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Michelle McClellan
Crystal Lake -- Illinois
I started flying in high school at the urging of my father.
He is a retired pilot  for
American Airlines. I completed my private and instrument ratings
in Illinois prior to leaving for college at the University
of Colorado-Boulder. I then continued flying during the summers
and holiday breaks at home and received my Commercial rating
before college graduation.
After
college, I worked for a year in management for a company
called Transport International
Pool. I started working on getting into the Air Force Reserves
during this time period and I also completed my multi-engine
rating. I quit my job at Transport International Pool and
moved home to work on my CFI and I left for Officer Training
School the day after I received my rating.
Most of my flying time has come from the military. I flew
C-130's in Milwaukee for the Air Force Reserves. I am no
longer
flying for the reserves, but I am in the inactive ready
reserve. I was fortunate enough to also receive an Amelia
Earhart scholarship
in 1998 for a 737 type rating. While working on this type
rating in October of 1998, I received a phone call from
American
Airlines for an interview. I now currently work for American
Airlines and I will fly the Super 80 in Chicago when I
return
to work in May from a maternity and personal leave of absence.
I started out as a Flight Engineer in Miami and then transferred
to Chicago on the F-100. I flew the F-100 for a year and
a
half. After that, I flew the 767 for 3 and a half years
before taking a leave of absence to have children. I had
the opportunity
to fly with my Dad while he was still working at American.
We flew two trips together and then I flew his retirement
flight to Honolulu with him as his First Officer. I love
my
job and I feel very fortunate to still be employed. My
husband Dan is also a pilot for American Airlines and we
have two
children, Matthew and Katie. My other interests include:
hiking, biking, running, swimming, horseback riding, reading
and tennis.
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