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Aviator Zone Podcast

10 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Welcome to the Aviator Zone Podcast with your host Captain Felipe Santiago. Flying stories, career advice, and a lot of hanger talk! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aviatorzone/support

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Episodes

F16 Instructor Pilot Shares his First Solo Cross-Country

October 01, 2023 02:40 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

Join us on this episode as we delve into the captivating journey of Colonel Dennis Daley, a retired Air Force F-16 instructor pilot with over 1,000 sorties and combat experiences. From growing up on a farm in Illinois to soaring the skies in F-16s and even transitioning to a career as a Delta pilot, Colonel Daley's story is one of determination, passion for aviation, and the importance of a strong team. Discover how he learned to fly, navigated the complexities of military aviation, and mana...

Flight Attendant to Captain: Inspiring Journey of Marinella Ballesteros

September 25, 2023 21:32 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Join us on this episode of the Aviator Zone podcast as host Captain Felipe Santiago interviews the female aviator Marinella Ballesteros. Marinella’s aviation journey is truly one of determination and resilience. From starting her career as a flight attendant to becoming an airline pilot, her story is both unique and inspiring.   In this episode, Marinella shares the challenges she faced while pursuing her dream of becoming a pilot. From studying aviation while working as a flight attendan...

Mike Shiflett discusses his experiences as a DPE and explains how he supports new CFIs through CFI Bootcamp

May 02, 2023 20:22 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

Welcome to Aviator Zone podcast episode #6! In this podcast, we sit down with Mike Shiflett who has a diverse background in engineering, physics, human factors, and more. With experience as a satellite engineer for weather and communication satellites, as well as an engineer specialized in night vision system, Mike has incredible stories to share about his journey. During the conversation, we dive deep into Mike's experiences as a satellite engineer, discussing the challenges he faced and t...

Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot and Glider Enthusiast

March 30, 2023 18:27 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

Welcome to our latest interview with Nelson Brandt, an experienced pilot who has flown helicopters for the US Coast Guard and gliders all over the world. In this captivating interview, Nelson shares his stories and insights from his many years of flying. He discusses everything from the technical aspects of flying to the emotional impact of being a pilot. Nelson's experience in flying has taken him to different parts of the world, and he shares with us some of the amazing places he has flo...

From Flight Instructor to First Officer: Garrett Shares his Story

December 16, 2022 17:58 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

Welcome to our latest episode of the Aviation Zone Podcast, where we bring you insights and stories from the world of aviation. In this episode, we are joined by a guest who was a former flight instructor at our academy. He has been in the commercial aviation industry for just over a year and a half, and has recently been promoted to First Officer at Spirit Airlines. In this episode, our guest talks about his journey into aviation, sharing how he first became interested in becoming a pilot...

It's Never Too Late...If You Are Willing

August 09, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

Meet Michael (Mike) Stoklosa! Mike is a retired mechanic shop owner who never really though he wanted to be a pilot. He shares his story of walking around what is now runway 9L at Miami Executive Airport, the land his father lost to eminent domain year ago. After retirement he decided he wanted to learn to fly, and that is how we met. We talk about his training, aircraft ownership, and what the future holds for Mike. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aviato...

From a Cessna 152 to the Military Pilot

July 19, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Curious about what is takes to become a military pilot? Check out our interview with Will as he shares his timeline.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aviatorzone/support

Buying an Airplane with no Pilot Certificate

July 05, 2022 18:18 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

Join us as we interview Georg and find our his recently experience of aircraft ownership with no license.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aviatorzone/support

FIT Student Pilot Sneaks on an Airbus 321

September 21, 2018 23:47 - 3 minutes - 1.85 MB

The very first episode of Guard by Aviator Zone ! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guard/support

Intro

June 06, 2018 23:02 - 40 seconds - 360 KB

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