Flying for Fun and for Money

It sounds like I have a decent shot at landing a summer internship with that famous four letter aviation association you’ve probably heard of. You know, the one that has more than 400,000 members and represents many of the pilots and aircraft owners in the country.

As a requirement for my communication degree from college, I need to complete an internship related to the communication industry. The criteria is fairly broad, actually. It can be related to writing, editing, marketing, web develoment, public speaking, public relations, or anything of that nature.

A few weeks ago I got the idea to see if the AOPA might be able to use me. I contacted their human resources department and sent in my resume.

This afternoon, a staff member from their human resources department called me back to let me know she had received my resume and forwarded it on to three different areas that might be interested in me.

One potential job would be assisting in the development of aviation safety material for the Air Safety Foundation. Another possible option is to work as an editorial assistant in their publications department, helping to fact check and copyedit AOPA magazines before going in to print. A third option involves work with their government affairs division.

It sounds like I’m a strong enough candidate to have a shot at something with them. I’m not sure if I’ll get multiple offers, but I’m hoping to be offered a position from at least one of those three possibilities.

Needless to say, I’m very excited. All of the jobs sound fascinating, I completely believe in the mission of the association, and each of the internships could lead to full time employment in the future. It’ll be a few months before I know more, but it sounds like I’m off to a good start.

I’ve said for some time now that I’m planning to establish a career as a professional pilot as soon as I finish college, but I’m open to other ideas if something better were to come along. Up until now, I haven’t found anything better. AOPA might change my mind though…

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