Jaimie Rousseau was a flight attendant for over a decade before deciding to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a pilot.  In this episode she shares her experiences of her journey as both a pilot and flight attendant and the value of having been a flight attendant in her new role as a pilot.  Flight Attendants are highly trained aviation safety professionals.  They are the often overlooked first-responders, trained to ensure that your flight is a safe as possible when things go right or wrong.  I’m quite grateful for Jaimie’s sharing of her experiences in both roles.  I hope you enjoy this interview with her.  

Jaimie recommends getting involved in any of these organizations if you're looking for support, encouragement, mentorship, or camaraderie on your aviation journey.  

ninety-nines.org 

flyfortheculture.org 

ngpa.org 

wai.org 

https://sites.google.com/ladyaviators.co/whatglassceiling/home

sistersoftheskies.org

obap.org 

eaa.org 

aopa.org  

From Jaimie: And a personal shoutout to New England Aviation Association and Left Base 29, where I have made friends for life. I couldn’t have gotten through this without them.    

3:40 When the flying bug hit  8:10 Importance of encouragement   10:28 Opportunities for women in aviation.  10:56 On being a woman ..Pros Cons  16:20 Organizations  19:45 What does becoming a pilot cost?  22:45 Paying the dues of a career  29:00 Steve Randall  30:30 Crash Pad life  31:13 Regional life..  32:20 Married crew life 3258 great sound byte  44:25 Path of going from CFI to 135  45:13 Mark for valuable time as CFI  49:05 The importance of self study on the accelerated program  56:42 141 vs 61  66:00 You have the right to fire your instructor  71:42 to be a good captain…  77:06 Thankful for having been a flight attendant.  78:54 Ive learned so much from being an FA  80:20 Change briefing