Getting to know you: Natoshia Lindahl

“The aviation program here at Green River Community College is ranked within the top ten most popular programs for aviation majors in the entire nation by several different online college resource websites” says Natoshia Lindahl, an aviation student. When asked about her choice of educational field, she simply replies, “I love flying. I don’t like to be on the ground””.
Lindahl is in the Commercial Ground School and Basic Weather Observation classes. Natoshia states that, the previous classes she has taken include “everything else”,like her favorites: Aviation Weather (AVIA 123) and Instrument Pilot Ground School (AVIA 216). “I’ve always loved weather, and now I can read it and know what is going to happen,” she explains. Lindahl mentions Curt Scott as her favorite aviation teacher here at GRCC because “he makes it more fun”. In her spare time, she also helps out as a tutor for aviation students here at the college. Overall, Natoshia feels the program is very thorough in preparing her and her fellow peers for a future career in aviation.
Natoshia often visits local airports to fly and observe different planes. “I go to the Renton Airport to watch them come in and out,” Lindahl stated. The Renton Municipal Airport is located along the shore of Lake Washington,one of several airports in the local area which Green River Community College’s aviation students can frequent to collect the required hours to receive certain Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved pilot certifications, a necessary component to a future in aviation. Natoshia proudly states.
“I’ve got 38.1 hours” which quickly strikes a friendly banter with a fellow aviation friend. Clearly, the accumulated total of hours is a healthy competition between members of this department. Continuing on, the most exhilarating part of flying, she explains, is stalls. In simpler terms, for the non-aviation-savvy, she further explains that stalls are where “[the plane] stops flying and starts dropping”.
In the future, Natoshia plans to earn her Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) Associate’s degree. Unfortunately, this college does not offer that specific degree. Instead they offer the Associates in Applied Science (AAS) degree in five different aviation departments: Air Traffic Control, Air Transportation, Airline Dispatch, Helicopter Pilot and Profession Pilot. The programs offered at Green River are welcoming to everyone interested in a career in aviation, regardless of experience or background knowledge. Natoshia Lindahl, in her final words about the program sends out a friendly warning, “It’s very time consuming. You’ve got to love it!”

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