El ascenso. / The upgrade.
"The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs. One step at a time.-" Unknown
Finalmente de regreso. Esperando estas letras te diviertan y mejor aún te inspiren a lograr un sueño.
Cuando eres niño sueñas de una manera que a estas edades uno quisiera volver a hacerlo. Vives en un mundo feliz, difícilmente vez límites, tu imaginación viaja a velocidad luz, tus bríos podrían hacerte mover un coche, tus energías son tantas que crees de repente podrías dejar el suelo y volar. Somos bomberos, leones, policías en nuestros juegos y cuando seas grande quieres ser trapesista, astronauta, piloto. Y los que queríamos ser pilotos nos imaginábamos Capitaneando un avión.
La etapa de Primer Oficial es una etapa increíble que hay que saber disfrutar. Aprendes de todo, de todos, con todos. De lo bueno y de lo malo. Una etapa única que quizás después de tu ascenso no vuelvas a repetir. Por eso es bueno aprovecharla y disfrutarla. Puedes hacer casi todo y sin ser el responsable final.
De pronto llega a tu correo una invitación. El mundo para ti de pronto deja de girar. La emoción es indescriptible y al mismo tiempo un vacío se apropia de tu estómago como si fueras a aventarte en paracaídas por primera vez. Es la invitación a tu ascenso.
Días de teoría, días de curso, días de simulador. Un programa que cumplir. Exámenes que acreditar, sesiones de simulador para entrenar, y un examen con un inspector parte de la Autoridad Aeronáutica que determinará de acuerdo al examen en simulador si estás listo para ser Comandante de la aeronave.
Luego siguen vuelos asesorados. Vuelas del lado izquierdo, y eres el Capitán del avión supervisado por un Piloto-asesor que además de supervisarte te asesora, te pregunta, te enseña, te hace estudiar. Cuando cree que estás listo te recomienda para un examen final el cual lo hace un diferente asesor.
Después de pasar el examen tu carrera es diferente. La responsabilidad final de cualquier cosa durante el vuelo es tuya. Tus colegas son tus mejores aliados ante cada vuelo. Hay vuelos tranquilos, con buenas condiciones de tiempo, con todo el escenario en calma. Hay vuelos con mal tiempo, con algún diferido, con demoras, con algún pasajero que se enferma durante el vuelo. Y si volteas a la izquierda buscando un <<¿qué hacemos?>> lo que acaso verás es el reflejo de ti mismo si la luminosidad lo permite. Ahí entra tu equipo. Expones tus ideas, escuchas sus ideas, haces que valoren, valoras, y finalmente deciden. Parte fundamental del ascenso: el criterio. El conocimiento del avión, del entorno, de lo que envuelve la operación te da seguridad. Por eso es importante el estudio. Ese estudio, ese conocimiento, esa seguridad te da armas y confianza para tomar decisiones que al final pueden determinar un buen criterio en tu toma de decisiones.
Aprendes a ser líder, a terminar de saber trabajar en equipo. Aprendes que estudiar te da seguridad. A ser paciente. A decir lo que tienes que decir cuando lo tienes que decir. A exigir que algo se haga cuando se tiene que hacer. Y aprendes que hasta la responsabilidad más grande puedes difrutarla y hacerla divertida. Porque de eso se trata, de disfrutar tu sueño y propiciar que los que te rodean lo disfruten.
Finally back. Hoping you enjoy this post and even better if you get inspired by them if willing to achieve a dream.
When one is a child we dream in a manner that at these ages some of us would like to do it again. As a child you live in a happy world, you hardly see limits, your imagination travels at the speed of light, your energy is such that you may believe at some point you'll leave the ground by yourself and fly. We are firemen, lions, policemen when playing and you say that when you grow up you'll become an astronaut, you'll work in a circus, you want to be a pilot. And some of us who wanted to become a pilot when growing up imagined ourselfs being the Pilot in Command of an airplane.
