You Don’t Have to Choose Air Force or Civilian Pilot: You Can Do BOTH Today we interview Jeffrey Van Orsow, author of Alternate Route: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Pilot in the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Jeffrey Van Orsow is an Aircraft Commander on the C-17 Globemaster as part of the Air Force Reserve, as well as a First Officer for Alaska Airlines.
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#63 – UK CAA – Nick Goodwyn
A new EU regulation has mandated that by February 2021, all commercial and air transfer operators in Europe in the EU are required to implement a pilot support program, which includes the use of trained peers. A similar recommendation was made by the Pilot Fitness Aviation Rulemaking Committee.
From a pilot perspective, physical and mental health is really important to us and our passengers. Mental health can be a really uncomfortable topic for all of us. So we are sitting down with Nick Goodwin, the leader of the Pilot and Human Performance Project on behalf of the UK Civil Aviaiton Authority. He is an expert in human factors, human performance, and crew resource management. He has 4500 hours of jet, multi-engine, and rotary experience. He has focused on flight operations, learning development, crew welfare, personal growth, and human factors.
3:10 – What is the Pilot Performance Project and what it means for pilots around the world
5:30 – Mental health in pilots and resources that are available
8:36 – What the new regulation will mandate in February 2021
10:52 – Signs that you might need extra support with your mental health
15:37 – Advantages of the peer support program being implemented
19:15 – The process and requirements of becoming a pilot peer
22:20 – What it looks like to meet with a pilot peer, and the kinds of processes you can expect
26:00 – Would reaching out for help with your mental health jeopardize your job security?
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Buck Windham is the author of Hogs in the Sand, A-10 pilot, and an airline pilot. He has been in aviation since he was 15 years old. He kept a careful journal during his time in the military during desert storm, and now that journal has been turned into a bestselling book that inspires people all over the world to enter the military and the aviation world. This book will become a historical account of something that many of us have lived through ourselves.
In this episode, we talk about Buck’s experience being deployed and his experience converting his journal into a book. We also talk about the lessons he took from his time in the military and applied to working as an airline pilot.
This is an episode you don’t want to miss! And Buck’s book needs to be on the reading list of every single pilot or aviation enthusiast.
5:45 – What Buck learned from turning his journal into a book
7:45 – How the fighter pilots adapted to the Gulf War, after mostly training for combat in Europe
11:12 – “You have a bag of luck and a bag of experience. You try not to drain the luck before you fill the bag of experience.”
14:55 – The morale and comradery during desert storm, and what it was like to be in the airforce in a time when the most senior officers had not yet seen combat
21:13 – Anecdotes from Buck’s book
26:01 – Lessons Buck brought from the military into his current job working for an airline
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#61 – Rob Wright from Pilot Pipeline
We always try to bring on guests who are entrepreneurial, side-hustling pilots, and people who are working to innovate the aviation industry. Today is no different, we are talking to Rob Wright from Pilot Pipeline.
Rob is a military aviator who flies helicopters and a private fixed-wing pilot. He is currently stationed in Germany where he does medivac flying.
In addition, Rob is a side-hustling pilot. His latest business is Pilot Pipeline, an automated career-management tool for pilots. It is designed to meet any pilot or perspective pilot where they are and help them get to their dream job or discover new paths that they may not have discovered yet.
In This Episode
4:17 – Advice for military helicopter pilots who are looking to transition out of the military
13:19 – Product demo of the Pilot Pipeline
19:45 – How Pilot Pipeline provides quality information when dealing with multiple sources
21:07 – Future plans for the Pilot Pipeline
23:02 – What point of your career would be most beneficial to get on Pilot Pipeline?
26:45 – “If you don’t have a plan, you can plan to achieve nothing.”
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Contact Rob – rob@pilotpipeline.com
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TTT3 – Should Pilots Learn Jiu Jitsu
I wanted to chat with you about an article by Joshua Scovalend about jiujitsu as a method for police reform. I am going to approach this from the aviation venacular. This is something that we can really consider in the aviation world, and we should be better prepared to handle situations where someone is a danger to ourselves, our crews, or our passengers. It would be a great service to learn how to nonlethally subdue another person.
If you are a pilot, I highly recommend getting into jiujisu to prepare yourself for situations where you will need to protect yourself or others.
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This episode of TTT is Adam’s personal opinions on the industry. A lot of our friends are facing furlow, and it’s really rough for young airline pilots who have not been with their company for a long time.
I want to point out that we should be taking care of our fellow aviators. This is a quick reminder to reach out to your friends who might not be doing so well. Just a conversation and connection coul be really meaningful to someone who is struggling, and it could be a chance to network and help each other.
The reality is that the future is clear at this point, and it might look grim for some people. Your friends might need some cheering up, especially your friends who fly airplanes or who used to be in the military.
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We are bringing back the touch and go as Touch and Go Tuesday. This going to be thoughts from the Network or things I find interesting to share with you. These will be short episodes. If you want to participate in the conversation, send us an email.
Josh Flatley posted in our network about how the Pentagon is pitting AI against human pilots in live fighter trials. Is it the end of the age of the fighter pilots?
Listen to hear Adam’s thoughts on the idea of AI replacing human fighter pilots and other conversations that are happening in the TPN community.
Other conversations happening in the TPN community.
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Today we are talking to Brett Schnake, and he is here to give us an update on the real estate market. One of the biggest questions that has been in the minds of a lot of pilots is wanting to know what is happening in the housing market.
We are going to try and do these updates every few months for any of you pilots who are interested in getting regular updates on the real estate market.
