SHOW AND OTHER VERY SPECIAL PRIZES.
AGAIN, WE WILL SEE YOU FRIDAY.
>>Brittany: WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT NATALIE, WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP, DID YOU KNOW YOU WANTED TO BE A T.V. HOST?
>>Natalie: NO.
>>Brittany: I FEEL LIKE >>Natalie:I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE.
>>Brittany: YOU WANT TO BE A LADY OF LEISURE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS WHO DIDN'T KNOW BUT THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDSWHO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO BE WHEN THEY GREW UP .
FIREFIGHTER, POLICE OFFICER, DOCTOR AND OF COURSE PILOT.
SO I GET TO MEET A PILOT WHO KNEW FROM WHEN HE WAS VERY LITTL, HIS NAME'S ANDREW.
I WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A PILOT SO I WENT OVER THE STAR FLIGHT TRAINING TO CHECK IT OUT I FEEL THE NEED.
THE NEED FOR SPEED.I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A PILOT SO I'M HERE AT STAR FLIGHT TRAINING.
WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT.
STAR FLIGHT TRAINING IS A NEWER BUSINESS IN ROANOKE OPEN TURN PEOPLE'S DREAMS TO REALITY.
IN MY INSTRUCTOR, ANDREWHE IS A TRUE PASSION FOR AVIATION AND LOVES TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY.
WE WILL LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIM AND A LITTLE BIT BUT RIGHT NOW LET'S GET INTO THE TECHNICAL STUFF.
WHEN IT COMES TO FLYING, YOU DON'T JUST GET IN THE PLANE AND GO.
THERE ARE STEPS TO FOLLOW TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE.
>> BEFORE WE FLIGHT WE WILL DO A PREFLIGHT SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PARTS OF YOUR PLAN FOR.
>>Brittany: AND DREW AND I WALKED AROUND THE PLANE AS HE POINTED OUT THE DIFFERENT PARTS EXPLAINING WHAT THEY DO AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY.
>> ON THE FRONT THEY HAVE A PROP CONNECTED TO THE POWER PLANT WHICH IS PRODUCING THRUST.
THAT IS WHAT WILL ALLOW TO PUL THE PLANE THROUGH THE AIR.
WHAT HE THINK THIS IS?
IT'S AN ANTENN THIS PEOPLE IN THE TOWER WE HAVE TO TALK TO, THIS IS HOW WE TALK TO THE TURN, WHICH WIFE?
UP DOWN, >>Brittany: LEFT AND RIGHT?
>> WE GOT INTO THE PLANE AND I REALIZED THAT IT WAS MUCH SMALLETHAN ANY PLANE I'VE BEEN IN BEFORE.
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS BUT VERY EXCITE BEFORE WE COULD TAKE OFF, ANDREW HAD TO TALK TO THE TOWER AND WHAT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.
[ INAUDIBLE >>Brittany: I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING THEY WERE SEEN BUT ANDREW EXPLAINED TO ME.
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO TO RUNWAY THREE FORT VIA DELTA.
WE WILL MAKE A LO.
>>Brittany: DURING OUR INTERVIEW THERE WERE A FEW INTERRUPTIONS FROM AIRCRAFT CONTROL.
JUST KNOW THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB.
WE TAXIED TO OUR RUNWAY.
[ INAUDIBLE ] >>Brittany: AND IT WAS TIME FOR TAKE OFF >> WE ARE CLEARED.
WE WILL PULL THE AIRPLANE OUT AND PUT IT RIGHT ON THE CENTERLINE.
WHEN I TELL YOU TO AND WANT YOU TO START.
[ INAUDIBLE ] >>Brittany: FORWARD, RIGHT?
>> YES, MA'A EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
FULL POWER.
THERE YOU GO.
NOW THOSE COME DOW VERY GOOD.
>>Brittany: JUST LIKE THAT, WE WERE UP IN THE AIR.
HE FLEW OUT TOWARD THE LAKE AND THE VIEW WAS BREATHTAKING.
OKAY, CAN WE CHA >> WE ARE IN A PERFECT SPOT YOU CAN CHAT.
>>Brittany: TELL ME ABOUT BEING A PILOT AND WHAT INSPIRED THAT BECAUSE FOR A LOT OF KIDS IT'S SOMETHING THEY DREAM ABOUTHER EVER SINCE THEY ARE IN KINDERGARTEN.
