| Name : | Olf Poldermans |
| Age : | 22 Yrs. |
| Date Of Birth : | 17th of January 1979 |
| Hometown : | Eindhoven |
| Nationality : | Dutch |
| Favourite Music : | Oasis, Robbie Williams, Trance + most of the Top40 hits |
| Hobbies : |
Flying, Spotting and IRC chatting on
#Cafeetje
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| Daily Activity : | I'm a Certified Flight Instructor at Naples Air Center |
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Spotting : |
Mostly at Schiphol, but I've been to Brussels, Düsseldorf and Paris as well. I've also been to Eindhoven Airport a few times, but that's definitely not as satisfying as Schiphol. |
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Scanner : |
Uniden Bearcat 230 XLT handheld scanner |
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Additional Information : |
I've been up for a selection of the Nationale Luchtvaart School (NLS), but sadly I got rejected at the last moment, because I was totally unprepared. The flight technical part went ok, but the interview went bollocks, because of me being unprepared. I got a chance to get a second opinion in the form of a Psychological Test, but they said I didn't have enough leadership-qualities, but I was only 19 at that time. I tried to study Information Technology, but after a year I quit, because it wasn't what I wanted. I wanted to fly! I worked as a courier for "Van Hout Koeriers" in Eindhoven for just over a year and then I had enough money saved for the International Aviation Center (IAC) , which has its selection in Amersfoort and the practical part of the training in the US. At the Aviation Career Academy in Lakeland, Florida. I got help with the selection from my ICQ friend, Dave Wester, who's a pilot at KLM Cityhopper on a Fokker 50 and some other people including a First Officer of a Boeing 737 at Transavia. I did my Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) licenses in Lakeland, Florida and at the moment I'm working in Naples, Florida as a CFI for Naples Air Center And that, together with my 200 hours of turbine powererd multi engine at AmeriFlight should be enough to apply for a job as an MEI and get enough flying hours to apply at a major airline. But that's only in a few years, because I'm still stuck in America. Click here to read my journal of my stay in America Click here to read about my first flying lesson! |
