fixated on how such heavy and cumbersome birds on the ground could defy gravity and soar quite gracefully in the air. I would, and still do when able, watch planes fly over-head and dream of one day traveling all over the world. Knowing I wanted to work in the aviation industry, I took a discovery flight from Solo Aviation at the Ann Arbor airport. From that moment I wanted to become a pilot. The feeling of weightlessness has never gotten old and the view is worth more than I could ever express. After traveling to Europe after my senior year in high school, I discovered my love for traveling and found that my new and continuing passion is to fly internationally. 2) Current status My major is Aviation Flight Technology and I a senior scheduled to graduate in the Winter of 2019. 3) Future plans My