In Episode 5 of the Bravo Lima Podcast, join us in introducing Joshua, the recipient of the 2023 Fly Right Scholarship, and listen in as we look back into a year punctuated by noteworthy accomplishments! 

What happened in 2023:

🎉 We opened our second location in Winter Haven, Florida!

🎉 We began accepting Piper Archers from our order of 55 aircraft, with the option to add 60 more over the next four years!

🎉 We set multiple new records, such as the PSEL-MEI record, achieved in 4 months and 8 days, and the IFR-MEI record in an impressive 3 months and 16 days!

We set new records in every category: 

📈 Flights Flown: ⬆️ 77%

📈 Flight Hours Flown: ⬆️ 83%

📈 Checkrides Passed: ⬆️ 109%

📈 Number of CPP Graduates: ⬆️ 117%

What is the Fly Right Scholarship?

Our annual Fly Right Scholarship is dedicated to supporting 2024 Johnston County, NC and Polk County, FL public high school graduates in pursuing their aviation dreams. 

The scholarship recognizes two individuals with outstanding personal ethics, character, and a commitment to positive community contributions, as nominated by teachers and peers. The top two applicants, one from Johnston County, NC and one from Polk County, FL, will be awarded the $100,000 scholarship for use at Blue Line Aviation, while additional recipients will receive substantial tuition reductions for the Career Pilot Program. 

Eligible candidates must obtain a 1st class FAA Medical, be proficient in English, and be 18 years old by 7/1/2023. Factors such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, nationality, and socioeconomic status will not be considered. 

Learn more here: bluelineaviation.com/flyrightscholarship

🕒Timestamps 🕒

00:00 - Coming Up

00:57 - Recap of 2023

01:42 - Opening 2nd Location In Florida

02:34 - Andy’s Dog

03:19 - Adding Piper Aircraft

03:37 - Blue Line’s Record-Setting 2023 Stats

05:18 - New Experiences At Oshkosh and Sun ‘N Fun

08:38 - Starting The Fly Right Scholarship

11:28 - Introducing Joshua

15:58 - How Joshua Feels As An Airline Passenger

17:52 - His Goals Before The Fly Right Scholarship

18:57 - Variety of Aviation Paths To Choose From

21:05 - Fly Right Scholarship Details

22:58 - How Joshua Found Out He Won

26:04 - Surprising His Parents With The Good News

27:05 - Small Applicant Pool

29:15 - Tips For Applying

31:31 - 2nd - 10th Place Prizes

31:58 - Ensuring Blue Line Is The Right Fit

34:26 - Dad Watching Joshua’s First Solo

36:30 - Future Milestones And Talking To ATC

39:19 - Joshua’s Favorite Thing About Blue Line

40:14 - Adjusting To Flight School Right After High School

43:32 - His Future Goals

46:25 - Wrapping Up

47:30 - Outro

Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months:

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🔗Links 🔗

$100,000 Fly Right Scholarship: http://bluelineaviation.com/flyrightscholarship

Becoming a Pilot After High School: https://youtu.be/Y5EbFPSXUNI

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The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast!

🕒Timestamps 🕒

00:00 - Coming Up

00:31 - Intro

00:37 - Overview

01:00 - Thomas’ Background

03:33 - Changing Careers

06:07 - Working With Blue Line

09:52 - Thomas’ First Day

11:55 - Building Blue Line’s Brand

15:04 - Pivoting To Training Advisor Role

16:47 - Wanting To Be A Pilot

25:15 - Logistics & Self-Doubt

36:35 - Differing From Other Flight Schools

40:14 - Teaching Safety At Non-Towered Airports

44:31 - Thomas’ Favorite Flight As A Student

47:15 - Nearly Chopping Up A Coyote

49:02 - Going To First Flight

51:24 - First In Flight: NC or OH?

53:38 - How To Connect With Thomas

54:55 - Advice For Aspiring Pilots

55:40 - Passing Every Checkride The First Time and How He Celebrated

59:35 - Closing

01:00:49 - Outro

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Meet Morgan! She's a graduate of our Career Pilot Program and a rising star in the aviation community!! We go over:

- It took her 2 years to complete her private, and only 6 months to finish 6 more certificates and ratings

- Her experience growing as an influencer

- Why she became a pilot

- The 1500 rule and whether or not it should exist

- and more!!!

The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast!

🕒Timestamps 🕒

00:00 - Coming Up

00:19 - Intro

00:35 - Overview

01:35 - Introduction to Morgan

02:58 - Where She Came Up With Her Instagram Name

03:47 - Morgan’s Private Training vs Her Blue Line Training

05:11 - Why She Chose blue Line

09:35 - Her Most Memorable Flight

11:28 - Her Aerobatic Experience at OshKosh

15:28 - Morgan Becoming Famous

25:47 - Why She Became A Pilot

31:30 - When Did Aviation Become a Passion For Her

36:44 - Sponsor (Sparkchasers)

38:33 - Association of Unsociable and Generally Awkward Aviators

42:27 - The 1500 Rule: Should It Exist

53:45 - Questions From Our Followers

55:08 - Q+A: What’s the Best Time Building Job

57:14 - Should You Get CFI Cert If You Have No Desire To Instruct

01:02:29 - Q+A: AUGAA Member Count + Awards

01:03:06 - Q+A: What Is Morgan Doing To Time Build?

