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This 288-page manual began in as an aid to Captain Kahn’s counseling clients, incorporating many years of experience and success as a commercial airline pilot and career counselor. Once completed it was quickly apparent that the guide was relevant to all professions, not just flying. Now in its third reprint,
Flight Guide for Success answers the tough career questions we all have in learning any profession -- without sugar-coating the answers.
If you are an aspiring commercial pilot—airline or corporate –this book is for you! Having written numerous articles on the subject of flying careers and having career-counseled dozens of prospective pilots, Captain Kahn addresses topics other books dare not raise.
This book provides advice for ANY career
if you need forthright, practical answers on
topics such as getting started and finding one’s
first job, to marketing oneself and preparing
for the interviews, this book lays it on the
line. Although the examples are
aviation-focused, the material is about
preparing for a job at any company. Captain
Kahn’s no-nonsense prose illustrates the
underlying point that honesty and integrity,
along with humility and transparency, matter not
only in an airline career, but also in life.
For classroom
teaching discussions, download a copy of the
companion FGS Teaching Manual which allows easy correlation for students with a non-aviation focus.
FGS Instructors Manual
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"You may or may not remember me but I had the pleasure of meeting you, as a fellow jumpseater, on the ride home to Los Angeles from Newark a few years ago. At the time, I flew for Colgan Air (before they were bought by Pinnacle Airlines), and was flying the Dash-8 Q400 out of Newark. While we were up in the cockpit, you gave me a flyer for your book. Thank you so much for that. Your book has helped me obtain an interview next week with United Airlines. In particular, the sections on networking/marketing myself, logbooks, and resumes have been very helpful in this endeavor. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge and experience with the aviation community." |
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~ Best Regards,
Captain Nathan Mabry
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"As a young pilot trying to make a lot of big and
overwhelming decisions about a career in
commercial aviation, I found Captain Kahn’s book
to be very useful. Her writing style is very
fact of the matter and to the point, while
conveying important facts that are mostly
unknown.
Flight Guide for Success targets
many youthful ways of thinking and addresses
both professional and personal concerns that one
may have when making decisions about a career in
commercial aviation." |
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~ J.
Keenan
Louisville, KY
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“I bought the book a few weeks ago and have read
it twice already, going for the third time
already! My networking has gone up I will say!
Thanks for all the advice!" |
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~ S. Barksdale
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“Thank you for all the instruction,
patience, and excellent explanations.” |
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~ S.
Blue
Big Bear, CA
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“I really enjoyed your book. I appreciate all
the good ideas you gave me. It really helped me
get focused again.”
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~ L.
Reagan
Baltimore, MD
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“I checked out your book and I plan on buying one soon. You
are now my new idol. I thank you for all that you have done
in the Aviation industry, and how you have inspired other
people to better their careers and fulfill there dreams.
Seeing the smile on your face in all the photos, reminds me
why I am doing what I am doing. I want to wake up every
morning and go to work doing a job that I love. It looks
like you have done that, and I can’t wait to do that too”. |
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~ Paul Malvaney
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“I just wanted to let you know that I bought your book
Flight Guide for Success a while back and read it, and I thought that besides all the great tips and advices that you give with all your flight experience, I also thought that it gives a lot of “life experience” advice as well, which is priceless for someone in aviation or not… they were good life lessons.”
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~ L.
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ORDER CAPTAIN KAHN'S BOOK TODAY! |
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This 288-page manual is based on
Captain
Kahn’s 40+ years’ experience as a commercial pilot.
Now in its third reprint,
Flight Guide For Success
answers the tough, pilot career questions without
sugar coating the answers. Having written numerous
articles on the subject of flying careers and having
career-counseled dozens of prospective pilots,
Captain
Kahn
addresses topics other books dare not raise.
From getting started and finding one’s first job, to
marketing oneself and preparing for the interviews,
this book lays it on the line. And although it
focuses on preparing for a job at a major airline,
Captain
Kahn’s no-nonsense prose illustrate the underlying
point that honesty and integrity, along with
humility and transparency, matter not only in an
airline career, but also in life. |
Flight Guide For Success
retails
for $19.95 + $4.50 for shipping and handling. Additional
tax and postage fees may apply. |
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BOOK
REVIEWS |
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Kahn’s
upbeat attitude is woven throughout the pages of her guide. “This is not
a how-to book, and it’s not a memoir,” she noted. Instead it is a
collection of personal stories, both hers and others’, covering such
general career-related areas as setting goals, networking,
learning from your mistakes, interview secrets, and writing a fabulous
résumé.
Cymbre
Foster, Editor
ForeWord Magazine
Reviews of Good Books |
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Whether
you're just beginning your flight training toward a professional pilot
career—ready to look for your first commercial flying job—or you've been
through the mill and want to refine your approach, Karen Kahn's
Flight Guide For Success Tips & tactics for the Aspiring Airline Pilot
gives clear insight into how you can reach your goal.
Julie K. Boatman
AOPA Flight Training
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PUBLISHED
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Leadership/Personal Motivation |
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“Value Your
Experience: Stay Relevant in Work and Service”
–Many people now plan to delay retirement due to the
economy. Many find it difficult to pay the mortgage
or rent and contribute to the IRAs. If this scenario
hits close to home, you may discover that changing
careers, re-entering the workforce or serving others
is a matter of reselling your experience and
adjusting your viewpoint. Starting over at any age
is never easy. Here are seven tips to help you.
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"New
Directions: Changing Careers at Midlife"
Changing careers. It sounds like an intriguing idea,
and some of the flight school recruiting brochures
are so enticing: fly to exotic places, earn top
dollar, operate sophisticated new-generation
airplanes while earning the respect of your family
and friends. Certainly, the stuff of daydreams.
Read more... |
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“The
Networking Factor”
-One of the best-kept secrets in job hunting is what
I call the networking factor. Simply stated,
everyone who has been successful in his or her
career has been helped by someone, somewhere along
the way. It is an unwritten rule that each of us who
benefits from this system is obligated to return the
favor and make the “payback” in the form of helping
some other deserving job seeker.
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Aviation |
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“Moving up the
Job Ladder” – How do I
progress upward from my current CFI position to
find a cargo, corporate or commuter job? Start
by selling yourself with a bit of personal
public relations. Let other pilots know what
you’re looking for and approximately, when
you’ll be ready for a new job. If it’s a CFI
job, keep them updated on your progress as you
complete your flight ratings.
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“Spending
Flying Dollars Wisely” – Misspent flying
dollars are like bad landings, and everyone has
done it. They can range from overspending on
basic training to unnecessary expenditures for
seemingly professional add-ons, such as job
qualification courses that familiarize students
with a large airline-type aircraft. Many
newcomers forget that recruiters from flight
schools are paid to sell you their specific type
of flight training. For the basics, all FAA
certificates and ratings ultimately appear on
the same wallet-size card, regardless of where
your training was obtained.
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