Ep. 110: She Took One Discovery Flight and Changed Careers

About this episode

Halley Bowers shares her journey from a marketing career to becoming a pilot after a life-changing discovery flight.

Halley Bowers didn’t grow up around aviation. She was a first-generation pilot, originally pursuing college and marketing, until one discovery flight changed the direction of her life. In this episode of Pilots Say What, Halley shares how she went from testing the waters at a Part 61 flight school to moving seven hours away from home to continue her training at Thrust Flight. She talks about the transition into full-time flight training, what it was like switching from traditional six-pack instruments to G1000 avionics, and how she eventually became a Certified Flight Instructor.

People in this episode

Guest: Halley Bowers

Topics covered

• career change
• aviation training
• flight school
• pilot experience
• flight instruments

Keywords

• discovery flight
• first-generation pilot
• flight training
• Certified Flight Instructor
• G1000 avionics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thrust Flight

Places: Part 61, G1000

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