Jet Setting Engineer: Behind the Scenes as an Airline Pilot in Training with Miruna Camelia Iordan [ep.7]
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Episode Summary
Welcome to another adventure on the STEM Career Quest Podcast, my Questies! I want to know: have you ever been on an airplane? It’s such a fun and exciting way to travel across the world! Did you know that the people who fly airplanes have to do lots of training and practice before they can start flying airplanes?
Today, we are learning all about what it takes to become an airline pilot in training from our special guest Miruna Camelia Iordan. Miruna takes us behind the scenes of what it’s like to be an airline pilot in training, what led her to choose this amazing STEM career, and so much more! This episode is filled with so many fun and exciting facts about airline pilots that I know you’re going to enjoy. Don't forget to join our STEM Career Quest Club so you can learn even more about what it’s like to be an airline pilot in training.
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Meet Miruna Camelia Iordan:
Miruna is a flygirl and aerospace engineer. She lives and breathes aviation! She is currently a student pilot at the Technical University of Vilnius. She is also working part-time as an AMP (aircraft maintenance program) engineer at Avion Express (a commercial airline), where she keeps records of the company's aircraft technical maintenance. She is passionate about aviation and willing to use her knowledge and skills to purposefully contribute to this sector, be it as an engineer or as a pilot.
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More About your host, Naomi Meredith
Naomi Meredith is an online K-5 STEM Coach in Colorado supporting elementary teachers world-wide navigate the best practices, strategies and tools out there. With over a decade of experience teaching, 5 years teaching elementary STEM, along with a M.Ed. in STEM Leadership and STEM Certificate, Naomi helps teachers world-wide to navigate best practices, strategies and tools out there.
She offers a variety of tools to help teachers feel successful teaching STEM to their elementary students through lesson plans, online courses, coaching and speaking events.
She truly believes that any teacher out there can learn how to use STEM, innovation and hands-on learning in their classrooms effectively. She can’t wait to connect with you and be your guide!
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