Do you want to reach the top as a professional pilot? 

If so, you probably know that pursuing this career can be a painfully complex business.  Making sense of the facts is not easy, and there are many forks in the road to confuse or even derail you.  Worse yet, there are pitfalls beneath the surface to be avoided.

If you have ever wished for a trusted advisor to answer your really tough pilot-career questions without sugar coating the answers, Captain Karen Kahn is the one to turn to.  She overcame a mountain of obstacles to command the cockpit of a jetliner.  It is a tough road for anyone, but Karen will be the first to tell you that it's worth the effort to get there.  She not only knows the ropes but also is masterful at sharing lessons learned in achieving that professional pilot's seat to which so many of us aspire. 

In Flight Guide for Success, Captain Kahn answers all your questions about the process of becoming a professional pilot; most importantly, she offers solid advice on topics other books dare not raise.

• What are the best routes to a pro-pilot job?
• Which qualifications count the most with employers?
• How old is too old to become a professional pilot?
• Are the days of cockpit discrimination over?
• How should pilots handle blemishes on their backgrounds?
• What's the life of a professional pilot like?
• What are the joys?  And what are the pitfalls?

If you want straight talk and hard-hitting advice on how to achieve the professional pilot career sought by so many, Karen Kahn has the answers you need.  No matter how many other pilot career books rest on your shelf, Flight Guide for Success is one you must read.

About the Author:

Captain Karen M. Kahn has been actively involved in aviation for more than 35 years.  She holds all ratings through ATP and was the first woman to be type-rated on the Lockheed JetStar.  Her other ratings include flight engineer, seaplane, glider, helicopter, helicopter instrument, and Master Certified Flight Instructor (MCFI) for instruments, multiengine, and airplanes.

Prior to starting her airline career in 1977, she instructed at Sierra Academy of Aeronautics (Oakland, CA) and later ran her own accelerated weekend ground school.  At the present time, she's a captain for a major US air carrier and has flown the B727, DC-10, MD-80 and B757/767 on both domestic and international routes.

She's a frequent speaker at pilot seminars and career workshops.  She has also written for various aviation publications, including AIR Inc.'s Air Line Pilot Careers magazine, AOPA's Flight Training magazine, Flying Careers magazine, Woman Pilot, and International Women Pilots/99s News magazines.

Karen specializes in helping pilots improve their flying and communication skills.  She founded Aviation Career Counseling in 1989 to help pilots save time and money in their quest for a professional pilot's career.  ACC offers personalized counseling for pilots of all experience levels, from people with zero flying time to retiring airline captains who want to continue flying professionally after their mandated retirement age.

Captain Kahn provides informative, insightful programs that show you how to fulfill your career dreams by using your own accomplishments to creatively market your unique skills and talents.  You can contact her directly at www.AviationCareerCounseling.com for more details on available programs, including ACC's pilot career counseling and interview preparation services.

Softcover, non-indexed, 285 pages, Copyright 2003