Mailbag: Listener's questions about aviation and marriage: What's it like to be married to (and raise a family with) a pilot? What's it like when Mom is the full time pilot? And what's it like when your husband transitions from military flying to airline flying? // Max's wife Mackenzie shares her experience learning about the aviation lifestyle [6:10] // Jackie, host of the Pilot Wife Podcast, joins us to share her story of being married to a pilot for 30 years [21:10] Major Airline Pilot Mom Yllithia and Stay at home Dad Ryan on what it's like to raise children while mom flies full time, (Dylan's wife Lindsey joins the discussion as well) [1:12:45] We talk to Anna, a military wife and mother of four, about her family's recent transition from the military to the airlines [2:03:07] // Storytime with Max and Kenz: Transporting their newly purchased airplane via 70ft trailer.

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