George Nolly, USAF Vietnam War Veteran, Author

Today join Andrew and I to chat about the not so easy transition from the military to the airline industry, how to prepare, the mistakes to avoid and more! 

No need to introduce again Vincent "Jell-O" Aiello, former US Navy fighter pilot and host of one of the greatest aviation show called Fighter Pilot Podcast.  In this episode we dig deeper in upgrading to airline captain, having to deal with medical issues, and how to make a great podcast even greater! Enjoy.

Antoine is an Airbus A320 pilot flying for a major carrier in France. Coming back on the podcast, he explains his flight path during the global pandemy and how he landed flying for one of the biggest legacy carriers in Europe.

Today's episode special guest is... you! I'm answering a couple of your questions asked via social medias and email. Going through pilot training, Russian and French air Force relationship and a lot more. Enjoy.

Antoine is a French airline pilot, flying for a low cost carrier in Europe. Before flying professionaly he spent some years as an IT engineer and even became an Air Trafic Controller. He’s as well the host of the French spoken podcast called Parlons Aviation. https://www.parlonsaviation.com/

In this bonus episode, Bryan analyses in French the main differences between the French Navy and the US Navy. Enjoy this one especially if you want to listen and practice a bit of French. Bryan "Squirrel" Geiger is an active US Navy fighter pilot. He joined the military in 2006 and flown operationnaly the F18 Super Hornet and instructed on the T45 Goshawk. He did an exchange tour in the French Navy flying the Rafale. Back in the States at the beginning of 2019, he just came back from a fleet deployment flying the Super Hornet.

Bryan "Squirrel" Geiger is an active US Navy fighter pilot. He joined the military in 2006 and flown operationnaly the F18 Super Hornet and instructed on the T45 Goshawk. He did an exchange tour in the French Navy flying the Rafale. Back in the States at the beginning of 2019, he just came back from a fleet deployment flying the Super Hornet.

If you like this show, support it giving a 5 star and a comment! Today’s episode special guest is Daniel Bolton. He is an Australian floatplane pilot currently flying from Darwin in the Northern Territories of Australia. He is as well the host of the podcast and YouTube channel on the step with that Mallard guy. You can find his show here : https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/on-the-step-with-thatmallardguy/id1510061193

Today’s episode special guest is John "Rain" Waters. Rain is a former USAF fighter pilot. He served as a T-6II First Assignment Instructor Pilot, an MC-12 (King Air 350) pilot, and ultimately an F-16 pilot. During his time in the Air Force, John flew 128 combat missions during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. John’s final flying assignment in the Air Force was the commander and pilot for the Air Combat Command’s F-16 Viper Demo team. He now flies on the Boeing 777 for a major cargo carrier in North America. He’s as well the host of the Afterburn podcast. You can find his show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast/id1496428378   

Today's episode special guest is George Nolly. George Nolly served as a pilot in the United States Air Force, flying 315 combat missions on two successive tours of duty in Vietnam, earning 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses and 24 Air Medals, flying O-2A and F-4 aircraft.  Following his Air Force duty, he was hired by United Airlines and rose to the position of B-777 Check Captain. He also served as a Federal Flight Deck Officer. After his retirement from United, George accepted a position as a B-777 Captain with Jet Airways, operating throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He now flight instructs in the B777 and B787. He is as well the author of the Hamfist Novel Series and the host of the Ready For Take off podcast. Hamfist Novel Series: http://genolly.com/books/ Ready For Take Off podcast: http://readyfortakeoffpodcast.com/