How to Become a Professional Pilot with $0 // #76

Here's the 2nd of our 5 episode series on choosing a flight school. Mike and Sean sit down with Jay and Rick from Lunken Flight Training Center to hash out choosing the best airplane for flight training and what other equipment and resources your future flight school should have. Lunken Flight Training Center is located at Lunken airport in Mike & Sean's home town in Cincinnati, Ohio. https://flylftc.com/ Be sure to go to the app store and DOWNLOAD OUR APP! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer that you think is episode worthy, and we prefer video questions, you can email us at: [email protected]     CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 02:01 What to look for in aircraft for flight training 04:02 Differences in flight training aircraft 07:40 High wing vs low wing aircraft 11:28 Simulator 14:05 Sim for Private Pilot Certificate 18:06 Onsite aircraft maintenance 23:07 Access to aircraft maintenance records 24:55 How many airplanes does the flight school have 28:40 How far should you drive to a flight school 33:03 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

This is the first of a 5 episode series on choosing a flight school. Mike and Sean sit down with Jay and Rick from Lunken Flight Training Center and discuss the most common initial questions aspiring aviators have when seeking out a flight school. Lunken Flight Training Center is located at Lunken airport in Mike & Sean's home town in Cincinnati, Ohio. https://flylftc.com/ Be sure to go to the app store and DOWNLOAD OUR APP! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer that you think is episode worthy, and we prefer video questions, you can email us at: [email protected]     CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 02:06 The #1 question 05:04 Comparing flying to driving 06:20 Online ground school 08:10 Cost is connected to student's work ethic 09:38 Cost & time dependent on pre-solo stage 11:30 Average cost to get Private Cert 12:53 Some schools costs could be hidden 14:14 How many flight hours are included 15:33 Average time for Private Pilot Certificate 19:01 Average time for Instrument Rating 23:58 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

Mike and Sean welcome Brendan to the show to share his expertise on the subject of Flying Club Memberships and how it can save you money while flight training and building time to acquire your dream job as a professional pilot. Flying Club Finder: https://youcanfly.aopa.org/flying-clubs Be sure to go to the app store and DOWNLOWN OUR APP! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected]       CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 02:23 Meet Brendan 06:25 What is a Flying Club 07:29 Cessna 150 Aerobat 10:40 Advantages of Flying Club Membership 13:55 How Flying Clubs work 19:00 Cost /hour & Membership price 24:30 Can you flight train in a flying club airplane 26:29 What are the cons to a Flying Club 32:25 Flying Club planes are nicer than rental planes 34:19 Where to find a flying club 35:47 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

Mike and Sean answer Randall's question concerning him leaving his career as an educator to chase down his dream of becoming a professional pilot. Be sure to go to the app store and DOWNLOWN OUR APP! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected]   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:20 Catching up 02:50 Randall's question 07:32 Our response to Randall 14:21 Doing it right 18:23 Other tactics 21:10 Mix in some accelerated flight training 22:50 Offer flight training to the students at your school 24:45 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

Mike and Sean discuss the most difficult aspects of obtaining your Private Pilot Certificate and the common pitfalls that make over 80% of people quit flight training. Be sure to go to the app store and DOWNLOWN OUR APP! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected]   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:12 DOWNLOAD OUR NEW APP 02:40 Sean's sightings 05:10 Episode intro 06:05 80% of of people quit flight training 09:32 Money 11:26 Need to commit 12:09 Time 13:33 Lack of motivation 17:05 Rare that students can't figure it out 20:37 Serious business 22:57 Math requirements 26:50 Final tips 28:12 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

Mike and Sean answer a question about dealing with having to tell passengers no and discuss other situations that can cause you to have a difficult day as a pilot. Go to the app store and download our new app! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected]   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:01 Viewer/listener's question 02:29 Corporate pilot vs Airline pilot perspective 04:59 Sean's 3 step process for dealing with passengers 06:52 Mike's advice for dealing with bad situations as a pilot 08:06 Common problems pilots deal with 15:53 "Get Home-Itis" 17:50 " Reverse Get Home-Itis" 19:52 New products at https://www.propilotplaybook.com/ 20:04 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

Mike and Sean interview Brandon after recently failing his Private Pilot Checkride. However, there's a lot more to this story than what you might think. This is a great story for anyone who is getting close to taking their first Practical Pilot Test. DON'T MISS THIS! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected]   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Brandon's introduction and background 05:56 Brandon's flight training 11:00 Private pilot checkride 20:54 No sleep 23:20 Weather 27:00 Ferry pilot problems 32:50 The oral starts 36:00 Family friend died 40:35 Plane doesn't start 43:50 Flight portion begins 44:10 Cross-country snafu 46:40 Engine out procedures 51:05 A huge learning experience 1:00:10 Won't see these stories on the internet 1:02:53 We learn from failing 1:04:40 Brandon's shout out to Pro-Pilot Playbook 1:06:05 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION!

