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The ultimate podcast for aviation! Join us as we dive into the world of aviation, with each episode featuring candid conversations with real students and pilots from Thrust Flight! From sharing invaluable advice to recounting thrilling tales from their journeys in the sky, our guests offer unique perspectives on the challenges of becoming or being a pilot!If you're interested in becoming a pilot, visit our website: Thrustflight.com! We will get you there!Social ChannelsYouTube: @ThrustFlightInstagram: @ThrustFlightTikTok: @ThrustFlight
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- 5 days ago1h 1m
Ep. 120: The Flight Student Everyone Wanted on the Podcast
Brock went from working 90-hour weeks as a band director to completing his professional pilot training in roughly nine months. Along the way, he became the student other Thrust Flight students turned to for tutoring, encouragement, and help understanding difficult aviation concepts.
- 1 weeks ago44 min
Ep. 119: How a Childhood Love of Aviation Became a Lifelong Career
Melanie Hill joins us from Australia to discuss how Air Cadets helped launch her lifelong aviation journey, the wide range of careers available throughout the industry, and why exposing young people to aviation matters. She also shares how her experience inspired her middle-grade aviation novel, Jett Cooper, and what parents can do when their child begins showing an interest in flight.
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Ep 118: What Your Flight Instructor Wants You To Know
In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Halley Bowers is back, this time, we’re going beyond her story and getting into practical flight training advice from her first few months as a CFI. Halley shares what she has learned from teaching instrument and commercial students, why backseating can be one of the most underrated tools in flight training, how students can handle critiques without losing confidence, and what CFIs are really watching as students progress through their ratings.
- 3 weeks ago45 min
Ep. 117: What Future Airline Pilots Should Do Long Before 1,500 Hours
Julie Cable recently joined Thrust Flight as our Career Services Liaison, helping students and CFIs better understand what comes after flight training. In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Julie shares her experience from Delta, American Airlines, and airline hiring to explain what future airline pilots should be thinking about long before they hit 1,500 hours.
- Jun 26, 202645 min
Ep. 116: Why Mesa AZ Is Built for Flight Training
In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Zach sits down with Andrew Sowers at Thrust Flight’s Mesa location on Falcon Field Airport to talk about training in Arizona, the advantages of flying in the Phoenix area, and what it’s like going through an accelerated Zero Time to Airline program. Andrew shares why Arizona’s weather, terrain, and flying environment make Mesa such a unique place to train.
- Jun 19, 202653 min
Ep 115: President-Nominated NTSB Member Reveals What Pilots Learn From Crashes
In this episode of Pilots Say What?, we sit down with John Duluth, a board member at the National Transportation Safety Board, retired American Airlines pilot, former 787 captain, and former Air Force C-130 pilot. John explains what the NTSB really does, how it differs from the FAA, and why accident reports can be one of the most valuable learning tools for student pilots, CFIs, airline pilots, mechanics, and anyone pursuing a career in aviation.
- Jun 12, 202651 min
Ep. 114: Flying the Embraer 175 as an Envoy First Officer
Will Garrison started at Thrust Flight with zero time, worked his way through flight training, became a CFI, later became an Assistant Chief Instructor, joined the Envoy cadet program, and now flies the Embraer 175 as a First Officer at Envoy.
- Jun 5, 20261h 2m
Ep. 113: The Part of Flight Training Nobody Warns You About
In this episode of Pilots Say What, Tim sits down with Zach to talk about what it was really like starting flight training from zero time, moving across the country, taking on the financial risk, and learning how to handle the pressure that comes with becoming a pilot.
About Pilots Say What?
The ultimate podcast for aviation! Join us as we dive into the world of aviation, with each episode featuring candid conversations with real students and pilots from Thrust Flight! From sharing invaluable advice to recounting thrilling tales from their journeys in the sky, our guests offer unique perspectives on the challenges of becoming or being a pilot!If you're interested in becoming a pilot, visit our website: Thrustflight.com! We will get you there!Social ChannelsYouTube: @ThrustFlightInstagram: @ThrustFlightTikTok: @ThrustFlight
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