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Mike Gillen is the Senior Manager Fleet Standards of the Boeing 737 for a global, U.S. based airline.
Mike's wealth of academic study and professional experience make him a true leader of global airline safety. By age 30 he was the Lead Instructor Pilot of the B777 for his airline. He has subsequently undertaken the professional roles of: Check Airman Captain, New Hire Pilot Program Manager, Command Development Program Manager, Project Manager of Corporate Safety Integration of merged airlines, and Management Representative for ASAP programs. He has earned both Masters of Science, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Science with focus on degradation of pilot skills, and the effects of startle training on pilots.
In this conversation we discuss: Startle training and effects, airline safety in general, attitudes for successful training events, staying proficient, hand-flying the 737, Mike's career path, and what makes a good pilot.
I'm grateful for Mike sharing his perspectives in this conversation.
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Seth Witcher is a musician/songwriter living in southeast PA. His energy is contagious. I loved talking to him. I think he will achieve his dreams.This is not a typical interview of mine. We get philosophical, spiritual and deep. I hope you like it. I have three more aviation interviews recorded coming out soon. Stay tuned! Check out Seth on: https://www.sethwitcherofficial.com https://linktr.ee/SethWitcher https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ZhkKeKtiudozmRzWpcBwM?si=DrkQZI0WTBeJyoimGw6YYw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnPmKJ5Wk3dA3uwrrVQYTKQ https://www.instagram.com/seth_witcher/ 23:55 Trials of faith 33:50 Goals 39:30 What sustains Sethâs career 41:30 Lehigh valley 48:20 How do you make your music 52:35 Headspace for recordings 55:15 The Making of âWeâre All Humanâ video 64:20 Sethâs Electric Guitar 71:45 Marionette 75:00 No Backup plan 78:30 Drums 83:45 Singles vs Albums 87:15 I Hate Love Songs 93:00 Flying 103:00 Sethâs ties to aviation--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Robert Gandt is an award winning author and a highly accomplished pilot. His books have won multiple awards for excellence in history. His pilot skills have elevated him to the upper echelons in every organization in which he has flown. He has experience as a naval aviator, supervisory airline pilot, and general aviation aerobatic team leader. He has written more than a dozen books.You can find access to his books and learn more about Bob here:Gandt.com â His official sitehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gandthttps://www.amazon.com/Robert-Gandt/e/B000APS3Q8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1Bob has been a featured contributor for the recent three part documentary âAcross the Pacificâ. Check it out here: https://www.panam.org/about/606-across-the-pacific-filmBob was hired by Pan-Am in 1965 and stayed until his feet got acquired by Delta airlines near the end of Pan Am.I am highly honored that he would have a conversation with me about his book SkyGods: The Fall of Pan Am, and his experience of being a pilot for the airlinerThis interview is a certainty a highlight of my podcasting endeavors. I cannot express enough gratitude to Bob for this opportunity. I hope you enjoy the following conversation.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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In the following interview with Lamont McClure, Northampton county executive youâll learn his take on the context of the warehouse development in the Lehigh Valley and more. We discuss his role and responsibilities, and various other issues affecting the the Lehigh Valley today.This is the first in what will become a series of episodes where I meet with our elected officials, and those who seek office, to better understand their perspectives and what motivates them. I am always looking for feedback. Please send any comments or questions to [email protected] 00:00 What the Executive does 5:20 Fair elections 10:45 Are local Politics as polarized at the local level? Differences between Democrats and Republicans11:30 Why did you choose the Democratic Party13:00 Perspective on Republican point of view.16:00 Warehouses18:30 The effect of the collapse of Bethlehem Steel as it relates to the economic development efforts in the Lehigh Valley20:00 Land preservation. 22:30 Farmland preservation particulars24:40 Zoning 29:30 Attracting white collar jobs to the Valley and help for small businesses32:20 Resources for entrepreneurs/small businesses34:00 Mental Health in the Lehigh Valley36:40 The role of unions in our economy43:45 The call to public service46:00 Taxes48:15 Lamont asks me questions about my career--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Rob Bendall was the lead certification pilot for the launch of Virgin America. Along with certification Rob has had a role in most things involving the pilots at Virgin America. Hiring, checking, training, and otherwise supporting the pilots; he has acted as certification pilot, check airman, base chief pilot to system chief pilot. In this interview we talk about what it took to launch the airline from a pilotâs perspective and many other aspects of the airline. Robâs integrity is something I have always admired. I hope you enjoy this conversation. Bendall Interview 00:00 Role in Certification 6:00 Pre-Virgin Background 12:25 How the FAA tests the operation via scenario cards on test flights. 