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Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, in episode 170 we are talking with Peter Weber aka @Pilot_pete. Peter comes on the podcast to share his aviation story. Find out why Pete wanted to pursue a career in aviation, the route he chose to Delta and why he recently decided to leave Delta for United. 

If you enjoy the podcast make sure to follow us on Instagram @pilottopilot and check out @pilotscoffee! 

Happy flying, Justin

Avination, my quest for finding the best coffee while traveling has always left me wanting more. That is until today - Christina and I are happy to announce our new coffee company, Pilot's Coffee. Pilot's Coffee is individually packed coffee bags that are perfect for great coffee on the go. For the perfect brew, add 8 - 10oz of hot water (less water for stronger coffee), dunk the bag for 30 seconds, then let it brew for 5 minutes. 

We are so excited to launch Pilot's Coffee today. Head over to PILOT'S COFFEE to order and find more information!

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Happy Flying!
Justin

Avination, I'm starting a tour and will update this episode in the future days. Catching an airline as we speak. Follow Burno on Instagram @fly_with_bruno. 

Avination, what is going on and welcome back to episode 166 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today's episode features the first F35 pilot we have ever had on the podcast, JD Davis aka Tip. Tip, didn't follow the standard Navy fighter pilot path, in fact he enlisted in the Navy and was selected to be a rescue swimmer. I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I did recording it. Tip is a wealth of knowledge and is very passionate about what he does. 

Enjoy the podcast? Make sure to follow Pilot to Pilot on Instagram and leave a 5 star review if you haven't done so already. Also, remember the date 5/4!!

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Justin

Avination, welcome back to episode 165 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today's episode is an ask me anything. Thats right, I answer any question you have for me. If you would like to participate in the next one make sure you follow Pilot to Pilot on Instagram! 

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Justin

Avination, welcome back to episode 164 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Pilot Sergio. Sergio, was on the podcast a little over a year ago and we were talking about how Sergio was one of the youngest pilots to ever be hired at Delta. Well, as you know this last year has been a rollercoaster for everyone involved in aviation. Find out how Sergio handled the pandemic and if he ever second guessed his decision to become a pilot.

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Justin

Avination, what is going on and welcome back to episode 163 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today's episode is with fellow North Carolinian Amy White. Amy who just finished up serving in the Coast Guard, now has her aviation career right in front of her. If you enjoy her story make sure to give her a follow in Instagram @Amy_pilot.

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Justin

Avination, I am in a rush again to get this episode out before I go start this seven day tour. Today's episode is with Ryan from @diecastryan on Instagram. I'll update this soon!

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Justin

Avination, welcome back to episode 160 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today's episode is with Jason Miller from Learn The Finer Points and the Ground School app. Jason, one of the best CFI's I know answers all your questions you have while I try to sound like I know what I'm talking about. Let me know if you'd like another Ask a CFI and make sure to follow me on Instagram @pilottopilot so you can ask your question on the next episode.

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Justin

Avination, welcome to episode 159 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Emma Laczko (part 1). I say Part 1 because the second half of our episode was ruined by a software glitch and is unusable. Part one features Emma and her aviation story, we also begin to touch on Pilots and Mental health and why this is so important to her. I hope you enjoy this episode and make sure to follow Emma on social media and sign the petition if you feel called to do so. Stay tuned for part 2!

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Justin

Avination, what is going on and welcome to episode 158 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with fellow former division 1 football player, Kendall Lane. Aside from playing football at Southern Illinois, Kendall has always wanted to be a pilot and every decision he made has led him to getting his dream job of being a United Airlines First Officer. If you want to be a pilot, this is the episode for you. 

If you enjoy this episode please leave a review and make sure to follow us on Instagram. The year of Patreon is continuing, we just rolled out a Patreon only Instagram page and has been a lot of fun. Make sure to check out Patreon for more information.

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Justin

Avination, what is going on and welcome to episode 157 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today's episode is with Flywithgarrett, aka Garrett. Garrett, is a current Airline captain flying for a wholly owned American Airlines Regional Airline. You might also know Garrett from social media, he currently has over 580,000 Instagram followers, almost 100,000 Youtube subscribers and 225,000 Tik Tok followers. Today, you will find out that Garrett is more than just a pilot on social media. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to follow to @pilottopilot on Instagram and make sure to leave a review on iTunes. 

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Justin

Avination, what is going on and welcome to episode 156 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Pilot Emilie. Being a pilot is more than a job for so many of us, when you lose it, its almost like you lost your purpose. Emilie talks about what it was like to upgrade to captain and be furloughed in a very short period of time. Emilie also, talks about how she was able to face adversity and go all in on social media. Canadian aviation has been hit hard by the coronavirus, listen to Emilies call to action and see how you can help keep Canadian airlines Canadian!

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination welcome to episode 155 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Jason Miller. Jason, is one of the best CFI's I know and joins us today to answer your aviation questions! Make sure to follow Pilot to Pilot on Instagram so Jason can answer your question on the next Ask a CFI podcast!

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination, welcome to episode 153 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I'm talking with fellow Ohio State Buckeye, Tareq. Tareq story is a very unique and great one. He has experience flying for Airnet, major airline in the Middle East and a major airline in the United States. Find out why Tareq chose the route he did and what it was like flying in the Middle East.

if you enjoyed this episode make sure to follow @pilottopilot on Instagram and check out Patreon.com/pilottopilot. 2021 is year of the patreon, three videos will be release this week! 

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Justin

Avination, this is episode 152 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast and part three of my series with, Chris from Angle of Attack. Today, Chris and I talk anything and everything IFR. Sorry for the quick bio, getting ready to take off for Vegas! I'll update this soon.