Mike and Sean jump a little off the career path rails to discuss a technical topic involving the use the very popular ForeFlight aviation app from the point of view as a professional pilot. We also address the possible downsides of using this powerful application early on in your training especially working towards your Private Pilot Certificate. DON'T MISS THIS! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected] CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:47 Sam's question 05:02 What is ForeFlight? 06:53 Not for primary Private Pilot training 09:33 Sean's day-to-day using ForeFlight 12:00 Fuel planning 16:01 Back-up instruments 18:55 Poor man's TCAS 20:20 All charts are included 21:46 Logbook function 23:28 Runway analysis data 25:45 Airlines using ForeFlight 26:35 Other aviation apps 28:38 Wrap up- TAKE ACTION! 29:00 New products released on the Pro-Pilot Playbook site 

Mike and Sean answer two viewers questions this week concerning how to become an ultra successful corporate pilot and earn a comparable salary of our major airline counterparts. Basically a step-by-step guide to start an aircraft management company. DON'T MISS THIS! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected]   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 03:08 Bryan's video question 05:55 Answering peoples email 06:33 What is a contract pilot 11:19 Using Facebook groups to find contract pilot jobs 12:40 Buying a type rating to do contract pilot work 15:04 Adam's email question 17:55 How to start an aircraft management company 22:07 How to be a good contract pilot 24:00 It all comes back to networking 26:30 First steps as a low time pilot 30:12 New products released on the Pro-Pilot Playbook site 30:45 Take action!

Sean & Mike sit down with John Zimmerman from Sporty's Pilot's Discretion Podcast which is possibly the most downloaded aviation podcast in history. DON'T MISS THIS! Go to https://www.propilotplaybook.com and enter your email to get access to our list of "The Top 10 Flight School Rip-offs" and access to free lesson from our course. If you have a question you'd like us to answer, you can email us at: [email protected] Are the latest headlines about slowing airline pilot hiring just a temporary pause or the start of a downward trend? In this episode, aviation career mentors Mike Martin and Sean Richey explain what the real state of the industry is. They also talk about the right approach to flight training, how to build time, and whether airline interviews still matter. Mike and Sean have lots of experience as corporate pilots, so they share tips from the world of private jets, including the different skills required for that type of job. In the Ready to Copy segment, you’ll hear about tough checkrides, how to be a good copilot, and the best airports in America. QUOTES: - Current hiring trends: “There’s a difference between the hiring surge that we had and the true pilot shortage that’s going on in the background.” - Airline hiring 25 years ago: “Your first year you made like $22,000; you had to pay $18,000 back to them for your training.” - Where we are now: “There is no greater time in the history of man, since the Wright brothers first flew, to become a professional pilot.” - What type of flight school is best: “At the end of the day, you’re going to get the same certificates and ratings no matter what you do.” - Why waiting to start flight training can cost you: “For every year you wait, you gotta think about those big bucks on the back end of your career.” - Competition between employers: “This large airline hiring is sucking pilots out of the corporate world like a vacuum cleaner.” - Corporate jobs vs. airline jobs: “The actually volume of flying you is way less. There are many corporate pilots that fly as many hours annually as an airline pilot does in one month.” - How to break into corporate flying: “Be at the airport… you need to be at these airports and you need to see yourself seen and known.” - What makes a good copilot: “The ability to distinguish what’s important from what’s not important.” - Flying celebrities: “I had a perception before I did this… [that] money doesn’t buy happiness and all that. I actually think after years of doing this that that’s a coping mechanism that us poor people say.” SHOW LINKS: - Pro-Pilot Playbook: https://www.propilotplaybook.com - Boeing Pilot Outlook: https://www.boeing.com/commercial/mar... - Pilot Training+ Membership: https://www.sportys.com/sportys-pilot... Explore the podcast