{"id":12828,"date":"2020-01-08T13:55:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T19:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=12828"},"modified":"2020-01-08T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T19:55:57","slug":"flight-dreams-come-true-for-pop-locking-pilot-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2020\/01\/08\/flight-dreams-come-true-for-pop-locking-pilot-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Flight Dreams Come True for Pop &#038; Locking Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Making your dream a reality is no easy feat. It takes dedication, hard work and a network of support.<\/p>\n<p>Take it from Envoy Captain Anselm Dewar, a.k.a. Ace Boogie. The break dancing, pop n\u2019 locking kid from New Jersey said he always wanted to become an airline pilot.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LkfdHswbqI\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The Ace&#8217;s Flight Path<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe way that I got bit by the flying bug probably started when I was about three years old,\u201d Anselm said. \u201cI used to travel a lot to see my family in Jamaica and Orlando, so I was in the airport seeing all different types of aircraft. By the time I could speak, I could name off a good portion of the aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, when Anselm was working his first job at a restaurant in New Jersey, he got his first taste of flight gifted to him by the owner of the restaurant. Soon after, the owner \u2013 a commercial pilot himself \u2013 became the support Anselm needed to fulfill his dream, and offered to pay for his flight training school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when my life totally changed,\u201d said Anselm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_MIA_FLT_CA_Anselm_Dewar_blog_dec_2019-3.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12827 size-full\" title=\"Captain Anselm Dewar sits on a bench by a mural in Miami. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_MIA_FLT_CA_Anselm_Dewar_blog_dec_2019-3.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_MIA_FLT_CA_Anselm_Dewar_blog_dec_2019-3\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He quickly began training in Florida at Flight Safety Academy and worked hard to rack up his flight hours flight instructing in Melbourne, Florida while also flying skydivers in Tampa. Then, he got word from a high school friend of his, former Envoy pilot Rick Thompson, that Anselm should look into flying for Envoy.<\/p>\n<p>Rick, who flowed to American last year, sold Anselm on the very fact that with the flow to American, he\u2019d only have one interview for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really excited (about the flow to American), because that allows for future progress for going into the mainline, which is my goal at the end of the day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>By 2016, Anselm was in First Officer training at Envoy and has already upgraded to Captain based in Miami on the Embraer 140\/45.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the pilot life, because of the responsibilities, the places you go and the people I work with,\u201d said Anselm. \u201cEnvoy is like a little family and I\u2019m always meeting new and interesting people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Get it Poppin&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_MIA_FLT_CA_Anselm_Dewar_blog_dec_2019-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12825 size-full\" title=\"Captain Anselm in mid-kick doing a dance move on the floor at MIA Airport. \" src=\"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_MIA_FLT_CA_Anselm_Dewar_blog_dec_2019-2.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_MIA_FLT_CA_Anselm_Dewar_blog_dec_2019-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Outside of work, Anselm \u2013 in this case, Ace Boogie \u2013 spends much of his time dancing with a pop n\u2019 lock crew based out of Tampa; the Soul Konnection Crew. It was a passion of his since high school, and he continues to work on his craft because it\u2019s fun and, well, he\u2019s really good at it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T9mTeYI7c5g\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Anselm hopes that in a few years he\u2019ll be dancing his way to American Airlines, and continue working toward his lifelong dream of flying for a mainline carrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think about (my childhood dream of becoming a pilot),\u201d said Anselm. \u201cI can\u2019t believe this is really happening.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making your dream a reality is no easy feat. It takes dedication, hard work and a network of support. Take it from Envoy Captain Anselm Dewar, a.k.a. Ace Boogie. The break dancing, pop n\u2019 locking kid from New Jersey said he always wanted to become an airline pilot. 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