16:45 Early VX manual sets 19:45 Pilot Culture and uniforms. 25:30 Goatees, FuManchus, and Professional looks. 44:00 The VA Inflight Entertainment System. 47:45 Ken Beiler Cabin 3.0 49:00 Unions and VX 53:00 ALPA organizing drive. 57:00 Biggest Challenges 60:00 Interviewing Pilots 69:00 Consolidation 71:00 B6/NK 76:50 Who owned the Planes 81:00 The Most Virgin Virgin Company 83:15 Own Safety 84:15 Props to Tech Ops 87:00 Protecting the dignity of the airline.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Matt McNeil, Licensed Profession Counselor, MS, LPC, helps pilots. His company, LiftAffect, provides counseling, consultation, and coaching to pilots who are experiencing various mental health issues. He talks through many issues, including reporting to the FAA. He was an airline pilot before transitioning to being a full time mental health professional.He can be reached at liftaffect.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Iain Day was 3 years old when his father took him to an airshow at RAF Leuchars outside Dundee in Scotland and he was hooked.He received a Flying Scholarship from the UKs Royal Air Force at the age of 16 as a member of the Air Training Corps. Iain was, for a while, the youngest Private pilot in Scotland being only 17 when he achieved that. At 18 Iain left home and moved to the United States to continue his aviation education.Capitalizing on on the more cost effective training environment in the States; Iain arrived in Phoenix, Arizona in late December 1994. There he started working on more licenses and ratings, eventually gaining all levels of flight instructor and advanced ground instructor certificates before he turned 21. Along with flight instructing, Iain worked as a support pilot and announcer for a nationally touring airshow act. In 2001 left Phoenix and moved to New England as a First Officer and later Captain for the now defunct Colgan Air flying all over the North East. He then flew corporate jets for 10 years. After that he went to went to Virgin America where he met me, we were flying the A320 out of JFK and EWR. He left this job after the sale of VX and they closed the only East Coast base it had. He now works for a large Cargo outfit; recently having transitioned from the Boeing 747 to the Boeing 777.Just over a year ago he traded his 1974 Bellanca Decathlon aircraft, N401AD, for my current aircraft, a 1992 Yakovlev 55M, N55YA. Follow him on Instagram @capecodyak --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Cover Photo: Captain Richard Vaux(left), and Brad Kuhn(right): Co-Authors of Dirty Work.Brad Kuhn is a professional author. He has often performed as a ghost-writer. He helped Captain Richard Vaux tell the story of recovering the hijacked TWA B-727 from war torn Beirut, Lebanon in 1985. The book can be found here: Dirty Work: The untold story of my secret mission to steal back TWA Flight 847 from Hezbollah https://www.amazon.com/dp/1072352885/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_PFPM9VD7JNEBER6XZRE6 He can be reached at BradKuhnandassociates.com 2:30 Ghostwriter vs Co-Author 6:00 From pilot stories to relevant context 8:00 Afghanistan 10:45 Geopolitical Context of the Times 13:00 Sense of Duty 15:00 TWA in Turmoil 16:10 Naabi Berri (SP?) 18:00. Hijackers let free 20:00 Carl Seeland 20:40 Memories over time 22:30 Corrections to a Print on Demand Book 25:35 Print on Demand as a business model 29:00 Where this Podcast is headed 29:45 Great Aviation Stories 31:00 The Craft of Making a Good Book 32:50. Sense of camaraderie after a job well done 34:40 Shared Stories 38:00 Respect the telling of a story 39:00 Lou Rehr 41:30 Evolution of a Story.. Maine ANG Training Runs 47:15 Twa Cargo for US Military Over Iran 53:00 White Line Fever 60:00 When you fail at trucking 62:50 Truckers and Pilots 67:00 Truthiness 70:30 Talking Heads and Conflict 78:00 Getting into a Hobby 79:33 Dedication--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Matt received his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina in 1994, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Sherman received his master's degree in international relations from Cambridge University in 1996. As a Fulbright Scholar, he worked with the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs on US - Australian trade regulations. He later returned to Chapel Hill and received his J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2002. (Source:WikipediaâBut also confirmed by Matt) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Sherman_(lawyer) Mattâs unique charismatic personality helped him build relationships with all types of players on all sides of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. His resulting perspective would inform the key decision makers in both wars. The list of people he advised includes General Stanley McChrystal, General David Petraeus, and General John F Campbell. 