Avination, welcome back to episode 137 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking to newly minted private pilot, Maya Ghazal. Maya, who grew up in Syria and now lives in the UK has overcome a good bit of adversity to get to where she is today. Find out what it was like to move from Syria to the UK, how she had to navigate around living in a new world where she didn't fit in right away, what it is like to be labeled as a refugee and how we can help other refugees feel welcomed.

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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast episode 136 featuring Andrea Schultz. Andrea is a current regional airline pilot flying the Embraer 175. Find out how and why Andrea originally considered aviation as a career path, why she stepped away from aviation and the exact moment she knew she wanted to go back.

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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Todays episode features Gary James Knight. Gary is an Icon A5 demo/sales pilot. Icon A5 has always caught my eye, I mean who doesn't want to land on a lake and fish in the plane. Gary and I dive deep into his aviation story and also Icon. We talk about Icons history and previous accidents. You don't want to miss this one.

Sorry if this is rushed and doesn't make sense. Currently uploading from Latty on the ramp in SJC. Thank goodness for airplane wifi! I'll make a more in-depth bio tonight.

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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast, this is episode 134 featuring, Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator and Sebastian Wloch, CEO Asobo Studios.  Christmas has most definitely come early for avgeeks this year, as Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 was released on August 18, 2020. And my goodness, this game is impressive, don't believe me? Just watch the hundreds of Youtubers and Twitch streamers play this incredibly realistic flight simulator. In this episode Jorg, Sebastian and myself nerd out over aviation and I ask them a few questions as well. 

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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast this is episode 132 featuring, Jerome Stanislaus. Jerome aka @tuskegeebloodline is a private pilot, an avid sky diver, flight engineer in training for the USAF reserves, and a former US Marine. If that doesn't sound impressive enough for you, he also dedicates his off time to give back. Jerome has a passion for teaching and educating the younger generation. Check out his GoFundMe where Jerome offers discovery flights to kids of all ages, and with one goal in mind. Show them that becoming a pilot is a real possibility and achievable for anyone that wants it.

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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast, this is episode 131 featuring Mike Johnson. Mike, currently works in the aviation industry and flies for fun in his off time. You can check him out on Instagram and Youtube @the_desert_pilot. 

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Avination, welcome back to episode 130 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today I am talking with Casey Swift aka @ig_swifftea on Instagram. Casey, a Naval academy graduate, talks about what life is like at the Naval Academy. What struggles he faced and what it looks like to be on academic probation at the Academy. Don't worry, we also talk about aviation, why he chose to fly the Growler and what his aviation training looked like.

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Avination, this is episode 129 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast ft. Melvin Williams. Melvin aka Mel aka @MelTheTraveler is a man on a mission. His mission? Reach 1500 hours as quickly as possible. Since the last time we talked to Mel, he has become an airplane owner, passed his IFR, Commercial and multi-engine check rides. This episode was recorded back in April and is the last of my quarantine recordings. 

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Avination, welcome back to episode 128 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, Dr. Jim Higgins sits down with me to talk about the State of the Industry. In this episode we talk about WARN Act letters being sent, the likelihood of furloughs and how long they might last, what the job market looks like for a furloughed pilot, JetBlue and AA partnership (possible merger?) and much more.

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