About this episode

Travis shares his journey of leaving a corporate job to pursue a career as a pilot, discussing the challenges and lessons learned during his training.

In this episode of Pilots Say What, Travis shares how he left the corporate world and committed to becoming a pilot. He talks about what pushed him to finally make the change, what flight training was really like in the beginning, the setbacks he faced during private pilot training, and how those lessons helped shape his path from student to assistant chief pilot.

People in this episode

Guest: Travis

Topics covered

• career change
• flight training
• private pilot
• setbacks
• aviation

Keywords

• corporate job
• pilot training
• aviation career
• setbacks
• assistant chief pilot

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