From day one, NYPD Sgt. Jenda Wu knew he belonged in the cockpit.
The first Asian American NYPD pilot Sgt. Jenda Wu is sharing the story of his immigration from Taiwan to breaking barriers in New York City.The first Asian American NYPD pilot is sharing the story of how he was inspired as a young child to eventually come to break barriers in New York City.
As the saying goes: dream big, the sky's the limit - and Sgt. Jenda Wu took that expression literally.His career started with a dream when he was 6 years old when he emigrated from Taiwan."It just felt, it just felt so natural," Wu said.He entered Army National Guard and went to law school before he got his wings. But he did all of that with that itch to fly lingering in the background.
"The conventional wisdom was 'oh your eyes had to be perfect in order to become a pilot,' so I said 'oh forget about flying because my eyes aren't perfect 20/20,' which was a total misconception, totally false," Wu said. "And I said 'what am I gonna do with just a history degree from SUNY Albany?'"But after a few years he knew he had to scratch that itch so he started taking flight lessons when he was 30.
He served in the NYPD's highway patrol along the way for more than 20 years before getting into the aviation unit."Every day is different on the job," Wu said. "There's no doubt about it. This is not a 9-5 job. It keeps you on your toes. You're always learning things." Now he is always learning new things and always seeing things from different perspectives -- from high above the city.
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