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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/

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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: podcast@propilotplaybook.com

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!

Sean & Mike talk with Daniel Smucker on how he was able to achieve his Instrument rating in just 10 days.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

03:10 Daniel's story

11:02 How Daniel financed his training

14:50 How he achieved Instrument rating in 10 days

18:20 Accelerated commercial pilot license

21:38 Hacks for sharing time via Face Book groups

24:40 Owning a plane for training

29:40 Borrowing an airplane for training

33:04 Accelerated Multi-engine rating

38:28 Flight training with brother as CFI

42:20 Working on CFI and Networking

46:11 Daniel idea for starting a flight school

47:40 Is ATP flight school accelerated training?

49:00 How did it all cost?

52:00 Right seat in a jet

54:30 Daniel's advice to aspiring pilots

56:20 Networking at the airport

Sean & Mike answer two listeners video questions on the pilot marketing softening and whether it's worth buying your own type rating in an aircraft.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

01:56 Steve's question

09:02 Truckers becoming professional pilots

10:53 Ground school before flight training

14:25 Skipping the regional airlines

14:58 Hiring slowing down at the airlines

16:56 Buy your own type rating?

22:32 Good companies want good people

25:06 Expensive training on speculation

25:51 Finance it and accelerate it

27:00 Take action

Sean & Mike talk to Ben Roller, former FAA Operations Inspector and Designated Pilot Examiner, to get the inside hacks on passing your pilot checkride. We also discuss common mistakes pilot applicants make on checkrides and how or if discretion actually exists when it comes to your checkride.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:23 Ben's background

08:30 Pilot hiring in early 2000's vs today

19:10 Pilot job market up's and down's

20:44 Shortage of designated pilot examiners

24:41 Requirements to be a DPE

26:35 Who's the DPE's DPE?

28:38 Do pilot examiners have a pass/fail ratio quota to maintain?

30:57 Examiners discretion on a pilot checkride

34:42 Examiner knows in the first 5 mins of meeting applicant outcome of the checkride

35:48 Ben's advice to private pilot applicants

39:55 Common problem areas on pilot checkrides

48:19 Checkride with highest fail rate?

56:30 Take Action!

Sean & Mike talk to Jamal again as he updates us with his progress at ATP flight school where he was able to get his Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certificate, and Multi-Engine Rating in under 5 months. Jamal had also used the financial aid which means he started his training at ATP with no money being paid up front.

Jamal's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Jahmalthepilot

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:23 Recap on Jamal's story

07:02 How long and how much

12:05 Can you fail at ATP

14:25 What are the Cons of ATP

18:58 Jamal has a JOB!

26:20 Companies paying students at ATP Flight School

28:16 Ages of other student pilots and CFI's at ATP

30:58 Mike & Sean on the road

Mike and Sean break down the crash of a Challenger 604 on approach into Naples, Florida (APF) airport that experienced a dual engine failure on final crashing on I-75 killing both pilots. We talk about operating the challenger and possible causes of the accident including introducing a new theory that doesn't include fuel starvation or birds.

Here's some links to other YouTuber's videos on the Naples Challenger crash:

https://youtu.be/EKAw1ioDcAE?si=7u9aJbwSSOwTmujH

https://youtu.be/OfEl6clsW_M?si=CF2Uz3bsfq3vyL8W

https://youtu.be/icKVGG9QiS0?si=F7LqLWJs8oLlPGbZ

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

03:32 Facts surrounding Naples crash

05:02 Challenger 604 business jet

08:54 ATC audio

10:37 Video of jet crash in Naples, Florida

13:15 Dual engine flameout in jets

19:52 Theories of what could have caused Naples crash

26:07 Alternate theory for Naples Challenger crash

34:07 Pilots of Naples, Florida crash heros

Sean and Mike revisit this fatal accident with a fresh perspective on the loss of Youtuber TNFlyGirl in her newly acquired Beech Debonair. It appears there is evidence pointing to this crash being part of elaborate internet stunt that went horribly wrong resulting in the loss of two lives.

Here's the links we reference in the video, also links to Juan Brown's Youtube channel "Blancolirio" for a detailed analysis of this fatal crash:

https://youtu.be/R1W1ml-uRT0?si=WthzaO5xUvjU9PKD

https://youtu.be/kQUS-6SBZzM?si=NLPXLCDIgrX01JLB

https://youtu.be/JDSJ_PyGNG8?si=YuoGpfQvZ_BRytoS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViO1j1iYn18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66z726rQNxc

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:25 TN Fly Girl story is worse than we thought

03:03 Pro-Pilot Playbook student's plane crashes

05:20 Consequences of bad judgement piloting aircraft

06:05 Other Youtubers' videos about TN Fly Girl accident

07:01 Non-stop examples of bad piloting skills displayed by Jen Blalock

16:30 Mike's advice for student pilots and flight instructors on cross-country training flights

18:14 Sean's advice for student pilots in primary flight training

20:01 What can happen to us using automation even with driving a car

22:04 What navigation equipment Jenny Blalock TNFlyGirl actually needed to complete the simple 40nm flight on a VFR day

23:32 Money can sometimes allow a pilot to buy an airplane beyond their experience and skill level

25:15 Final words of advice for anybody currently working on their Private Pilot's certificate to become a professional corporate or airline pilot

Sean and Mike have a chat with the YouTube sensation, Fly with Trent https://www.youtube.com/@trent_dyrsmid We talk background, accelerated flight training, and his rise as the go-to guy in the "Career 2.0" space for folks wanting to become professional pilots.

Use these link's to check out some of Trent's videos on his YouTube channel "Fly With Trent":

https://youtu.be/2hxgwwS0PMo?si=ifttKfgwe7_vCH7U

https://youtu.be/9j4hRPi-C7Q?si=ZMWhibWXbU_9IbLf

https://youtu.be/CIRyt0Rq8_A?si=rM56HULFrNxUVmZK

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:30 Trent's back ground

07:45 Trent gets into flying

16:37 Fly With Trent

18:08 Trent decides to be a professional pilot

19:41 Career 2.0 people can do anything, but want to become pilots

22:52 Accelerated flight training- Four checkrides in 2 weeks

27:02 The Fly With Trent YouTube channel

30:05 What's next for Trent- Airlines or Corporate Pilot

35:45 What's next for the Fly With Trent YouTube Channel?

37:02 Wrap up

Sean and Mike's take on the tragic news concerning the loss of Youtuber TNFlyGirl. There are lessons to be learned from what we know at this point in the investigation that every aspiring pilot should embrace.

Use these link's to check out Juan Brown's Youtube channel "Blancolirio" for a detailed analysis of this fatal crash:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViO1j1iYn18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66z726rQNxc

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Chapters: 00:00

Intro 02:15 TN Fly Girl story

03:13 Juan Brown - Blancolirio

06:37 Beech Debonair auto-pilot

09:03 Personal limitations

10:18 Getting proper flight instruction

14:05 Brandon's solo flight - aeronautical decision making

17:02 Consequences of bad judgement piloting aircraft

18:36 Aspen (ASE) Airport Operations

22:08 Sometimes paid to say no as a pilot

25:44 Automation causing aviation accidents

27:29 Flight instructor advice

35:19 Jim Rohn Quote