The stage when you are a First Officer is amazing and one really has to enjoy it. You learn about everything, from everyone, with everyone. You learn good things and bad things. It is a unique part of your career which maybe after your upgrade you will never have it again. That is why it is good to make a good use of it and enjoy it. As a First Officer you can do almost everything without having the final responsibility.
Suddenly your e-mail gets an invitation. At that moment the world for you stops. The emotion is so big and at the same time you feel an infinite vacuum in your stomach like if you were about to jump for the first time from a parachute. Is the invitation you receive to start your upgrade process.
Days for ground school, days for training, days for simulator training. A programme to finish, to achieve. Exams you have to pass, simulator sessions to train, and a checkride with an examiner from the auhority person who will decide if according to your checkride you are ready to be Pilot in Command.
Then comes the line-training. You fly on the left side, you are the Captain though you are being supervised and evaluated by a flight instructor who besides supervising you he asks you, teaches you, and makes you study. When he thinks you are ready he sends you for another check-ride which is with another instructor.
After you pass the examen your career is different. The final responsibility of anything that could happen when on duty is yours. Your colleagues are your best allies in every single flight. There are some relaxed flights, with good weather, with an east scenario or environment. And there are some flights with bad weather, some MEL, sometimes a failure, you are delayed, maybe a passenger that gets sick during the flight. And if you turn your face to the left side looking for a Captain to ask "what do we do?" the only thing you may see is yourself reflected on the window. There comes your team. You show your ideas, you listen their ideas, you all evaluate and finally decide. A so important part on the upgrade: criteria. The knowledge of the aircraft, of the environment, of everything that has to see with the operation, makes you feel secure. That's why studying is so important. That knowledge may give you what you need at some point and that will give you confidence to take good decisions at any given time or situation.
You learn to be a leader, to manage a team, you end with the learning of how to team-work. You learn studying gives you confidence. You learn to be patient. You learn to say what you have to say when you have to say it. You learn to demand what has to be done or how it has to be done when it has to be done. You learn that even the greatest responsibility can be enjoyed and make it fun. Because that's what all this is about: enjoy living your dream and do what you can so that the people around you enjoy working as well.
Suddenly your e-mail gets an invitation. At that moment the world for you stops. The emotion is so big and at the same time you feel an infinite vacuum in your stomach like if you were about to jump for the first time from a parachute. Is the invitation you receive to start your upgrade process.
Days for ground school, days for training, days for simulator training. A programme to finish, to achieve. Exams you have to pass, simulator sessions to train, and a checkride with an examiner from the auhority person who will decide if according to your checkride you are ready to be Pilot in Command.
Then comes the line-training. You fly on the left side, you are the Captain though you are being supervised and evaluated by a flight instructor who besides supervising you he asks you, teaches you, and makes you study. When he thinks you are ready he sends you for another check-ride which is with another instructor.
After you pass the examen your career is different. The final responsibility of anything that could happen when on duty is yours. Your colleagues are your best allies in every single flight. There are some relaxed flights, with good weather, with an east scenario or environment. And there are some flights with bad weather, some MEL, sometimes a failure, you are delayed, maybe a passenger that gets sick during the flight. And if you turn your face to the left side looking for a Captain to ask "what do we do?" the only thing you may see is yourself reflected on the window. There comes your team. You show your ideas, you listen their ideas, you all evaluate and finally decide. A so important part on the upgrade: criteria. The knowledge of the aircraft, of the environment, of everything that has to see with the operation, makes you feel secure. That's why studying is so important. That knowledge may give you what you need at some point and that will give you confidence to take good decisions at any given time or situation.
You learn to be a leader, to manage a team, you end with the learning of how to team-work. You learn studying gives you confidence. You learn to be patient. You learn to say what you have to say when you have to say it. You learn to demand what has to be done or how it has to be done when it has to be done. You learn that even the greatest responsibility can be enjoyed and make it fun. Because that's what all this is about: enjoy living your dream and do what you can so that the people around you enjoy working as well.
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