Today we are going to be speaking to Doug Wolfe, who after a fulfilling career in public safety, decided to become a pilot at the age of 56.  Not only did he not fall in the trap of “I’m too old to start flying”, which a lot of people still ask themselves. And spoiler alert, you most likely are NOT too old. He also made the bold move to buy his own airplane to flight train in. Something I wish I would’ve done when I started flight training.  I am always happy to talk to another pilot who is pursuing this aviation journey as a new thing in life, and it is also great to have someone on ..read more

Today we are going to be speaking to Carl Hancock. He is the brain behind the YouTube channel Fly With The Guys.  His aviation adventure started in 2015 when he took his son to a scouting event where the kids were introduced to an airplane. This ignited a fire in him that had been there for a while and decided to start flight training. Shortly after he started flying, Carl decided to share the knowledge about flight training on YouTube. With his content he wants to help student pilots find the answers to common flight training questions.  It’s great to talk to a fellow aviation YouTu ..read more

Bob Robberts is a general aviation pilot and aerospace enthusiast that is using his skills and talents to help his fellow aviators. Bob is director of aerospace Education of the South Carolina wing of the Civil Air Patrol In our conversation we talk about the civil air patrol, what the organization does and how you can get involved. I was amazed by all the things that they do to help the community.  I was also floored by his story about that one time he flew a Cessna 152, you really need to stick around to the end of the podcast to hear it, it’s amazing and funny.  This is a pilot wh ..read more

Today I thought I’d answer a question that I got via email: I’m thinking about quitting flight training. How do I know if I just need to push through and break through my slump, or just quit. I have already spend so much time and more importantly money on the hours that I have flown already. I have over 60 hours and still don’t have my private certificate yet. Any input would be much appreciated... Now there are so many factors that play a role in a decision like that. And even though I am absolutely the type of person that doesn’t like to go give up on something, sometimes there are absolutel ..read more

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So many student pilots start, but never finish Anybody that has ever thought about flight training knows that not everybody that starts actually finishes. In fact, the majority of student pilots never finishes flight training. In this podcast I don’t want to focus on that. I want to focus on things that you can do so that you will actually succeed with your flight training goals and become a pilot. There are a few simple things you can do, to succeed in flight training To summarize the five tips to help you succeed with flight training that you might not have thought about before are:  1 ..read more

So many student pilots start, but never finish Anybody that has ever thought about flight training knows that not everybody that starts actually finishes. In fact, the majority of student pilots never finishes flight training. In this podcast I don’t want to focus on that. I want to focus on things that you can do so that you will actually succeed with your flight training goals and become a pilot. There are a few simple things you can do, to succeed in flight training To summarize the five tips to help you succeed with flight training that you might not have thought about before are:  1 ..read more

From helicopters to Boeing 747 Rich Snelling is one of the few pilots that I know that is dual rated, flying both helicopters and airplanes. Even more so, he flies both of them professionally. In our conversation we talk about his atypical aviation journey and how to deal with setbacks along the way. Not only do we discuss airplanes and helicopters but even a potential path to space! I love it when these conversations go in a direction that I would have never expected. We also talk about struggles during your flight training as well as ways to stay fit when you are on the road.  How do yo ..read more

From helicopters to Boeing 747 Rich Snelling is one of the few pilots that I know that is dual rated, flying both helicopters and airplanes. Even more so, he flies both of them professionally. In our conversation we talk about his atypical aviation journey and how to deal with setbacks along the way. Not only do we discuss airplanes and helicopters but even a potential path to space! I love it when these conversations go in a direction that I would have never expected. We also talk about struggles during your flight training as well as ways to stay fit when you are on the road.  How do yo ..read more

Planning your flight training goals the SMART way. Any goal, and I mean *anything* you set your mind to is achievable. Including your dream to become a pilot. I really believe that. I have been able to reach all the flight training goals that I have set for myself over time. And you will be able to so as well, by making sure that every one of those goals SMART. I am sure that you have heard of *“S.M.A.R.T”*goal setting: “SMART”  is an acronym and it stand for  *Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-based*. So let’s look at your flight training and SMART goals. S, which stands ..read more