>>> I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS WHO WHEN THEY WERE FIVE, SIX YEARS OLD I SAW AN AIRPLANE AND WOULD POINT ADDED IN AIRPLANE.
>>Brittany: TAKE ME BACK TO THE FIRST TIME YOU EVER FLEW.>> AT 15.
IT WAS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT AND I WENT UP WITH THOSE IN STRUCTURES OUT OF VIRGINI I THINK I WAS MORE NERVOUS THAN EXCITED BECAUSE I'D NEVER BEEN IN A SMALL PLANE I COULD
REMEMBER SINCE I WAS A KID I WAS HOOKED.
IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE >>Brittany: HIS SIGHTS WERE SET ON BEING A PILOT.
IT ALL STARTED AT AGE 15.
>> 15 IS HOW YOU LEARN HOW TO DRIVE A CA ! MOST PEOPLE DRIVE THE CAR AND I LEARNED TO PLAN AND PREPARE.
>>Brittany: ANDREW PREFERS A PLANE OVER A CAR WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVELING OR VISITING HIS FAMILY.
>> MY FAMILY LIVES IN VIRGINIA THERE IS AN AIRPORT THERE SO IT TAKES ME ABOUT TWO HOURS TO DRIVE THERE AND I CAN FLY THERE IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES PER.
>>Brittany: ANDREW'S LOVE OF FLYING IS WORN ON HIS SLEEV >> I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR PASSION FOR FINE.
THERE BEEN PEOPLE SIGNING TEACHING FOR 50 YEARS.
THAT'S MY DREAM IS I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO FLY UNTIL THE DOCTOR SAYS SORRY, I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU FLY ANYMORE.
>>Brittany: FOR HIM IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING IN THERE.
ANDREW'S ALSO FOCUSED ON FEATURE.YOU GOING TO WORK TOWARD PLAN BIG ONES?
>> THAT IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL.
I WOULD LOVE TO FLY A BIG AIRLINE FODELTA, AMERICAN, UNITED, FEDEX, UPS.I'VE ALSO LOOKED AT GOING INTERNATIONAL.
>>Brittany: WITH EVERY STUDENT HE INSTRUCTS, ENTER IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO REACHING THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF HOURS IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE HIS GOAL.
[ INAUDIBLE ] '.
>>Brittany: TAKING OFF IN A PLANE, IS A LITTLE BIT NERVE-RACKING BUT LANDING IT, THAT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ANXIETY.
>> STAY NICE AND RELAXED ON THE CONTROLS.
WE ARE GOING TO PULL THE POWER OFFJUST A LITTLE BIT .NOSE ON THE GROUNDHE DID THAT ONE ALL BY YOURSELF.
>>Brittany: WE DID IT.
WE WERE BACK.
THANKFULLY ON THE GROUND.
THROUGH STAR FLIGHT TRAINING OR ENCOURAGING,KNOWLEDGEABLE AND WELCOMING.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A PILOT, GIVE THEM A CALL.
THEY WILL HAVE YOU SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH THE SKIES THE LIMIT.
>>> I NOW HAVE AN HOUR UNDER MY PILOT LOGBOOK.
>>Natalie: HOW MANY DO YOU NEED TO DO IT ON YOUR OWN?
>>Brittany: A LO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET IT FOR.
IF YOU'RE 40 HOURS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS FOR JUST A COMMERCIAL LICENSE?OH, GOSH.
PROBABLY GETTING THIS ALL WRONG.
THEY WILL WALK YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING.THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO I BEFORE YOU EVEN GET THE PLANE YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF TESTS AND STUFF, WHICH IS HOW IT
SHOULD BE.
>>Natalie: YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
>>Brittany: IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TRAINED BECOME IMPOLITE GET IN TOUCH WITH STARLIGHT TRAINING NOON IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE PILOT BUT WANT TO LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE, THEY
CAN TAKE YOU ON A DISCOVERY FLIGHT AND YOU CAN FIND THAT ON THEIR WEBSITE.
>>Natalie: THAT'S WHAT YOU DID?
>>Brittany: I GUESS SO.
BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BE A PILOT.