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**Pilot to Pilot**

Pilot to Pilot is the podcast for anyone who flies — or dreams about it. Host Justin Siems sits down with airline captains, bush pilots, CFIs, and everyone in between for honest conversations about the path to the cockpit, the grind of the career, and the love of flying that keeps us coming back. Whether you’re a student pilot chasing your first solo or a captain with 20,000 hours, there’s a seat for you here. New episodes weekly.

Latest Episodes:

Airlines Are Hiring It Is Time To Start Flying Aug 10, 2018

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The Airlines need pilots bad. Now is the time to start your training.

Jeremy Grodin Jul 31, 2018

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Avination, episode 38 with Jeremy Grodin is live. Jeremy drops some great insight in this episode. Like how it is important to create a business plan when deciding how to finance and pay for flight school, what he looks for when hiring pilots and top red flags a pilot can put on his resume. Avination, I hope you enjoy episode 38 please leave a review on itunes or Facebook. Don't forget to check out our Patreon page! Happy Flying, Justin

Flight Attendant Joe Jun 26, 2018

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Avination,

Welcom back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Flight Attendant Joe. Some of the things we talk about are..

How Joe was a nurse for 15 years before becoming a Flight Attendant
How Joe had to conquer his fear of flying to become a Flight Attendant
How Joe was originally turned down from his first airline
How a British TV show helped him get over his fear of flying
Some hilarious Flight Attendant Joe stories
Joe talks about the transition from being a nurse to becoming a Flight Attendant
How you need to continuously grow as a person and sometimes that means doing something that might be out of your comfort zone
Don’t let your age tell you that its impossible
Favorite part of being a Flight attendant
What passengers do that pisses off flight attendants
Who ultimately gets to kick off a passenger
How Joe had a passenger looking at Hustler magazine on a flight and what happened to that passenger.
Joe is currently writing his third book

ATC Memes Mar 13, 2018

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What is going on avination?! Welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with David Lombardo, a co-founder of everyone's favorite aviation meme page ATC Memes.

What we talked about in today's episode.

Pilots are more than just pilots.
How David loves Youtube and it is the epitome of the internet.
How the page really exploded when they messed around with audio.
We find out why David wanted to be involved with aviation.
He got into aviation because of video games.
Why it is important to have people to bounce ideas off of.
Why he didn’t want to be a pilot.
How a college professor inspired him to work with audio.
Why he left his job as a controller.
How news channels have used their content for real-life events.
Was he ever recognized while working ATC.
Were his supervisors every unhappy with him running the page.
David quotes the Kim Kardashian principle.
How ATC Memes and Airline Pilot memes had an epic meet up in Houston.
How a delivery went from a great idea to really awkward.
Why he decided to start selling aviation style apparel.
Why they decided to create leggings.
How David has always been an entrepreneur.
How to being creative can help you in your career.
Three tips to make a great internet page.
Create content and don’t be afraid to fail.
We find out where "say no to kilo came from."
My favorite Washington Center story.
His favorite moments from being a controller.
We talk about if Drone pilots are actually pilots.

Happy Flying Avination,

Justin

Ryan Tseko: Gulfstream Pilot Feb 14, 2018

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Find out how Ryan went from flight instructor to regional pilot to Grant Cardone's private pilot.

Ask me Anything from FL 250 Feb 06, 2018

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Ever wondered what it sounds like to fly in the flight levels? Well, here is your chance.

Michael Healey: Commercial Pilot & College Student Jan 16, 2018

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Pilot to Pilot podcast episode 33 ft. Michael Healey: Commercial Pilot and College Student.

What is going on Avination and welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Michael Healey. Michael is a current commercial pilot that is balancing both being a college student and flight training.

Some of the things we talk about in today's episode.

Why Michael became a pilot.
How he wanted to originally be a filmmaker.
How Instagram actually led to him wanting to learn to fly.
How Michael how to get over motion sickness on his path to becoming a pilot.
How GingerAle helped Michael get over motion sickness.
We talk about Michaels flight training.
How everyone learns at their own pace.
I talk about why I chose aerial survey.
Why I chose to fly for a single pilot IFR operation.
Why it is important to use shepherd air for all of your written exams.
How he taxied the wrong way on his Private pilot check-ride.
How and Why his Private Pilot check ride was the hardest check ride he ever took.
What his training was like once he started College.
How you need to be on your game during your instrument training.
Michael gives his advice as to how a college student can fly while in school.
Why it is important to surround yourself with people that have the same goals you do.
How he got to tag along in king airs.
How Michaels nickname was “kid behind the fence”
His first experience with dodging weather.
How he got to be a campus ambassador for Republic airlines.
Why Michael really likes Republic airlines.
How different airlines work for different people.
Michael talks about what working in Charter Sales is like.
Why he wished he would have done more research on his flight school.

Avination, thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, please let me know! Email me at pilottopilothq@gmail.com or reach out to me on Instagram @pilottopilot. Also, make sure to check out the Pilot to Pilot patreon page.

Get your free Audible trial at audibletrial.com/pilottopilot.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Pilot to Pilot Ask Me Anything Jan 09, 2018

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I answer all the most asked questions by pilots.

Colin Henry: CFI Building Time Jan 02, 2018

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Pilot to Pilot podcast episode 30 featuring Colin Henry: CFI Building Time.

What is going on avination and welcome to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. This is the first episode of 2018 and I can't wait to share it with you all. Colin is a current CFI in California building his time before he figures out what his next move is.

In this episode we talk about.

How Colin didn’t love flying when he was younger.
How he slowly warmed up to flying and became a sim geek.
How a TBM was Colin's first plane to fly.
How martial arts helped Colin realize his love for teaching.
Why Colin chose to go to Florida instead of doing his training in California.
How long it took Colin to get his ratings.
How it is easy to get rusty at certain maneuvers if you don’t practice them all the time.
Why he chose to be a CFI at a part 61 school instead of part 141.
Why it is important to recognize how you learn.
Why it is important to find a good balance between flying in weather and saying no to flying.
What was Colin's training like?
Why he failed his multi-engine check ride.
What is the one thing that gets students in trouble with their check ride?
If you are afraid of stalls you shouldn’t use that as an excuse to stop practicing them.
Why Colin still doesn’t like doing stalls.
Scariest stories from being a CFI.
Why it is important to stay coordinated in stalls!
What it is like soloing a student.
What does it feel like to sign off a student.
What Colin's favorite part of being a CFI.
What Colin’s least favorite part of being a CFI is.
Colin talks about an engine failure.
Why Colin’s goals are for his career.
How you can’t count on money in this industry.

Get your free Audible trial at audibletrial.com/pilottopilot.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Dean Siracusa: CEO Flying Eyes Sunglasses Dec 19, 2017

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we find out why Dean created Flying Eyes and what he loves most about aviation.

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