Darren Carr is a sophomore at Mt. St. Antonio College (Mt. SAC) in Walnut, California. He will complete the two year commercial flight program in 2009 and then hopes to transfer to the Bachelor’s degree program in Aviation Management that is offered at Mt. SAC through Southern Illinois University.
Carr has received his student pilot certificate and is currently working on his private pilot certification at Brackett Field in LaVerne, Calif. He’s already completed 44.3 hours of flight time.
Within the next five years, Carr would like to complete his multi-engine training and certification and hopes to work for a small regional carrier such as Ameriflight. He’s pictured above standing next to his dream airplane the Beech 18.
Carr was a member of the 2007-2008 Mt. SAC Flying Team and hopes to be chosen again for the 2008/2009 season. He found the experience to be “thoroughly enjoyable as well as a wonderful and useful experience that will surely come in handy later in my career.”
Besides choosing aviation as a career path, Carr enjoys flying as a hobby as well. He’s also an avid reader with special interest in Geology, Gemology, Tennis and Photography.
Carr wrote the UAHF the following note in appreciation of receiving the scholarship award. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This award was really just what I needed at just the right time and I cannot express with words how much this means.”
