Joel Siegfried                Last Visit: 10.24.2009


I live near San Diego International Airport and have a lifelong fascination and passion for flying. During college I worked at the International Arrivals Building at JFK in New York, while also logging time for my private pilot's license. I have flown on personal business over 75,000 miles a year. I have written articles on travel and tourism, air transport and airport operations, and noise pollution. These have been published in the U.S., U.K. and Netherlands. I write feature stories for Examiner.com as the San Diego Airport Examiner. My websites are at http://www.examiner.com/x-18134-San-Diego-Airport-Examiner http://members.cox.net/joel.siegfried/

I'm located in San Diego, California

Ground School Certification:   No  

Student Pilot License:   No  

Preferred Learning Materials:   No preference.  

Require Instructor to provide plane?   Yes  

My Reason For Flying:   Recreation.  

Aircraft preferences:   Single Engine Land.  

Desired Certifications:   Private.  

Previous Flight-Training Experience:   30 hours at Zahn's Airport, Amityville, NY  

Aircraft Previously Flown:   Cessna 150, 7051X  

Start Date:   Summer of 2010  

Educational Background:   Masters Degree.  

Seeking for a degree?:   No - Certificate only.  

Desired curriculum types:   Self Paced - your own schedule.  

Financing:   I would like info on scholarships I may qualify for.  

Residence Status of Training Country:   Citizen.  

Request housing?:   No  

Additional Comments
I am an accomplished published journalist. Currently I write daily aviation related articles about San Diego International Airport (KSAN) for Examiner.com as their San Diego Airport Examiner. I also do corporate writing assignments. My articles have appeared in AIRPORT 2009 which is published by Sovereign Publications, Ltd. in the United Kingdom, and is subscribed to by some 50,000 elite airline executives. I also write a monthly feature article column for Aerlines Magazine, a scholarly journal published by the University of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. I am interested in all aspects of civil and commercial aviation. Other interests include computer and information technologies, history of photography, music and performing arts, adventure travel, and ocean kayaking.


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