I want to jump on a call with those who are interested and play around with the next custom tool that will hopefully help any pilot with their career progress: a "SWOT" analysis geared for aviation. Come join us and let's all test it out together! Check out the Calendar for the time (1400 Toronto Time) and link to join!

Hello all, I’m Steve - full time Quality Analyst (L3 Wescam) and part time flight instructor (Brantford Flight Centre) My love for aviation started after joining the RCAF when I was 19 working on the Boeing 707 and C130 Hercules as an engine mechanic. Soon after I caught the flying bug becoming a flight instructor at the Loyal Air Flight School in Belleville Ontario. (My first “official paid flight” was a cheque for $16.00 which I framed and mounted on the wall) Unfortunately that was roughly the average days wage back then and the military wasn’t much better so I moved on to Pratt & Whitney for a number of years and now I’m closer to home at L3 Wescam helping the military and law enforcement make the world a safer place. (Fun fact — it was a CANADIAN Wescam camera that captured the slow OJ Simpson police chase in California allowing the world to watch in the comfort of our homes! Yay Canadian engineering!!!!) I also want to share with the group that I just obtained my multi IFR rating last month which to me, is the equivalent of …. let’s say …. the Buffalo Bills winning the superbowl. This was a real struggle for me and I have to give a huge thanks to my wife for cheering me on and never letting me quit! I’m looking forward to reading the posts within the group, learning and sharing with good people that have an interest in helping others out! Thanks again for allowing me to join the TEAM!