New Direction for the Blog

Hey all,

So first off, I'm sorry I haven't updated the blog in a while. A lot has happened in my life, and I have been completely swamped over the last couple of months. I have moved and moved back to where I started, interviewed for what seems like hundreds of jobs, and have been bogged down in the craziness that is the Christmas season.

Anyway, I have decided to drop out of the ATC hiring process. The reasons for this are many, but the main factor is the backup of the hiring system. The vast majority of PUBNAT 7 applicants were turned down, January's panels were canceled, and now there are strong indications that there will be a hiring freeze until fiscal year 2011 at the earliest. I have been graduated from college for almost a year now, and I need to get established in a career. I can't just sit around indefinitely waiting on the FAA to call. I also don't want to settle down in a location and get comfortable in a good job only to abandon that when (if) my number does get called up, which could be 1-3 years from now. So, I'm moving on to another field.

Obviously, this will mean a new direction for the blog, as it will no longer be ATC or aviation themed. I think it will evolve into a more general purpose, anything goes blog, although I plan to have somewhat of a focus on politics, science, economics, and faith. I'll also just blather on about my daily life, and post a few of my writings, whenever I actually have time to write. I haven't decided whether or not to rename the blog, although I'm leaning towards doing so. "Left Heading 330" is hopelessly aviation-related, but maybe there can be a deeper, metaphorical, life-lessony meaning to it . . . . OK, now I'm just rambling on. If there will be a new name, it will come in the next few weeks.

Anyway, thanks for reading, and this should become a much more active place in a little while.

God bless and take care.