Regional Airline Academy

[DE727UPS]

Cool story. You persevered. That's it. That's what it takes.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

2025 : MSP 737 FO for Delta Airlines. Debt free. Amazing teen daughters. No degree, no single comercial, no CFI, no real clue how I got here. EVERY DAY, I look out that window and am grateful. I don't take a moment for granted. I was in the dark ages for years with no money trying to afford diapers for babies and figure out what I should be doing. I know the requirements now are tougher. As I said before, it ebbs and flows; a forever sine wave of dark ages and vast opportunities. Most details don't matter. The bottom line is - people who achieve are merely those who endure.

So that's my RAA (and extended) story.
Hopefully some read and reminisce.
Others learn something.
Above all though, DON'T GIVE UP!

See ya in the skies!

~ Josh

That’s an awesome story. And even more awesome you properly spelled Delta Airlines, just like it is supposed to be

 

[///AMG]

Congrats Josh, that’s a great story!

 

[Crockrocket94]

I still wonder what happened to everyone that had large amounts deposited in RAA when the shuttered the doors....

 

[CFIT99]

Epic story..reinforcing the concept of luck and timing in this industry, me being at the brunt of both!

congrats josh! A true keep on keeping on story!

 

[Richman]

Running out of fuel, VFR into IFR, and students losing money by giving them to schools in advance.

These are all tales almost as old as aviation itself.

 

[derg]

Running out of fuel, VFR into IFR, and students losing money by giving them to schools in advance.

These are all tales almost as old as aviation itself.

Just imagine if I said, decades ago, be hesitant about putting a bunch of money down for flight school.

"Whatever old guy"