Ep. 112: He Pushed Through Flight Training Setbacks
From Pilots Say What? by Thrust Flight
May 29, 2026 · 46 min · Season 1 · Episode 112
About this episode
Zach interviews Jackson about his journey through flight training challenges to becoming a flight instructor.
In this episode of Pilots Say What, Zach sits down with Jackson, a brand-new CFI at Thrust Flight, to talk about his path from Part 61 training, medical delays, and the uncertainty of whether aviation would actually work out, all the way to finishing his ratings and becoming a flight instructor.
People in this episode
Host: Zach
Guest: Jackson
Topics covered
- flight training
- aviation setbacks
- becoming a flight instructor
- Part 61 training
- medical delays
Keywords
- flight training
- aviation
- CFI
- Part 61
- medical delays
- flight instructor
- career
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Thrust Flight
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