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182. When the Flight Department’s Broken, Do You Stay or Go?
Episode 182
A listener asks the question every pro pilot eventually faces: should you stay put and try to fix what’s broken in your flight department, or cut bait and move on? Dylan and Max bring in Jenny Showal…
Published on 8 hours ago
181. How Many Things Can Go Wrong on in the Idaho Backcountry?
Episode 181
Max returns from the Idaho backcountry with a Cub full of stories—starter failures, in-flight repairs, surprise rafting, wildlife rescues, and nearly becoming the emergency contact for a hiker with a…
Published on 2 weeks ago
180. Is Pilot Hiring Heating Up Again?
Episode 180
Dylan and Max sit down with James Onieal of Raven Careers for a wide-ranging industry update. James breaks down the latest pilot hiring trends across legacies, regionals, and corporate operators—and …
Published on 3 weeks ago
179. What Happened to Those “Hard Days Off” You Promised Me?
Episode 179
Dylan and Max connect from hotel rooms across the West, with Max prepping for his Cub camping trip to Idaho and Dylan testing out foam ear tips for his ProFlight headset (link in the show notes). In …
Published on 4 weeks ago
178. What did the Mr Beast Challenge Pilot Do for 100 Days in a Jet?
Episode 178
Corporate pilot (and MrBeast 100-day jet winner) Armando Carrion jumps in to unpack the ops behind living on a Hawker 800 for 100 straight days—no devices, no Netflix, just Part 91 brainpower and a l…
Published on 1 month ago
177. Should You Spend $8K on a Seaplane Rating or a CFI?
Episode 177
This week, Dylan and Max talk Oshkosh FOMO, a rogue taxiway takeoff, and some serious Midwestern rental car struggles. Mailbag highlights a listener mapping out his aviation career path and asking i…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
176. Will a United Internship Trump Turbine Time?
Episode 176
Max sweats through fence repairs in 110 °F while plotting an Idaho back-country Super Cub adventure, and Dylan tries (unsuccessfully) to review a “dad-grade” sun-hoodie. In the Mailbag we read spicy …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
175. Should You Drop $5 K on an ATP-CTP Now?
Episode 175
Max walks into a 737 cockpit guarded by a five-inch hula girl and promptly invents the “Shakira Scale” for bumps in flight . Listener mailbag hits everything from the best starter credit card for fli…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
174. B-17 to F-4: A 102-Year-Old WWII Aviator’s Incredible Journey
Episode 174
WWII & Vietnam combat pilot Col. Richard “Dick” Bushong takes us from 155-knot B-17 climbs to Mach 2.1 in the F-4, describing 28 hairy missions, dead-reckoning nav, and sheet-metal patch art. He’s 10…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
173. Descend Via Phraseology, Aviation YouTube Deep Dive, and CFI Survival Tips
Episode 173
Dylan and Max are recording from hotel rooms across the country and catching up after some time off. They kick things off with a deep dive into aviation YouTube, comparing backcountry flying with fer…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago