April 26, the day when Mehmet Fesa Evrensev, the first Turkish pilot, made his first flight over Turkish skies, is celebrated as World Pilots Day. While there is a gradual increase in the number of pilots, private pilot Sezen Sarı gives information about piloting and makes suggestions.
28 years old, one of the young female pilots of Turkey, Sezen Sarı stated that she has flown for 2,000 hours after working in the sky for 4 years. This means that she spends a quarter of the year in the sky. Stating that she does not care about prejudices, Sezen Sarı explained that she received a reward as a pilot as a result of hard work.
Sezen Sarı, who was born in Adana, expressed her story of becoming a pilot: “I am the only child of a civil servant family. I was thinking of studying at the conservatory. However, My dream of being a pilot started when I was 15 years old. I had the opportunity to chat with the captains on the plane and the captain asked what I wanted to be in the future. When I said I wasn’t sure yet, he said, “I have a daughter your age too and she wants to be a pilot. Wouldn’t you like it too?” At that moment, the first seed of aviation fell into my mind.” made a statement.
TALKED ABOUT HARD TRAINING
Continuing to give information about piloting, Sezen Sarı explained what kind of training the pilots went through. “Thanks to my mother’s support, I was accepted to the Turkish Aeronautical Association University Pilotage Department, which was my first choice at the university. In 2015, I got my first license, PPL (private pilot license) from Ankara Turkish Aeronautical Association Flight Academy I was in the group that was sent to California, USA to complete my flights.After returning from the USA, I completed our ATPL courses at the university and went to İzmir-Selçuk Turkish Aeronautical Association Flight Academy to get my CPL license and in 2018 I went to CPL-IR ME (Commercial Pilot License – Instrument Flight and Twin Engine). ) and I have been working as a co-pilot at SunExpress Airlines for 4 years.”
SUGGESTIONS
Mentioning the tricks of his profession, Yellow said, “To be able to operate an aircraft, you have to give all your attention and at the same time. you need to be able to focus on more than one job, which causes stress. That’s why I think one of the biggest requirements of this profession is to be able to deal with stress well. You learn this throughout the training. You have all the responsibility of the people on the plane. You should have an eye on all sides. Safe take-off-landing “It depends on the knowledge and experience of the pilot. I even made the best landing of my life when I flew my mother from Izmir to Adana. It was an indescribable happiness.” used the expressions.
“WOMAN CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING She WANTS”
Mentioning the place of women in the aviation industry, Sarı said: “We are working in a profession that is very, very different, but there is a woman like Sabiha Gökçen before us who is the idol of all aviators. When I became a pilot and started flying, I did not even have a license. So I managed to fly an airplane without using a car. A woman can achieve anything she wants.” made a statement.
