[maria_flightdeck_sunny]Maria the Pilot * Maria Fagerström is a Swedish pilot and Instagram influencer living in Spain. * She posts about the aviation world, and frequently answers her followers' questions about her job. * Fagerström shared a little bit about her life with Business Insider. * VISIT BUSINESS INSIDER'S HOMEPAGE FOR MORE STORIES. Maria Fagerström is a pilot and Instagram influencer from Sweden who shares her exciting life with her nearly 500,000 followers. Her Instagram bio reads "Hi crew 👋🏼 I'm here to give YOU a bit of insight into the aviation world with a purpose to inspire & empower others. Welcome onboard!" She follows through on her promise, too, sharing travel tips, tough parts of the job, and other insider tidbits that the average passenger might not know. Fagerström shows the glamorous side of her life, like trips to Tenerife and Greece, but she also shares challenges, like dealing with an irregular schedule and lack of sleep. Here's how Fagerström uses Instagram to share her life as a pilot. FAGERSTRÖM TOLD BUSINESS INSIDER SHE DIDN'T EXPECT TO GROW A HUGE FOLLOWING ON INSTAGRAM, BUT HER INTEREST IN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP HAS GROWN OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. NOW, SHE TRIES TO GIVE HER FOLLOWERS INSIGHT FROM HER PERSPECTIVE AS A WOMAN IN A MALE-DOMINATED FIELD. Maria the Pilot FAGERSTRÖM SAID THAT BEING A PILOT IS ACTUALLY OFTEN RELAXING IN GOOD WEATHER, AT LEAST ONCE THE PLANE REACHES CRUISING ALTITUDE. "BEST PART OF THE JOB MUST BE THE FEELING AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AFTER A TRICKY APPROACH, AND YOU’VE DONE A WELL-DONE JOB WITH MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT ALL THE WAY FROM START TO FINISH," SHE SAID. Maria the Pilot THE HARDEST PART ABOUT BEING A PILOT, FAGERSTRÖM SAID, IS A CONSTANTLY CHANGING HER SCHEDULE. FOR HER, "A LOT OF COFFEE SEEMS TO BE THE ANSWER. " Maria the Pilot SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER SEE ALSO: * These influencers post pictures of their Instagram-worthy tubs, but don't call them 'bathfluencers' * I spent a day following an Instagram influencer around New York City to see what her job was really like — and it was way more work than I expected * WeWork competitor Convene is still growing, and unique spaces like its 5th Ave location in New York prove it offers something different SEE ALSO: THESE INFLUENCERS POST PICTURES OF THEIR INSTAGRAM-WORTHY TUBS, BUT DON'T CALL THEM 'BATHFLUENCERS'
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