jhamlinjr
12-10-2007, 09:42 PM
This is a description that was requested by a firm that is looking at me as a pilot. It is taking a while for them to look through all the resumes and I want to explore my options while I wait. I live in middle Georgia but am willing to commute/relocate within the southeast to follow this dream I have.
Here goes!
I am 31 years old and have a wife and 3 awesome kids. My work experience is as follows-My first job was at a local grocery store while I was in high school. Once I graduated I worked for the school system in general maintenance while going to EMT school. This involved everything from HVAC to electrical to plumbing and anything in between. I also was a volunteer firefighter during this time. I decided to move my main job into emergency services as that was closer to the field of work that I planned on making my career so I applied at the Milledgeville fire dept. Got the job and after finishing EMT school and began working part-time at the local hospital as a EMT along with the full-time firefighter job. As soon as I was able I enrolled into paramedic school. Started class with approx 18 students and tested out with 3. I was the only person to pass the national registry test given which was and is a very advanced test. After passing the test and getting my license, I began working 2 full-time jobs, one at the local hospital and remained at the fire dept. I wanted to be involved as much as possible in emergency services. After working 6 years at Oconee Regional, which is the hospital in town, I wanted a little more action so I applied and got a job in Macon at The Medical Center as a paramedic. This is a level 1 trauma center and trust me, I got all the experience I was looking for. Mind you, this whole time I am still working at the fire dept in Milledgeville. During my time as a paramedic, I have held different positions from field training officer to shift captain. I also have advanced to a sergeant position at the fire dept. I have since moved on in my paramedic job to a slower service after working 5 years at the Medical Center. I was running an average of 18 calls in my 24 hour shift there and on top of working my 24 hours at the fire station it was starting to take its toll. So now I am still at the fire dept and also working as a paramedic in Jasper county. All this time this has been my schedule: 48 hrs on (24 at the fire dept and 24 at my EMS job) then 1 day off. For 11 years now I have been working this schedule.
Ok, on to helis. I decided that since I was working hard then I should play hard, right? So I headed up to Atlanta and hunted down a hobby store that sold helis. Met a guy named Robert who has become a great person to deal with and bought a TREX 450 se. He told me to buy a sim but I wouldn't listen. Just wanted to fly. Got home and assembled the heli myself with instructions. Well, after my maiden flight and crash, I decided a sim was probably a good idea. Saved up and bought one. Anytime I had an issue with my heli, I would call Robert. He would tell me to come on up to the shop (100 mile journey from Milledgeville) and he would help me. When I would walk in, he would listen to my problem, Then send me to the back with my tools and whatever parts I needed to fix it with a brief description of what to do. The first time I didn't understand why he wouldn't do it for me or stand over me and watch but then I realized that he wanted me to learn and understand what I was doing, not just stand back and watch. So this is what I did and my trips to Atlanta gradually ended. Soon I was sitting in front of my heli and it was making sense to me. All the different components and how they interacted with each other to make it fly. Now If I do have a problem, I can go right to the source and repair. I might send out a post on RR just to confirm what Imp thinking and then go to work. During my time there have been crashes of course and my workmates will walk by me and say "ouch". Then an hour later they are asking me if I have another heli or is that the one they saw in pieces. To their amazement I would have it fixed and back up in the air. I decided on a smaller electric because it would give me the option of flying in one of our engine bays at work if the weather was bad. I didn't know at the time that it is more challenging to fly a smaller heli than a bigger one.
I have learned all orientations of flight. I started tail in hovers, then on to tail in circles around me. Next I moved on to side in on both sides and making FF circles around me. Next I tackled nose in. This opened up all the doors for me learning in this systematic way. I love to fly nose in in our engine bay at work which is one truck shy of being full. This gives me a very limited space to fly in which requires absolute precision. I have moved on to inverted flight nose and tail in and am learning advanced 3D now. My latest "trick" is an inverted tail first hurricane. Now, by all means, I know you do not want your helicopters to do this. Just letting you know my rate of advancement. All this has occurred in 1 year. That was when I picked up my TREX. Prior to that I had never touched anything r/c, no cars, planes, nothing. The closest thing to r/c before that was controlling the end of our 95 ft ladder on our aerial truck at work. That's where I get my need and want for precision from. No room for mistakes when you are putting it within inches of a building. I have since met a guy in town that flys a Raptor 30 and 90. He is a very conservative pilot and has never done anything other than basic flight. He asked me the other day if I wanted to take his 30 up. Of course I did then he let me take up his 90. Both are nitros. He has told me that he has never met anyone who has picked up a heli as quick as me and he has been flying for many many years. Now I am his test pilot. Another guy I met in Denver where my family lives tells me the same thing. He says it is unbelievable. I do have alot of hours on my heli as it goes everywhere with me. I carry it to both jobs and anytime I have some downtime, Im flying. I probably average at least 6 packs a day. I LOVE TO FLY HELIS! This has almost become an obsession. Ever since I was young I have been fascinated with them.
As far as my education goes that is it. If you are looking for an college degree in engineering than I guess Im out. But, if your looking for someone who has a passion for helis, great attitude, hard worker, quick learner, and a damn good pilot then Im your man. Trust me, I understand why these things fly and how. I would need to transfer that over to your helis and learn the system which I am perfectly capable of doing
Here is a short video of some nose in. Sorry, had to through in some 3D although I know you wouldnt want your heli doing this!
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p232/amandahamlin/?action=view¤t=MOV05571.flv
Yea, its kinda a crappy video. Shot with a Sony Cybershot and my buddy aint no proffesional as you can probably tell by him asking me how much time it will shoot.
