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On this week's podcast, we hosted Rob Haglund. Rob had a very long and successful aviation career. He started out his professional career with Delta at age 25. He worked with Delta until retiring at the age of 52. Rob then wanted to get back into the industry so he started working for Jet Blue, then over to Compass, and then ended his career by going back to Delta, as a captain on the MD80. Rob's vast experience in the industry gives him a fantastic viewpoint on the industry today. He offers insight on how to have a successful aviation career as well as how to avoid complacency once you reach your dream job. Rob gives tremendous advice on staying motivated through the ups and downs. Our favorite quote was "It goes fast, just enjoy the ride." 

In this week's episode, we were honored to host UND alumni Travis Wellik. Travis goes over the vast opportunities within an aviation career. We also discuss how you could get your foot in the door at Cirrus Aircraft and what the career progression would look like. We finish off the podcast with an awesome story of how dynamic general aviation flying can be!

On this weeks episode we host UND Standards Department Pilots Owen Poborsky and Trent Cardott. They are conducting UND stage checks at all levels (except CFI) so they see it all. We go over how students can prepare for oral, and flight portions of the stage so they can be successful. We also discuss how to explain a stagecheck failure on an airline interview. It is very important to know that a few stage check failures will no totally derail your future airline career! However, they are very important and should be taken seriously.

Believe it or not… we made it to our 11th episode! On this weeks podcast we host Jake McLaughlin. He is a young FedEx pilot based in Hong Kong. We discuss how Jake was able to get to his dream job so quickly and some future plans. He also offers some interesting advice on how to get to the next step in your airline career.

On this weeks episode we had the privilege to host Dan Mallot. Dan is currently a First Officer for Sun Country Airlines, a UND professor, and a business owner. Dan’s business experience partnered with his airline experience make this podcast one that you cannot miss! We discuss a wide range of topics including making connections, the vast amount of jobs in the industry, how to stay motivated and get fired up for the day, pathway programs, and how to prepare yourself for a job interview! There is an incredible amount of life and career advice packed into this podcast so give it a listen!

On this weeks episode we host Tyler Barry, a regional airline pilot(not SkyWest). There are a variety of topics discussed about airline pilot life and how the regional carriers work! Some other topics discussed include pilot unions, airline pay, and how to choose where to live as a pilot! We also went into the massive increase in unruly passengers in the last year! Keep in mind, Mr. Barry is not a recruiter for his airline so all of the information is very real and unbiased! Thanks again Tyler!