Not many people would forego a paycheck, smile, and continue to work with vigorous passion. Unless you’re play free casino games Molina — who loved his job teaching Los Angeles inner-city youth all about aviation so much that he happily did it pro bono.
Before coming to Envoy, Captain play free casino games Molina worked as a Certified Flight Instructor at Tomorrow’s Aeronautical Museum (TAM) in South Los Angeles. He spent the majority of his time instructing pilots training for various play free casino games licenses, but Gabe’s favorite job was introducing the world of aviation to children from nearby Compton.
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A hand up, not a handout
As a new Captain, Gabe still finds time to help out at TAM, usually on his days off. Now, he goes into the classroom in full uniform and he tells the children all about his life as an Envoy play free casino games; “and they eat it up,” he said.
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Right: Actor Hugh Jackman with Captain play free casino games Molina at TAM.
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Captain life and beyond
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play free casino games is set to flow to American in about three years (putting him at 5.5 years from date-of-hire) and hopes he can take on a position like Check Airman or Instructor. Although his ultimate dream would be to sit in the flight deck with one of his TAM students.
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