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Justin

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Avination, welcome to episode 151 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Khalil. For the last 150 episodes we have heard pilots talk about how they learned to fly in the States and Europe, but we've never talked about what its like to learn how to fly in the Middle East. Well, that ends today. Khalil comes on the show to talk about how he became a pilot and how someone can become a pilot in the UAE.

If you enjoyed the podcast and want to support the show make sure to check out Patreon! 2021 is year of Patreon, I've already released dedicated videos just for patreon. Head over to Patreon.com/pilottopilot to check it out.

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Justin

Avination, what is going on and welcome to episode 149 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Mike Eilts. Mike is an expert when it comes to the weather and aviation. With previous experience in helping the weather and aviation community understand more about wind shear and microbursts. Mike, has now turned his eyes to Clear Air Turbulence. Find out what Mike has to say about CAT and the future of weather and how it may impact the aviation industry.

Happy Flying,

Justin

This is episode 147 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Chris Palmer from Angle of Attack. Chris and I, are continuing our series that we started way back at the beginning of the year. The first episode was focused on student pilots and this one today, is focused on newly minted private pilots. Should you start training for you Instrument rating right away? Or if you have no plans to add other ratings, should you still fly with an instructor? We answer those questions today. I hope you enjoy this episode, if you do please leave us a review on iTunes, we are so close to 600 reviews!!! 

Thanks again to Chris for coming on the podcast, go check him out of you don't follow him already @angleofattack.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination welcome to episode 146 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Emmy Dillon. I'm getting ready to blast off from Carlsbad on a trip, so I'll have to add an intro later. But in the meantime, Emmy is awesome and make sure to listen/share with all your friends.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination welcome back to episode 145 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with my friend Emilee. Emilee, like the title states is a E175 captain for a regional airline. Find out how and why Emilee decided to become a pilot and what her dream flying job is, which might just surprise you.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. This is episode 143 featuring, Nick Reyzin. Nick is currently in the process of earning his flight ratings with hopes to become a professional pilot. While Nick isn't in school or flying he is creating content for his meme page @Plane_Old_Memes.  Find out what it is like to learn to fly in the midst of the pandemic and If the pandemic has made Nick wary of a career in aviation.

Shoutout and huge thank you to our sponsor Ground School by The Finer Points. I highly recommend any pilot download and use this app to further their training. I'm currently using Ground School to brush up on General Aviation flying before I start renting smaller GA aircraft again. Head over to Learnthefinerpoints.com to learn more.

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Justin

Avination, this is episode 140 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring ferry pilot, Kerry McCauley. Kerry was the star of the Discovery Channel show, Dangerous Flights. Where a camera crew chronicled Kerry's life as a ferry pilot. Kerry came on the podcast to share some incredible stories about his life as a ferry pilot. If you like what you hear make sure to check out "Ferry Pilot Nine Lives Over the Atlantic" to purchase his book.

Happy Flying,

Justin

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Avination, welcome to episode 139 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today's episode is all about, Fernando Contreras. Fernando, who was born in Venezuela talks about what it was like to move to the states and become a pilot. We talk about how important fitness is to him and how a pilot can stay healthy on the road. If you want to follow Fernando on Instagram go to @fitaviatorsclub.

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Justin

Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast, this is episode 138. Today, in the State of the industry podcast, Dr. Jim Higgins and I talk about the infamous October 1, 2020, pilot and flight attendant furloughs, when or if Jim thinks Cares act 2.0 will be passed and when will the aviation industry get back to normal.

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Justin

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.

If you enjoy Maya's story please leave a review on iTunes and follow Maya on Instagram @ghazalmia.

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Happy Flying,

Justin

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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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Justin

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.

I hope you enjoy today's episode. If you do please leave a review on iTunes, follow us on Instagram and Youtube where you will see a brand new video tomorrow!! 

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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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Justin

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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Justin

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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Justin

Avination weclome to a special Wednesday edition of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, in episode 127 I am talking with United States Army Maj. Gen. Frank M. Muth. In this episode we find out how Major General Muth fell into becoming an Army Pilot, he talks war stories, and lists his top three memories of serving in the United States Army. 

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Justin

Avination, welcome to episode 124 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast ft. AOPA's Chad Mayer. Chad is apart of AOPA's Legal service department and helps give a deep dive into what AOPA's Legal Service Department can do for you. For more information on AOPA and their legal service offerings go AOPA LEGAL SERVICES.

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Justin

Avination, a few days ago the US Army reached out to me and asked if I would be able to help promo the US Army National Hiring Days. What is the Army National Hiring Days? Glad you asked, from June 30 to July 2 the US Army is looking to fill 10,000 jobs. If you have ever felt the urge or want to serve, check out www.goarmy.com/hiringdays.

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Episode 122 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Leah Ochs is now live!

I'm on an airline home and will updated the bio later!

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Justin

On episode 121 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast I am talking with UFC fighter and pilot, Antonina Pantera. Find out how Antonina discovered she had the aviation bug and how flying is an escape from her UFC training. 

If you enjoy today's podcast please leave us review on iTunes and check out us out on Patreon (shout out to Schuyler Morales for being our patron of the week!!). 

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Justin

Youtube week continues on the Pilot to Pilot podcast with episode 120 featuring, Swayne Martin. Swayne has been documenting his flying from the beginning, his earliest video shows him soloing a light sport aircraft, before he was able to drive. Six years later and with a stop at Mokulele airlines in Hawaii flying Caravans, Swayne has reached his goal of becoming an airline pilot. Make sure to follow Swayne on Youtube (Swayne Martin) and Instagram (Swayne.Martin).

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Justin