Episode description

What is going on avination and welcome to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. This is the first episode of 2018 and I can't wait to share it with you all. Colin is a current CFI in California building his time before he figures out what his next move is.

In this episode we talk about.

• How Colin didn’t love flying when he was younger.
• How he slowly warmed up to flying and became a sim geek.
• How a TBM was Colin's first plane to fly.
• How martial arts helped Colin realize his love for teaching.
• Why Colin chose to go to Florida instead of doing his training in California.
• How long it took Colin to get his ratings.
• How it is easy to get rusty at certain maneuvers if you don’t practice them all the time.
• Why he chose to be a CFI at a part 61 school instead of part 141.
• Why it is important to recognize how you learn.
• Why it is important to find a good balance between flying in weather and saying no to flying.
• What was Colin's training like?
• Why he failed his multi-engine check ride.
• What is the one thing that gets students in trouble with their check ride?
• If you are afraid of stalls you shouldn’t use that as an excuse to stop practicing them.
• Why Colin still doesn’t like doing stalls.
• Scariest stories from being a CFI.
• Why it is important to stay coordinated in stalls!
• What it is like soloing a student.
• What does it feel like to sign off a student.
• What Colin's favorite part of being a CFI.
• What Colin’s least favorite part of being a CFI is.
• Colin talks about an engine failure.
• Why Colin’s goals are for his career.
• How you can’t count on money in this industry.

Avination, thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, please let me know! Email me at pilottopilothq@gmail.com or reach out to me on Instagram @pilottopilot. Also, make sure to check out the Pilot to Pilot patreon page.

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Happy Flying,

Justin