Sam and I met four years ago at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University when he was beginning his career as a Flight Instructor and I was a Student Pilot. Sam spent several years as a Flight Instructor and Head Coach of the Golden Eagles Flight Team before pursuing a career in Business Aviation. Sam now works as a First Officer on a Falcon 7X for Planet Nine Private Air. Sam offers excellent insight on how to take advantage of your time as a CFI to gain more intangible skills other than mere flight time. Sam describes what it is really like to be a Corporate Pilot for Planet 9 and how every single corporate pilot job is vastly different from the next. Planet 9 specializes in international Part 135 Custom VIP Charter that averages eight to ten hours of flight time per flight. This means crews spend up to 24 hours together in order to successfully complete a mission. Sam emphasizes the importance of understanding people and learning how to work with people in close proximity for extended periods of time. He shares his favorite quote from his second favorite book, The Subtle Art of Not GIving a F**k" and discusses the importance of positivity and perspective. Lastly, Sam shares a crazy story about getting quarantined in Abu Dhabi, UAE due to COVID-19 laws changing every hour. They were unable to enter the country and were forced to turn the Falcon jet into a million dollar camp site.  

Planet 9

Sam Morris 

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