With one of the coolest side hustles ever, Indira Thackorie is a part time airshow announcer. Today she joins me to talk about her story and incredible career along with sharing how she became an airshow announcer and talk about the upcoming Oregon International Airshow where she will be announcing!

Today Jared Friend, General Manager and Chief Instructor from Hillsboro Aero Academy joins me and discusses his path in aviation and his current role. We go way back and I have Jared to thank for my first job flying a helicopter. Jared shares a lot of great advice and inspiration for anyone in aviation.

Chris Creamer has a ton of amazing experience in the utility world, from flying the incredible K-Max to performing technical rescue flights he has done it all. Today he shares a ton of great stories and interesting information about his incredible career path.

This week Faith Ortega of howtohelicopter joins me to talk about helicopter maintenance, HAI Heli Expo, how she got into aviation and all her incredible future plans. Faith is full of passion and excitement for her career and the future of our industry, make sure to check this one out!

In today's episode a passion for vintage aircraft and the wild landscapes of Alaska came together for Catheline Leoni who had a dream of flying the DC-3. Her story is inspiring for anyone who has a dream they want to chase! This is a fantastic episode you don't want to miss!

A little switch up this week, you can get to know Dan better as I answer user submitted questions about everything from my personal background, my favorite flying jobs, aviation relationship advice, to helicopter relief tubes. Thank you to everyone who took the time to ask me a question, I appreciate it! Check it out and I hope you enjoy!

Today I am joined by a long time friend and helicopter pilot Petter Nyholm. Petter worked as a helicopter pilot in Sweden and Norway and recently started his own company called Preflight which offers solutions for aviation operations all over the world. Petter is an incredible guy and has a lot of awesome info to share on today's episode!

Today's guest has a fascinating path through aviation. From paragliders to float helicopters Soeren stays very busy and is currently working as a check airman and line pilot for Helicopter Express, HMC and as a Designated Pilot Examiner. He shares his story with us today along with a lot of great advice!

A personal mentor of mine with a fascinating career in aviation joins us on the show today to share his story. Joe Caughlin has been flying for 50 years to include a long career with Columbia Helicopters as well as flying for the United States Army. This is a fantastic show full of great advice for everyone!

Sometimes it takes tenacity and determination to make it through your aviation journey. This was true for Travis Ray, through his perseverance he has made it through the ups and downs and now shares what it is like to construct power lines with helicopters for Winco Powerline Services. Travis clearly loves his job and shares his journey and what his day to day is like in this episode!