Pilot to Pilot

in 2013, Korry Franke became the youngest captain then flying for United Airlines. Now, the pilot, author, and speaker merges his years of airline leadership experience with the creativity he's honed as an accomplished jazz pianist, the discipline he's developed as a two-time marathoner, and the real-world business acumen he's gained as a Penn State University MBA graduate to lead people and organizations on life-changing journeys toward success and fulfillment.

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Welcome to episode 65 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. In today's episode, we are talking with Jesse McClintock from Wing Swap. Wing Swap is aviation's fastest going marketplace.

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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast episode number 62! Today, I am talking with John Zimmerman from Sporty's Pilot Shop. In this episode, John and I talk about...

• How Sportys is just a collection of pilots that made a business.

• John talks about his earliest memory of aviation.

• How John grew up around aviation without realizing he could be a pilot.

• How the aviation industry isn’t the best at inviting new pilots in.

• John talks about his training.

• How John claims he made every mistake there ever was.

• Talks about being a weekend warrior in Ohio.

• Why John thinks he did his training wrong.

• How John realized he needed a more structured training syllabus to get his license.

• How John knew at an early age he didn’t want to be an airline pilot.

• But, John still wanted to get a job in aviation.

• How to stay involved in aviation while you are in college.

• John talks about flying different types of aircraft early on.

• What it was like being a pilot in High School.

• What it's like to have an incomplete check ride.

• We talk about how aviation is very Humbling.

• How John got started at Sportys.

• How John helped create the first true ADSB receiver.

• How data link weather makes you a safer pilot.

• We talk about how far aviation has come in the last 10 years.

• We talk about the future of aviation.

• Will there ever be single pilot airline operations?

Thank you for listening to today's episode, please leave Pilot to Pilot a review on iTunes, and make sure to check out our Patreon!

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination, have you ever wondered what it is like to fight fires in an airplane? Well, here is your chance to find out. Some of the things Chris and I talk about are...

• How Chris is a second generation pilot 
• Aviation wasn’t his first career choice. 
• Chris moved to North Carolina to pursue a career in racing. 
• How a phone call from his dad convinced him to become a pilot. 
• How he started out his aviation career by loading ag planes. 
• Chris talks about timber season for ag pilots. 
• Chris talks about his experience with the flight schools he dealt with. 
• Chris tells a story about what you shouldn’t do as an instructor with a new IFR student. 
• Chris talks about the struggles he had in his Instrument training. 
• We talk about how radio coms can be difficult for a young pilot. 
• We talk about the benefits of going on a flight to observe other students 
• Chris talks about the goals he had while he was in his training. 
• How and why Chris always wanted to fly in the fire industry. 
• Chris talks about how someone can become an ag or SEATs pilot. 
• How the ag and fire fighting industry will be needing pilots badly. 
• We talk about pay for a fire fighting pilot. 
• Chris talks about what fires are the worst to fight. 
• We talk about last years horrible fire season. 
• How Chris and I knew each other from flight school in Charlotte, NC. 
• Chris and I both took the ATP - CTP course together. 
• Chris talks about a day in the life of a Fire fighting pilot. 
• We get into the most take off and landings he has had in a day. 
• We talk about the threats they face while flying. 

I hope you enjoyed the early access to episode 61. If you did please leave a review on iTunes (we are so close to 300) and make sure to share the podcast with everyone you know!!

Happy Flying,

Justin Siems

Avination, this is episode 60 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring Haraldur Diego aka Volcano Pilot. Haraldur and I have been trying to get this podcast recorded for a very long time. I was first introduced to Haraldur by Noah (@thectflyguy) and Pilot Maria. With only spending a few minutes on his Instagram page I knew he was someone that could inspire the Avination.

In this episode, Haraldur and I talk about...

• Haraldur talks about how and why he got into aviation.

• Why Haraldur told himself that he could never become a pilot.

• What Haraldur’s original goals were when he started his training to become a pilot?

• Why Haraldur thought he was in over his head when training to become a pilot.

• How you comparing yourself to others isn’t the best decision.

• How Haraldur’s wife told I’m why it is a bad idea to compare yourself to others.

• Everyone has their own struggles and demons. 

• We talk about how unforgiving Iceland's weather can be.

• Haraldur talks about getting back into aviation after he quit.

• Why Haraldur moved to Denmark for an aviation job.

• How September 11 changed Haraldur’s career plan.

• How Haraldur didn’t give up after 9/11 and still looked into becoming an airline pilot.

• Haraldur was able to find another career path that kept him involved with the aviation industry.

• We talk about how Haraldur has helped influence the aviation industry with his Instagram account.

• I talk about how I don’t think I am a real pilot because I don’t fly a 737 or a heavy aircraft.

• We talk about general aviation in Iceland.

• Haraldur and I talk about how we are finding the romance of aviation again.

• Haraldur shares some stories about flying in Iceland.

• How 777 pilots dream about flying GA through Iceland.

• How we as an industry of done a terrible job of promoting the fun of aviation. 

• How a photography friend convinced Haraldur to join Instagram.

• Rapid fire with Haraldur.

Avination, welcome back to episode 59 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring Gene Reynolds. Gene has pretty much seen it all as a helicopter pilot. He has flown in the army (special ops) and as a civilian pilot in many facets. 

• Some of the main topics Gene and I talk about are...

• How the movie Top Gun led him to want to become a military pilot

• How a medical issue messed up his flight slot for the military.

• How and why he joined the warrant officer flight program.

• Talk about the differences between military training vs civilian.

• How Helicopters don’t naturally want to fly.

• We talk about what happens when you fall behind in military helicopter training.

• Why we need high-quality CFI’s to stay as a CFI.

• Gene talks about his deployments

• Gene shares some war stories.

• Gene talks about how he had TEN tours in the military.

• Gene talks about flying Special Ops.

• We talk about how someone can make a career in commercial helicopter flying.

• Gene talks about the path to getting your dream helicopter job.

• Talk about the importance of maintaining networking and not burning any bridges.

• Talks about mentoring military helicopter pilots on how to transfer into the civilian world.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast episode 58 featuring Reed Chuda. Reed is a currently building his time as an FO on the mighty PC12 aka baelatus. Some of the things we talk about on today's episode are.

• His Grandpa flew bombers in the Army.
• Reed’s brothers is a fighter pilot in the Navy.
• How aviation skipped a generation in their family.
• Reed talks about his support system while training.
• How the University of North Dakota flying camp helped Reed realize this is what he actually wanted to do.
• What a flying summer camp is actually like.
• How a flying summer camp can help you get ahead in your flying career.
• Does Reed recommend future pilots going to summer camps?