About this episode

Zach interviews Andrew Sowers about the unique advantages of flight training in Mesa, Arizona.

In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Zach sits down with Andrew Sowers at Thrust Flight’s Mesa location on Falcon Field Airport to talk about training in Arizona, the advantages of flying in the Phoenix area, and what it’s like going through an accelerated Zero Time to Airline program. Andrew shares why Arizona’s weather, terrain, and flying environment make Mesa such a unique place to train.

People in this episode

Host: Zach

Guest: Andrew Sowers

Topics covered

• flight training
• Arizona aviation
• accelerated programs
• weather advantages
• training environment

Keywords

• Mesa AZ
• flight training
• Thrust Flight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thrust Flight

Places: Mesa AZ, Phoenix, Falcon Field Airport

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