01:04:36 - Q+A: What Is The Coolest Plane She Has Flown?

01:05:37 - Q+A: How Does Financing Work At Blue Line?

01:06:00 - Q+A: How Does Financing Work At Blue Line

01:07:51 - Is Flight School Worth The Initial Cost?

01:11:03 - Final Words From Morgan

01:13:21 - How To Connect With Morgan

01:13:48 - Farewell Morgan

01:14:16 - Outro

Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months:

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Meet Abdul, our instructor and the current record holder at Blue Line Aviation for graduating flight school in under 5 months!! We go over:

- What the program was like

- How he beat the record for fastest flight school graduate

- Get to know Abdul, where he comes from and his goals

The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast!

🕒Timestamps 🕒

00:00 - Coming Up

00:24 - Intro

01:06 - Summary of Today’s Podcast

02:57 - Meet our Guest

03:57 - Blue Line’s Academy Structure

04:43 - Who is Abdul and where does he come from?

06:34 - Healthy vs Unhealthy Foods

08:32 - Say Hi to David (our producer)

09:03 - The Record Abdul Broke

11:18 - How Abdul Prepared For The Career Pilot Program

11:49 - Teterboro Airport

12:48 - Why Abdul Became A Pilot

14:19 - Graduating Fast Wasn’t Even A Thought

15:52 - Blue Line’s Competitive Environment

18:18 - Flying Into Teterboro

19:00 - Is Blue Line’s Program Dangerous

21:18 - Where’s The Experience In An Accelerated Program?

23:58 - The 1500 Rule

27:26 - Goose Interrupts The Podcast

27:42 - What Are Abdul’s Future Goals

29:44 - How Blue Line Was Built Off The Airlines

30:28 - Abdul’s Goal For His Flight School in Ghana

33:33 - Instrument or Commercial Training First?

34:55 - Abdul’s Most Memorable Student Flight

36:26 - Shoutout To Our Instructor Trevor

36:52 - Abdul’s Most Memorable Instructor Flight

40:12 - Training To Question Authority

43:16 - Sponsor - Low & Slow Smokehouse

44:33 - How Did Abdul Complete Flight School In Under 5 Months

45:40 - What Do You Do When You Lose Motivation?

47:50 - How Many Hours Does It Take To Get To Commercial License?

49:35 - Did Abdul Fly Multiple Times A Day?

50:25 - Wrapping The Podcast Up

51:43 - Abdul’s New Years Resolution

52:43 - The Sky's The Limit…Or Is It?

53:47 - Abdul’s Final Words

54:39 - How to Connect With Abdul

56:41 - Outro

Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months:

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🔗Mentioned Links 🔗

Day in the Life of a Flight Instructor Video

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It is our first episode of our podcast, The Bravo Lima Podcast!! 🥳 Meet our hosts, Andy and Ashley, as they go over:

- The purpose of The Bravo Lima Podcast

- What to expect with future episodes

- What Blue Line Aviation is

- And they answer questions from our followers!!

The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation/flight school podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast!

🕒Timestamps 🕒

00:00 - Coming Up

00:19 - Intro

00:34 - Overview

01:10 - Your Hosts

03:07 - Meet Ashley

09:12 - Meet Andy

13:12 - Why It’s Called The Bravo Lima Podcast

14:30 - Atlanta’s Plane Train

16:37 - Why It’s Called Bravo Lima Part 2

17:17 - The Purpose of the Podcast

18:04 - Who is Blue Line Aviation?

21:17 - College Can Slow You Down

23:25 - Type of Guests

23:36 - Intermission (Dog Takeover)

24:25 - Type of Guests (cont’d)

26:00 - Our Diamond Simulator

26:45 - Sponsorship - Low & Slow

28:10 - Answering Follower Questions

28:16 - Prepping for Glass Cockpit

29:43 - College and Flight School At The Same Time?

30:46 - Our Purdue Global Partnership

31:54 - Aviation College vs Accelerated Flight School

33:33 - Are We Building Student Dorms?

34:16 - Why Blue Line Over Other Flight Schools?

35:41 - How To Start The Pilot Journey

37:55 - What The First Couple Of Weeks At Blue Line Are Like

40:07 - How Many Blue Line Students Have Degrees?

41:03 - Where Will This Podcast Be Available?

41:28 - What Jobs Do Our Graduates Normally Get?

43:54 - Outro

Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months:

https://bit.ly/3b4HqRT

🔗Sponsor Links 🔗

Low & Slow Smokehouse

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📞Contact Us 📞

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