In This Episode
1:16 – A basic rundown of the current housing market
2:00 – The current rates you can expect
3:00 – What actions the NBKC bank is taking to respond to the current circumstances
5:57 – Are there any potential changes coming in the future?
8:45 – What you can expect as a real estate investor during these times
9:23 – “As long as you can put 25% down when you are buying an investment property, then you will get a fair rate quote.”
11:29 – What goes into becoming a mortgage loan originator
14:17 – What you need to know about refinancing
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Call Brett: 913-383-6408
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Richard McSpadden, AOPA’s Senior Vice President of the Air Safety Institute and Former Commander of the USAF Thunderbird Aerial Demonstration Team, leads ASI’s efforts to reduce general aviation mishaps through research, education, and industry collaboration.
Richard is a commercial pilot and CFI with over 4,500 hours in 30 years of flying a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He has extensive experience in aviation safety, including ground, flight, and special event operations.
Prior to joining ASI, Richard had a successful career at Hewlett Packard leading large, geographically dispersed operations providing business-critical information technology services. Prior to HP, Richard closed his 20-year Air Force career as the Commander and Flight Leader of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team where he headed the U.S. Air Force’s flagship organization and led over 100 flight performances.
In this episode, we talk about Richard’s expansive career, critical areas of innovation in aviation safety, and about AOPA.
In This Episode
9:45 – How Richard went from being a professional military pilot to leaving his career in aviation
15:16 – How Richard got back into aviation through AOPA
18:08 – “Formal, structured flying, when you are doing it for a living, does a great job of sucking all the fun out of it.”
21:40 – Critical areas that are going to pave the way forward in aviation safety
23:02 – “Every fatal accident we have in aviation makes the news, so that is what the general public thinks of small aviation.”
24:06 – The five principle model of aviation safety
28:20 – Resources you can find with AOPA as aviators
32:50 – Ways you can become a part of AOPA
40:03 – What you can do if you want to get involved in aviation safety
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Ty Manegold is the founder and president of ROAM Fitness, a fitness club in airport terminals. We love to spotlight entrepreneurship at TPN, and Ty is also a private pilot himself who has been flying for 15 years. In this episode, Ty and Matt discuss the vision and future plans of ROAM Fitness, what it is like to bring a fresh new idea to airports, a place where there are a lot of regulations and rules, and why airports are a perfect place for fitness centers.
Ty is using his inventive mind and unique vision to transform airports for the better, so for passengers and flight crew, layovers don’t have to be just about sitting around and eating a 3,000 calorie meal. Listen to get inspired by someone who is changing the industry for the better.
In this Episode
3:00 – About ROAM Fitness and the vision behind it
7:59 – “Once you’ve been to one airport, you’ve been to one airport when it comes to operations management.”
10:47 – The process of getting signed up and getting a workout in at a ROAM Fitness during your layover
13:50 – “Flying is stressful on the body. working out prior and post flight is really good for relieving jetlag symptoms.”
14:50 – The future vision for the expansion of ROAM Fitness
20:55 – How you can help ROAM Fitness expand into your favorite airport
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Marc Himelhock is an ex viper driver and current major airline pilot, and he is the author of Cockpit2Cockpit, a book that teaches former military pilots how to get hired by commercial airlines. Marc is returning to the podcast to talk about things pilots (whether you are new to the industry or a seasoned professional) can respond to the changes in the aviation industry resulted from COVID-19.
If you haven’t been preparing for an industry downturn, you are behind the power curve, but it’s better late than never to start preparing for more challenging times in the industry.
- Start a budget and learn to live within your means
- Pilots and flight attendents are hourly employees, so our income fluctuates based on how much we work
- If you think you are facing furlow, consider storing cash instead of putting money into less liquid things like 401ks.
Listen for practical tips like this, and reasons to be optimistic about the future of the aviation industry.
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2:17 – Things that you can do to prepare yourself for the next 5 years in the aviation industry
5:15 – What is a line guarantee?
7:44 – What you need to do now that the “bad times” have actually arrived
9:38 – A reason to be optimistic about the airline industry right now
11:04 – Things pilots should be doing right now if they are concerned about a furlow
13:17 – Possible jobs you can work if you lose your pilot job
24:38 – Things to remember if you are discouraged with the setbacks this is causing to your career
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This time, we have decided to go north of the border and talk to Mike Bourget from ACM Warbirds of Canada. Mike runs the show at ACM Warbirds, and he has a unique backstory. He didn’t start out as a professional pilot, but he can fly circles around most of us.
ACM Warbirds started out as a museum where people can experience fighter jets that don’t normally see them and it became an entertainment company. Mike went through aircrew selection for the Canadian military and was not selected, so he went into banking and entrepreneurship as a mortgage broker. After the death of his parents he decided to start flying. He started out as an air traffic controller, and his first day on the job was 9/11. Mike is still working in the ATC business, in charge of different operational systems around the country.
ACM is completely volunteer-run. All of the staff is there to have fun and educate the public. They go beyond airplane rides. They are a full entertainment company that does a variety of really fun things such as making a martini in the back of a jet upside down at 5,000 feet!
Join us for this inspirational episode about how Mike followed his dreams and created a unique career for himself in aviation.
In This Episode
5:36 – Mike’s experience with 9/11 as his first day on the job as an air traffic controller
12:05 – What makes ACM different from other air shows
20:21 – Perspectives Mike has gotten from working at ACM and the incredible staff and mission
22:08 – Why you should never stop chasing your dreams
25:17 – Advice Mike has for anyone who wants to get involved in simulated combat aviation
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Send Mike an email – Skidmk@acmwarbirds.co
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