OpeOluwa fell in love with aviation on his very first flight as a toddler. Since then, he lived with the single-minded goal of becoming an Airline pilot. He enrolled in the integrated commercial pilot course (ICPC) at the Moncton Flight College in 2015. 18 months, numerous overnight study sessions and 200 hours later, he was faced with the dilemma of how to move his career forward. His love of teaching won out and he enrolled in the instructor program, after which he taught full time for two years before launching his airline career at a regional carrier in 2019. OpeOluwa is currently a first officer on one of the two biggest airlines in Canada, but still finds time to instruct and mentor pilots when his schedule permits. It’s a juggling act, however he finds joy and fulfillment in bringing people into the family that is aviation. Wholly appreciative of the peculiarities that enabled him build an airline career in just 4 years, he decided to leverage on his experiences; past and ongoing, to create The Vectored Approach. An initiative driven by the vision of lowering the barriers to aviation and standardizing safety and professionalism in the cockpit. A natural extension of his vision; his position at the Black Aviation Professional Network allows him give back to the community. He stands among icons of the black community, positioned to inspire and empower the next generation of pilots within the network.