Blog Post #1 - Introduction

Hello! My name is Jaxon Deur and I am from a little town called Fremont in West Michigan. I just turned 19 years old, and I am a sophomore at Western Michigan University studying Flight Science. When I was younger I always had an interest in airplanes, and I would ride my bike 5 miles to my local airport in hopes of seeing a GA aircraft taking off/landing. In my 8th grade year, while learning about flight in science class, I got the opportunity to talk to a local pilot and go on a ride with him. I loved this flight, and although I was still young I knew I would do whatever it took to become a pilot. During my senior year of high school, I had the opportunity to participate in an internship at my local FBO (fixed based operator). During this internship I gained lots of valuable information that I would use in my training, as well as knowledgeable maintenance practices that are always a good resource to have when starting flight training. I started flying during this internship and finished my private pilots license in January of my Freshman year. During this time I learned a plethora of information about turning the hobby of flying into a career, and I started my undergrad at WMU. My freshman year at WMU went by so fast, and although I was not flying yet, I got a lot of my introductory classes and university required classes out of the way. These classes were pretty simple, but I knew that I just had to get them out of the way in order to start my training at WMU. Now, I am in my sophomore year at WMU and I am starting the transition course, as well as the instrument ground course.

If you would like to see one of my training flights from KFFX to KMKG, the video is attached.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4_evf64rFk

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