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Dottie Norkus

U.S.

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I can address questions concerning: airline pilot employment & entry level airline careers in the Unites States, women pilots, flight training, pilot certification, flight scholarships (mostly for women), aviation & airline safety topics, aviation accident investigation, air carrier accidents and airline operations. ***Please note, I cannot address flight training or career queries from outside the United States. If you are not in the USA, please direct your question to the message boards at www.PPRUNE.org as you can surely find an answer there. For those in India try http://www.indianpilots.com Also, I cannot address questions about aero engineering degree programs/careers or aviation management careers.

Experience in the area

U.S. Regional Airline Pilot. I have also had 15 years previous experience in airline ground operations, as well as a part 91 commercial skydive pilot and ferry pilot.

Education/Credentials

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University certificate in Aviation Safety/Accident investigation.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Lance Jackson	08/23/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks Dottie so much for your advice .....
(not given)	07/09/09	10	10	10	10	Thanks! Great answers!
John	06/28/09	10	10	10	10	Exactly the info I needed. Thank you .....
Beth	05/17/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you so much! The resources you .....
Isabelle	01/23/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you!

Recent Answers from Dottie Norkus

2009-11-01 Helicopter career changer:

Russ It seems Charlies article has moved to a new URL- http://www.flymidwest.com/details.aspx?NavID=116 My friend got her helo first job where she took lessons, flying tours and photo shoots in R22s

2009-09-17 Flight Scholarships/Av Degree:

Paul I am curious as to why you are going to school for av maintenance yet desire to get a different degree. Especially if your budget is tight, I would think paying tuition for something you didn't

2009-08-26 how to become an airline pilot:

Kieran First off, I must say "cheaply" is a relative term! In the United States if you can get away with spending $40,000-50,000 you are doing well. (That is £24570-30712 by the way.) There are some

2009-08-18 New/low time pilot:

Lance Unfortunately, you have been put in the same position as hundreds of other aspiring career pilots. It is very true that the industry has seriously tanked in the last year and isn't getting better

2009-08-14 37 Yr Old Mom of 4 Wants to be an Airline Pilot:

Pam Since yours is a common career change question I got so much, I decided to make a website to address the enormous amount of info one needed to know as it was difficult to put it all in this medium

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