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Zachary Schulmeister

Hixson

Summary

Dynamic and detail-oriented Student Pilot with 52.6 hours of flight experience at Hixson Aviation, mentored by my father, Timothy James Schulmeister - Southwest Airlines Assistant Chief Pilot at KBNA. Demonstrates strong decision-making skills and proficiency in emergency procedures, while mastering pre-flight protocols. Proven ability to adapt to changing conditions and enhance situational awareness, ensuring safe and efficient flight operations.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Student Pilot

Hixson Aviation
09.2024 - Current
  • Total Flight Time: 52.6 hours
  • Solo Time: 2.4 hours
  • Single Engine: 52.6 hours
  • Cross-Country: 2.7 hours
  • Night Time: 0.3 hours
  • Instrument Simulated: 0.5 hours
  • Completed 22 hours of ground school training, mastering aviation regulations and navigation principles.
  • Gained practical flight experience through actual flight time, developing core piloting skills.
  • Engaged in flight planning activities, optimizing routes, fuel management strategies, and emergency procedure planning at various locations.
  • Adapted quickly to changing flight conditions, enhancing situational awareness and responsiveness.
  • Mastered pre-flight procedures, ensuring proper aircraft inspections and thorough knowledge of emergency protocols.
  • Developed strong decision-making skills under pressure during simulated emergencies and unexpected situations in the cockpit.
  • Gained proficiency in radio communication by regularly interacting with air traffic control during flight operations.

Head Waiter

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
07.2023 - 09.2024
  • Maintained a professional work staff to serve a five-course 1920's-style meal service on a moving train.
  • Provided excellent customer service to enhance dining experience for guests.
  • Coordinated with kitchen staff to ensure timely food delivery and presentation.
  • Trained new waitstaff on restaurant policies and service standards.
  • Upheld high standards of professionalism when dealing with customer issues, supporting serving staff, and waiting on tables.
  • Assigned work tasks and coordinated activities of dining room personnel to provide prompt and successful service to patrons.

Education

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN
05-2025

High School Diploma -

Hamilton County Collegiate High
Chattanooga, TN
05-2025

Skills

  • Proper flight preparation procedures, including preflight planning and preparation, powerplant operation, and aircraft systems
  • Taxiing or surface operations, including runups
  • Takeoffs and landings, including normal and crosswind
  • Straight and level flight, and turns in both directions
  • Climbs and climbing turns
  • Airport traffic patterns, including entry and departure procedures
  • Collision avoidance, windshear avoidance, and wake turbulence avoidance
  • Descents, with and without turns, using high and low drag configurations
  • Flight at various airspeeds from cruise to slow flight
  • Stall entries from various flight attitudes and power combinations with recovery initiated at the first indication of a stall, and recovery from a full stall
  • Emergency procedures and equipment malfunctions
  • Ground reference maneuvers
  • Approaches to a landing area with simulated engine malfunctions
  • Slips to a landing
  • Go-arounds

Certification

Student Pilot Certificate

FAA Class-3 Medical Certificate

Timeline

Student Pilot

Hixson Aviation
09.2024 - Current

Head Waiter

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
07.2023 - 09.2024

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Chattanooga State Community College

High School Diploma -

Hamilton County Collegiate High

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