Job Shadowing

I had a great time job shadowing. I went to Landmark Aviation for the day (Landmark is at the airport in Springfield). It was a mechanic's job, which isn't really what I want to do, but I still really enjoyed being around the planes. The best part was getting to go to the air traffic control tower for a good part of the day. All of the people there were very nice, and made good suggestions on where I should go to college to get into aviation. Hearing how the people there talked about flying only made me want to be pilot even more, and it was helpful to be able to see how they took apart planes and put them back together. I was able to see how they fill their fuel trucks, and I was even able to see how they fill a commerical jet liner. I was already thinking seriously about going to college to get my ratings, but after this I'm almost 100 percent sure that's what I want to do. All in all, I had a really good time, even though it wasn't exactly what I would have picked if I was able to.