JD, I'm not sure I'll be able to stay up that late for my time zone, any chance it will be recorded to view later? If so, I'll watch it and I can always post any questions I have to you afterwards. So I don't ask this again, or if I missed your post, will you be posting all online CAM meetings for viewing going forward?

Thank you, I'm happy to catch anything you post and will try to attend on whatever TZ you decide on. ☺️

I'll join

Thank you for the intro and class today, I appreciate you taking the time to explain how to start organizing and how to approach the CAM. Looking forward to joining future classes.

Interesting concept that I realized I do too. Breaking things down into smaller bites and taking the time to digest the material does build a more deeper and profound understanding.

Hi Jean, I appreciate anything you share with us no matter how in depth you go, ultimately it is up to us to do the work. I would be interested in hearing about your journey and thoughts about how you approached this certification. How would you do it differently, or not? How has it changed your views on flight operations? And, do you think the course adds value at the end of the day for a pilot, or is this more geared for management and just nice to know info for a pilot? I should clarify that I'm asking this from the point of view of a small Part 91 operator (pilot/aircraft manager). I'm looking forward to what you share with us. Logan

@Jean Denis Marcellin Got it, thank you!

JD, I'm glad you brought up the why. I have kind of few parts to this, first is personal growth. I feel like my flying skills have mostly been sharp, and I can thrive in difficult situations, but most of the time the job is redundant. I don't take flying with a complacent attitude, but I want to keep adding knowledge, new skill sets and keep expanding on my thought processes of the big picture. In my career I have always made job decisions based on how can I learn beyond the comfort zone of flying in the USA, so I sought international experiences; this has proven to satisfy my appetite for new challenges. Now the second part of this for me is development outside the cockpit door. I have been part of some small flight departments in the USA, when I'm not working internationally, in which I learned about aircraft management from one of my former bosses. He taught me a bit of what went into managing an aircraft/flight department, but I never got to directly interact with the outside vendors. It wasn't until I went onto another job some years later that I became the aircraft manager when the pilot/manager that hired me quit the day he hired me; I guess he had had enough of the company. Well, I decided to take that challenge and run with it the best I could. I discovered so many problems in the beginning of that job that I decideded I'm going to have to get down and dirty to straighten out the flight department. I learned a great deal in that year and a half, but I still felt that there was so much more I didn't know and that some guidance would have been beneficial. I'm the type of guy who wants to thoroughly look into all aspects of the department, save money and keep things straight, so I think one of the ways the CAM training could help me is to develop more structure and efficiency. The other aspect from the CAM program that I want to develop is leadership qualities. I'm currently working in Japan where my position as a pilot has been developing towards a greater roll of responsibility and they often seek my advice (although do they listen is a different story) to help them develope their flight department. Additionally, I have been asked to train the other pilots which has been somewhat successful, but challenging due to cultural difference. I'm hoping that by taking the CAM classes I can further my knowledge as an aviation professional, develope effective leadership skills, and serve my colleagues and company by giving them a higher standard of myself.

JD, one additional thought. I'm bummed out I didn't catch the online meeting the other day. Usually I receive emails that there was a posting from you, but I don't recall receiving any notification when you posted to your calendar board. When you set a class date in the calendar does it generate an email notification? Sorry I missed that. Logan