Pilots Say What?
autor: Thrust Flight
Ep. 134: What Happens After Flight School? Your First Job as a Pilot
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The ultimate podcast for aviation! Join us as we dive into the world of aviation, with each episode featuring candid conversations with real students and pilots from Thrust Flight! From sharing invaluable advice to recounting thrilling tales from their journeys in the sky, our guests offer unique perspectives on the challenges of becoming or being a pilot!
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- Ep. 134: What Happens After Flight School? Your First Job as a Pilot · 52 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 134What really changes when you go from student pilot to certified flight instructor (CFI)? Ian returns to Pilots Say What? to share his experience becoming a flight instructor at…
- Ep. 133: From Thrust Flight Student to Airline Captain: You Can Do It Too · 1 godz. 17 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 133What does it actually take to go from flight school student to airline captain? Tanner shares his journey from starting flight training at Thrust Flight to becoming a…
- Ep. 132: Why Pilots Are Afraid to Talk About Mental Health · 1 godz. 4 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 132Can pilots go to therapy without risking their FAA medical certificate? Mental health in aviation has been a difficult topic for years, and many pilots still hesitate to seek…
- Ep. 131: I Used to Be Terrified of Flying… Now I’m a Pilot · 50 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 131Can someone who's afraid of flying actually become a pilot? In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Zach sits down with Thrust Flight student Troy Kirk to talk about his unexpected…
- Ep. 130: Why Airline Pilots Should Learn Aerobatics · 53 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 130In this episode of Pilots Say What?, we sit down with aerobatic national champion and Thrust Flight aerobatic instructor Kurt Richmond to talk about what aerobatic flying can…
- Ep. 129: The Hardest Part of Becoming a Flight Instructor Isn’t Flying · 42 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 129Becoming a CFI requires a completely different mindset than being a flight student. In this episode, we sit down with a Thrust Flight student who recently completed her CFI…
- Ep. 128: I Put College on Hold to Finish Flight Training Faster · 40 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 128Landon Haynes started flight training part-time while finishing high school and beginning college. After spending about nine months earning his Private Pilot License, he realized…
- Ep. 127: Should I Have Started Flight Training Sooner? · 60 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 127In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Ashley and Cheyenne look back on their paths into aviation and talk about why they didn’t start flying sooner. From college degrees and…
- Ep. 126: How to Use VA Benefits for Flight Training · 51 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 126Can you use VA benefits for flight training? In this episode of Pilots Say What?, we sit down with Thrust Flight’s Tracy Copeland to break down how veterans may be able to use…
- Ep. 125: Part 61 Flight Training Wasn’t Working for Me · 45 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 125Between aircraft availability, maintenance cancellations, instructor availability, finances, and inconsistent flying, nearly a year went by without earning his Private Pilot…
- Ep. 124: What It’s Like Falling Behind in Flight School · 1 godz. 1 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 124Falling behind in flight school can make you question whether you’re cut out for it at all. In this episode of Pilots Say What, Matthew talks about struggling through private…
- Ep. 123: What Being a New CFI Is Actually Like · 40 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 123Zach sits down with new Thrust Flight CFI Guy Bassett to talk about what actually changes when you go from being the student to being the instructor. Guy shares what surprised…
- Ep. 122: Why He Quit Apple to Become a Pilot · 50 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 122Caleb went from working at Apple to completely changing careers and becoming a flight instructor at Thrust Flight. In this episode of Pilots Say What, Caleb talks about what…
- Ep. 121: How a Thrust Flight CFI Became an Airline Captain · 1 godz. 4 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 121Lan returned to aviation after spending 13 years away from flying, completed his CFI training at Thrust Flight, and later became a flight instructor at the school. Today, he is…
- Ep. 120: The Flight Student Everyone Wanted on the Podcast · 1 godz. 1 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 120Brock went from working 90-hour weeks as a band director to completing his professional pilot training in roughly nine months. Along the way, he became the student other Thrust…
- Ep. 119: How a Childhood Love of Aviation Became a Lifelong Career · 45 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 119Melanie Hill joins us from Australia to discuss how Air Cadets helped launch her lifelong aviation journey, the wide range of careers available throughout the industry, and why…
- Ep 118: What Your Flight Instructor Wants You To Know · 35 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 118In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Halley Bowers is back, this time, we’re going beyond her story and getting into practical flight training advice from her first few months as…
- Ep. 117: What Future Airline Pilots Should Do Long Before 1,500 Hours · 46 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 117Julie Cable recently joined Thrust Flight as our Career Services Liaison, helping students and CFIs better understand what comes after flight training. In this episode of Pilots…
- Ep. 116: Why Mesa AZ Is Built for Flight Training · 46 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 116In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Zach sits down with Andrew Sowers at Thrust Flight’s Mesa location on Falcon Field Airport to talk about training in Arizona, the advantages…
- Ep 115: President-Nominated NTSB Member Reveals What Pilots Learn From Crashes · 54 min · Sezon 1 Odcinek 115In this episode of Pilots Say What?, we sit down with John Duluth, a board member at the National Transportation Safety Board, retired American Airlines pilot, former 787…







