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Kira McCoobery
My interest in flying started when I was about five years old
living in San Diego, California. Living a few miles north
of Miramar Naval Air Station I would watch the Navy’s
F-14s come and go and watch the Blue Angels run through their
routines when they came to town. I loved watching them! The
combination of watching the fighters and riding the airliners
convinced me I wanted to fly for a living, but when I say
‘fly’ I thought of being a flight attendant. I
didn’t
realize then that I could fly up front! It wasn’t until
I was older that I realized I, too, could be a pilot.
I
had
dreams of flying for the Navy--Mom didn’t like
that idea in the least bit, though – continuously trying
to convince me I didn’t want to do that and using
other people to try to sway my opinion. Well, she didn’t
have to use that tactic very long. Genetics caught up
to me and
as a sophomore in high school I was cursed with my first
pair of glasses. At that point I gave up the idea of flying
a fighter
for the Navy and decided to go for the civilian lifestyle
instead.
For
my 17th birthday my parents gave me a ‘Discovery
Flight’ with the idea that I would either love it
(in which case they would pay for lessons) or hate it
(and quit
talking about it). They didn’t anticipate I would like
it so much I guess. It was the best gift (and if you ask
them
the one that cost them the most too!). I finished my private
before I turned 18 and graduated high school.
After
high school
I went to Embry-Riddle (Daytona) where I finished my
flying and earned a BS in Aeronautical Science. In March
2003,
I
moved to Atlanta in pursuit of an instructing job where
I met Janet Patton who introduced me to the 99s. J I loved
instructing
(and still do) but in May of 2004 I decided it was
time to
move on – I had gotten a job flying charter in
a King Air 90 and 200. That gave me the time needed
to get to
a regional
airline…and Atlantic Southeast Airlines was the
one willing to take me on! I am currently finishing
training with ASA
on the CRJ 200. From here I have no idea where I will
go--be it corporate or airline--but rest assured it
will be in an airplane!
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