ATC Memes

What is going on avination?! Welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with David Lombardo, a co-founder of everyone's favorite aviation meme page ATC Memes. 

What we talked about in today's episode.

Pilots are more than just pilots.  How David loves Youtube and it is the epitome of the internet. How the page really exploded when they messed around with audio. We find out why David wanted to be involved with aviation. He got into aviation because of video games. Why it is important to have people to bounce ideas off of. Why he didn’t want to be a pilot. How a college professor inspired him to work with audio. Why he left his job as a controller. How news channels have used their content for real-life events. Was he ever recognized while working ATC. Were his supervisors every unhappy with him running the page. David quotes the Kim Kardashian principle. How ATC Memes and Airline Pilot memes had an epic meet up in Houston. How a delivery went from a great idea to really awkward. Why he decided to start selling aviation style apparel. Why they decided to create leggings. How David has always been an entrepreneur. How to being creative can help you in your career. Three tips to make a great internet page. Create content and don’t be afraid to fail. We find out where "say no to kilo came from." My favorite Washington Center story. His favorite moments from being a controller. We talk about if Drone pilots are actually pilots.

Happy Flying Avination,

 

Justin