12:46 Nothing Simple 14:00 Geography plays huge role in how nations evolve 15:30 Long term force presence 17:00 How to interpret the political views regarding now.. 18:50 Forever War isnât the way to look at it 21:00 How wars end 32:20 Afghani Institutions today 33:46 US Mission in Afghanistan 34:30 Reason for Pride in the mission 35:00 What caused 9/11 and will the Taliban be able to enforce prevention of terrorist training camps. 38:40 Justification for Invading Afghanistan and whether the Taliban could have turned over Osama Bin Laden to the US. 41:00 How Important was finding and killing OBL. 44:45 Perceptions of Force 46:20 The Fierce debate in Washington on the first surge in 2006 51:10 Obama Surge 53:20 The psychological impact of leaving 54:30 How many Americans are in Afghanistan against their will right now 56:20 Afghani helpers to the US left there 56:50 Helping People Out of Afghanistan 78:30 Advertisement 88:00 Dan Carlin 93:20 Wars bringing out the best in people. 94:00 Looking for more or broader perspective 100:00 Round up of Saddamâs AirForce 109:30 Colin Powellâs perspectives 1:58:00 Sister BA Acknowledgments: Thanks to Matt Sherman for his time and the sharing of his perspectives. Thanks to Sheila Corley for help in general in life and more specifically to this episode helping me consolidate my thoughts for the Intro. Chad H for showing up. The Ninja 9 for the intro music. (Solstice from the Pandemia album.) Mike Marts for creative connections. Parkin Corley for writing/playing drums on the outro music. Brendan Ruane, who is an outstanding audio engineer, for coaching me over the last year plus to help me get to the point where I was able to create the sound mix from this episode by myselfâŠ. Shawn G Smith for demanding better from me.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Jaimie Rousseau was a flight attendant for over a decade before deciding to pursue her childhood dream of becoming a pilot. In this episode she shares her experiences of her journey as both a pilot and flight attendant and the value of having been a flight attendant in her new role as a pilot. Flight Attendants are highly trained aviation safety professionals. They are the often overlooked first-responders, trained to ensure that your flight is a safe as possible when things go right or wrong. Iâm quite grateful for Jaimieâs sharing of her experiences in both roles. I hope you enjoy this interview with her. Jaimie recommends getting involved in any of these organizations if you're looking for support, encouragement, mentorship, or camaraderie on your aviation journey. ninety-nines.org flyfortheculture.org ngpa.org wai.org https://sites.google.com/ladyaviators.co/whatglassceiling/homesistersoftheskies.orgobap.org eaa.org aopa.org From Jaimie: And a personal shoutout to New England Aviation Association and Left Base 29, where I have made friends for life. I couldnât have gotten through this without them. 3:40 When the flying bug hit 8:10 Importance of encouragement 10:28 Opportunities for women in aviation. 10:56 On being a woman ..Pros Cons 16:20 Organizations 19:45 What does becoming a pilot cost? 22:45 Paying the dues of a career 29:00 Steve Randall 30:30 Crash Pad life 31:13 Regional life.. 32:20 Married crew life 3258 great sound byte 44:25 Path of going from CFI to 135 45:13 Mark for valuable time as CFI 49:05 The importance of self study on the accelerated program 56:42 141 vs 61 66:00 You have the right to fire your instructor 71:42 to be a good captain⊠77:06 Thankful for having been a flight attendant. 78:54 Ive learned so much from being an FA 80:20 Change briefing--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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John Carlson and I have a fun discussion about the Auto Sales industry and life!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Anthony Pascale is the owner and Executive Chef of Saiko Sushi in San Diego. With two locations, one in Coronado, and one in North Park, he offers sublime sushi. View this episode on YouTube. There are pictures discussed later in the interview.He has been a successful restaurant owner for over a decade. Follow Saiko Sushi on Instagram at www.instagram.com/saikosushi/Email any feedback to me at [email protected] Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Lori Clark and I discuss the interview process for major airlines.
Lori Clark runs Clark Aviation Consulting. She has been helping pilots land their dream jobs for over 17 years. We talk about the hiring and interview process, adversarial interviewers, networking, college, imposter syndrome, surprises, and automation.
I had a lot of fun interviewing her.
Find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clarkconsult...Her Email: [email protected]
I like talking to many different people about many different interests. It is my highest hope for this podcast that others might find these conversations interesting and/or helpful. Please reach out to me at [email protected] with any comments.