Thanks for looking! Any suggestions are welcome!
Here goes!
I am 31 years old and have a wife and 3 awesome kids. My work experience is as follows-My first job was at a local grocery store while I was in high school. Once I graduated I worked for the school system in general maintenance while going to EMT school. This involved everything from HVAC to electrical to plumbing and anything in between. I also was a volunteer firefighter during this time. I decided to move my main job into emergency services as that was closer to the field of work that I planned on making my career so I applied at the Milledgeville fire dept. Got the job and after finishing EMT school and began working part-time at the local hospital as a EMT along with the full-time firefighter job. As soon as I was able I enrolled into paramedic school. Started class with approx 18 students and tested out with 3. I was the only person to pass the national registry test given which was and is a very advanced test. After passing the test and getting my license, I began working 2 full-time jobs, one at the local hospital and remained at the fire dept. I wanted to be involved as much as possible in emergency services. After working 6 years at Oconee Regional, which is the hospital in town, I wanted a little more action so I applied and got a job in Macon at The Medical Center as a paramedic. This is a level 1 trauma center and trust me, I got all the experience I was looking for. Mind you, this whole time I am still working at the fire dept in Milledgeville. During my time as a paramedic, I have held different positions from field training officer to shift captain. I also have advanced to a sergeant position at the fire dept. I have since moved on in my paramedic job to a slower service after working 5 years at the Medical Center. I was running an average of 18 calls in my 24 hour shift there and on top of working my 24 hours at the fire station it was starting to take its toll. So now I am still at the fire dept and also working as a paramedic in Jasper county. All this time this has been my schedule: 48 hrs on (24 at the fire dept and 24 at my EMS job) then 1 day off. For 11 years now I have been working this schedule.
Ok, on to helis. I decided that since I was working hard then I should play hard, right? So I headed up to Atlanta and hunted down a hobby store that sold helis. Met a guy named Robert who has become a great person to deal with and bought a TREX 450 se. He told me to buy a sim but I wouldn't listen. Just wanted to fly. Got home and assembled the heli myself with instructions. Well, after my maiden flight and crash, I decided a sim was probably a good idea. Saved up and bought one. Anytime I had an issue with my heli, I would call Robert. He would tell me to come on up to the shop (100 mile journey from Milledgeville) and he would help me. When I would walk in, he would listen to my problem, Then send me to the back with my tools and whatever parts I needed to fix it with a brief description of what to do. The first time I didn't understand why he wouldn't do it for me or stand over me and watch but then I realized that he wanted me to learn and understand what I was doing, not just stand back and watch. So this is what I did and my trips to Atlanta gradually ended. Soon I was sitting in front of my heli and it was making sense to me. All the different components and how they interacted with each other to make it fly. Now If I do have a problem, I can go right to the source and repair. I might send out a post on RR just to confirm what Imp thinking and then go to work. During my time there have been crashes of course and my workmates will walk by me and say "ouch". Then an hour later they are asking me if I have another heli or is that the one they saw in pieces. To their amazement I would have it fixed and back up in the air. I decided on a smaller electric because it would give me the option of flying in one of our engine bays at work if the weather was bad. I didn't know at the time that it is more challenging to fly a smaller heli than a bigger one.
I have learned all orientations of flight. I started tail in hovers, then on to tail in circles around me. Next I moved on to side in on both sides and making FF circles around me. Next I tackled nose in. This opened up all the doors for me learning in this systematic way. I love to fly nose in in our engine bay at work which is one truck shy of being full. This gives me a very limited space to fly in which requires absolute precision. I have moved on to inverted flight nose and tail in and am learning advanced 3D now. My latest "trick" is an inverted tail first hurricane. Now, by all means, I know you do not want your helicopters to do this. Just letting you know my rate of advancement. All this has occurred in 1 year. That was when I picked up my TREX. Prior to that I had never touched anything r/c, no cars, planes, nothing. The closest thing to r/c before that was controlling the end of our 95 ft ladder on our aerial truck at work. That's where I get my need and want for precision from. No room for mistakes when you are putting it within inches of a building. I have since met a guy in town that flys a Raptor 30 and 90. He is a very conservative pilot and has never done anything other than basic flight. He asked me the other day if I wanted to take his 30 up. Of course I did then he let me take up his 90. Both are nitros. He has told me that he has never met anyone who has picked up a heli as quick as me and he has been flying for many many years. Now I am his test pilot. Another guy I met in Denver where my family lives tells me the same thing. He says it is unbelievable. I do have alot of hours on my heli as it goes everywhere with me. I carry it to both jobs and anytime I have some downtime, Im flying. I probably average at least 6 packs a day. I LOVE TO FLY HELIS! This has almost become an obsession. Ever since I was young I have been fascinated with them.
As far as my education goes that is it. If you are looking for an college degree in engineering than I guess Im out. But, if your looking for someone who has a passion for helis, great attitude, hard worker, quick learner, and a damn good pilot then Im your man. Trust me, I understand why these things fly and how. I would need to transfer that over to your helis and learn the system which I am perfectly capable of doing
Here is a short video of some nose in. Sorry, had to through in some 3D although I know you wouldnt want your heli doing this!
http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p232/amandahamlin/?action=view¤t=MOV05571.flv
Yea, its kinda a crappy video. Shot with a Sony Cybershot and my buddy aint no proffesional as you can probably tell by him asking me how much time it will shoot.
Thanks for looking! Any suggestions are welcome!