Faith Ortega is a Helicopter A&P Mechanic at Air Evac Lifeteam in St. Louis, Missouri. Faith runs the popular “HowToHelicopter” Tiktok and Instagram accounts, where she provides viewers a look into the industry with career advice and day-in-the-life style content.
In this conversation with Faith, we’ll examine aviation outreach in today’s world.
Faith will break down the origins of HowToHelicopter; how the page she started as a fun pastime grew a following of over two hundred thousand people across her different platforms.
We’ll learn about Faith’s personal backstory as a mechanic; and the philosophy she brings to her new role as industry ambassador.
Then, we’ll talk career paths. How an interested young person can get their foot in the door, and take their first steps toward changing our industry.
And, much more.