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Part 2 of 2Steve Randall gained his early pilot experience by moving airplanes around the world for hire. He described his journeys in the book, Rubber Suits & Lukewarm Soup: Surviving Life as an Oceanic Ferry Pilot.To allow the most proceeds to get to the charity from the purchase of the book, order a copy at redwoodbusdriver.comAll proceeds go to the Douglas Bader Foundation. https://www.douglasbaderfoundation.comSteve also chronicles his journeys in his deHaviland DHC-1 "Chipmunk" on his website: https://www.wg430.comFollow him on Instagram @redwoodbusdriver--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Steve Randall gained his early pilot experience by moving airplanes around the world for hire. He described his journeys in the book, Rubber Suits & Lukewarm Soup: Surviving Life as an Oceanic Ferry Pilot. To allow the most proceeds to get to the charity from the purchase of the book, order a copy at redwoodbusdriver.com All proceeds go to the Douglas Bader Foundation. https://www.douglasbaderfoundation.comSteve also chronicles his journeys in his deHaviland DHC-1 "Chipmunk" on his website: https://www.wg430.comFollow him on Instagram @redwoodbusdriver--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Ken Simons is the founder and inventor of VeloChair. He is also a good friend. I have admired Ken since I first met him back when I was a flight instructor and charter pilot at Somerset Airport back in 1998. Ken was then an executive for a large home building corporation. I was never a flight instructor of his, but I remember Ken taking tailwheel lessons with a fellow flight instructor. He would come out of each lesson beaming. He would have a glow that only comes from the type of joy that arises from the sense of accomplishment of getting better at a thing that you love to do, and thirst to know more about. Being a young flight instructor around an airport is a great experience. You get to rub elbows with older and wiser people who now have the resources coupled with the sense of adventure to do things like learn to fly. Kenâs success as a businessman earned him sole ownership of a Piper Turbo Aztec, a six seat, twin engine plane. I didnât realize it then but Ken was a living embodiment of the aspects of great leadership. Ken never takes things personally, is slow to judge, and quick to forgive. Now, having retired from construction, he has turned his disability into a gift to the world, by developing his invention the VeloChair.Follow VeloChair on Instagram. www.myvelochair.comThe Ted talk on seduction referenced @ 22:00: https://youtu.be/TBIL2sdfoVc1:00 Disability2:00 Problem solving3:15 Who can use VeloChair7:45 Biggest obstacles facing VeloChair today9:00 Where you can use VeloChair and how it works14:45 How to get a VeloChair www.myvelochair.com15:25 How VeloChair was developed16:45 The secret to Kenâs ability to thrive18:25 Starting from the beginning of Kenâs life20:30 Religion and Coca-Cola21:40 Sensual Ken23:00 Focusing on positives24:40 Perspectives on forgiveness and non-judgement28:45 Win as much as you can⊠trusting again34:00 Not being afraid of fear38:45 Leading those who are smarter than you39:30 Hiring quality people46:20 Different perspectives57:00 Discovering new interests at young age and getting fit59:30 Early money lessons62:00 College paid for by US Army63:10 Marrying Wendy and off to Germany64:40 If you hang with those doobie smokers Iâm calling the cops69:50 Meeting the SS72:00 Perspectives on the Holocaust78:45Religion80:30 Measuring the success of your children82:15 Seeing eye to eye in raising kids89:00 Kenâs rule of oneChange your perspectives of the problem91:45 Meaning and Purpose--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
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Mike Marts is the Editor-in-Chief of AfterShock Comics. Mike tells the story of how he arrived where he is in the comic industry today: How he got his feet back underneath himself after dropping out of USMA West Point in the first two weeks; to becoming Executive Editor to famed comic book productions including X-Men and Batman. Finally his story culminates in being a founding partner of AfterShock Comics. Mike's hard work, dedication, and genuine good character are something I admire. Therefore, he was the perfect first guest for my podcast!Check out AfterShock comics: https://aftershockcomics.comMike offers coaching to aspiring comic writers: https://www.comicscoach.comMike is on Instagram @mikemarts.02:00 Dropping out of West Point11:00 Trying to find a path15:30 Finding it.18:15 Showing up.21:15 First Marvel Internship.26:30 First Job.29:00 Leaving Marvel for the first time. Marvel bankruptcy.31:30 What it means to be an editor/executive editor.35:20 How an editor treats different writers.37:50 Switch to DC Batman.39:55 favorite comic book character What makes Batman so great.45:55 Recovering from mistakes.48:50 What is Mike excited about in the industry.56:45 Comic books that made it to streaming.58:55 Aftershock business model rewards creators1:02:55 How aftershock started.1:04:35 Robert Kirkman and the Walking Dead business model.1:07:45 Working with Kevin Smith.1:11:30 The Mandolorian.1:15:20 The Ninja 9. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-corley/support
