Blog 2 Professionalism

1) What is the specific job and company in the aviation industry that you would like to end up at? You must be specific on both to receive full-credit for this question. Remember - you have the freedom to change down the road...

The specific job I would like to end up in is dispatching for Delta since I do work for the company or United in Chicago


2) Provide a basic description of the job and company that you listed in 1).

Dispatching would be creating flight routes, watching for weather and turbulence, setting up alternates for airports, tankering fuel based on cost, sharing the go-nogo decision for the flight, solving problems that may arise on the flight, and watching the entire flight.


3) Are there any safety/liability concerns with the job you listed in 1)? If so, what are they and how do you plan on mitigating these concerns? (*Hint: there are always concerns in this industry.)

There are a lot of safety concerns and liabilities.  A dispatcher and flight crew are equally responsible for the safety of the flight .  Problems may arise suddenly and having knowledge of aviation and knowing where to find information on things I don't know are critical.  I will stay informed within the industry and learn as much as I can.


4) I proposed that one theme in the events that led up to the Colgan accident was the lack of professionalism.  Answer the following three questions related to professionalism:

    * 1) Define professionalism in your own words.
Professionalism to me is acting in a way which is respectable.  Performing a job or task the way you would want others to follow.  Handling situations in a calm and collective manner.
    * 2) List two ways in which lack of professionalism was demonstrated in this documentary. Remember: Both pilots and management can lack professionalism.

The captain of one Colgan flight fudged numbers to fly, he told the first officer to do it but refused.  So he took it upon himself to change is weights so the flight was legal on paper.  Nothing professional about this.
The First officer turned the captain in and the captain lost his license.  Colgan tried to defend him and get his license and job back.  Colgan showed a huge lack of professionalism by doing this.


    * 3) List two specific ways you plan on maintain and expand your level of professionalism once you are employed in the job that you listed in 1). These ways must be independent of the requirements of the job.

To maintain professionalism as a dispatcher I will keep up to date on aviation by using FAASaftey.gov to keep up on any changes.  I also plan on getting a pilots license, cause experience flying and knowing more about systems will help with handling flight situations.