21.FIVE - Professional Pilots Podcast
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21.FIVE - Professional Pilots Podcast
A podcast for Professional Pilots, by Professional Pilots. Join hosts Dylan and Max, both professional pilots with backgrounds in Flight Instructing, Airlines, and Business Aviation, on their quest to improve as travelers, pilots, and professionals. Expect to find interesting conversations with indu...
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185 episodi
186. First Officers: How Do You Speak Up Without Getting Shut Down?
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185. Late-Bloomer Pilot: Fractional, Regional, or Wait It Out?
0:00 Intro
3:34 G300 Thoughts & Musings
27:26 Reviews
30:08 Mailbag
45:14 Flight Advice
Tim Pope, CFP® — Tim is both a C...
184. How Do You Stay Resilient After Career Setbacks? w/ Capt Benny
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0:00 Intro
2:29 Upgrading to Captain
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183. Can a Skydiver Pilot Make the Jump to the Big Leagues?
0:00 Intro
5:19 Max’s Musings
13:24 Reviews & Comments
16:40 Mailbag
31:18 Straight Talk with Ted
45:41 Flight Advice
182. When the Flight Department’s Broken, Do You Stay or Go?
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0:00 Intro
2: 23 Unprofessional Ope...
181. How Many Things Can Go Wrong on in the Idaho Backcountry?
0:00 Intro
3:35 The Adventure Begins…
14:41 Darkness Falls
28:47 Heading Out
40:36 TL;DR Highs and Lows
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180. Is Pilot Hiring Heating Up Again?
Dylan and Max sit down with James Onieal of Raven Careers for a wide-ranging industry update. James breaks down the latest pilot hiring trends across...
179. What Happened to Those “Hard Days Off” You Promised Me?
Dylan and Max connect from hotel rooms across the West, with Max prepping for his Cub camping trip to Idaho and Dylan testing out foam ear tips for hi...
178. What did the Mr Beast Challenge Pilot Do for 100 Days in a Jet?
Corporate pilot (and MrBeast 100-day jet winner) Armando Carrion jumps in to unpack the ops behind living on a Hawker 800 for 100 straight days—no dev...
177. Should You Spend $8K on a Seaplane Rating or a CFI?
0:00 Intro & Oshkosh
9:41 Musings: Flights & Tolerance
19:18 Starlink
23:08 Reviews
25:45 Mailbag
44:19 Flight Advice
176. Will a United Internship Trump Turbine Time?
Max sweats through fence repairs in 110 °F while plotting an Idaho back-country Super Cub adventure, and Dylan tries (unsuccessfully) to review a “dad...
175. Should You Drop $5 K on an ATP-CTP Now?
Max walks into a 737 cockpit guarded by a five-inch hula girl and promptly invents the “Shakira Scale” for bumps in flight . Listener mailbag hits eve...
174. B-17 to F-4: A 102-Year-Old WWII Aviator’s Incredible Journey
WWII & Vietnam combat pilot Col. Richard “Dick” Bushong takes us from 155-knot B-17 climbs to Mach 2.1 in the F-4, describing 28 hairy missions, dead-...
173. Descend Via Phraseology, Aviation YouTube Deep Dive, and CFI Survival Tips
Dylan and Max are recording from hotel rooms across the country and catching up after some time off. They kick things off with a deep dive into aviati...
172. What does it take to reinstate your lapsed CFI?
Dylan and Max are joined (again) by everyone’s favorite multi-hyphenate pilot, Seth Lake. This time, he walks them through the process of reinstating...
171. What's the Right Way to Be a Low-Time SIC in BizAv?
Max shares his PM flying grind and how soft pay is easing the sting—plus a soggy New Orleans beignet run. The Mailbag is loaded this week with tales f...
170. What Should You Do When the FAA Calls?
Forrest Owens, aviation attorney and private pilot, joins Dylan and Max to dive into the often murky waters of FAA enforcement, pilot liability, and w...
169. Should You Bet Your Career on an Aviation Degree?
Dylan and Max kick off with hotel room hacks and tire maintenance DIYs (bed liner on bush wheels, anyone?). In the mailbag, listeners chime in on cica...
168. Should You Chase Turbine Time in Dubai?
Dylan and Max debut their slick new intro track, give a proper welcome to their AI assistant "Reginald Sage," and swap tales from off-airport landings...
167. What Happens When the Market and Your Airline Career Both Stall?
Tim Pope returns to the 21.Five cockpit with a fresh instrument rating and a new venture—360 Aviation Advisors. He breaks down Q1’s market turbulence,...
166. Why Aren’t More Pilots Talking About Healthspan?
This episode kicks off with Dylan and Max diving into pilot health: UV exposure, compression socks, and the harsh truth about retirement and quality o...
165. Should You Really Jump Ship for 15 Grand More?
Dr. Chris Broyhill is back with updates on pilot compensation, market shifts in 2025, and a sneak peek at his upcoming leadership book for bizav profe...
164. How Do You Network in Aviation If You're an Introvert?
Dylan and Max kick things off with stories of Cub flights and musing about GLS approaches and Starlink’s newest data plans. The Mailbag’s internationa...
163. Should You Panic or Prep? James Onieal Breaks It Down
In this episode, Dylan and Max sit down with James Onieal, founder of Raven Career Development, to discuss the current state of pilot hiring and effec...
162. Can You Really Plan for an Unplannable Career?
Max shares a wild story involving VFR ops in a jet and a last-minute divert to Deer Valley when Scottsdale Tower ghosted them. We cover the final chap...
161. Is This the Craziest Warbird Recovery Attempt Ever?
In 1995, a team of aviation cowboys set out on a mission that sounds too crazy to be real: fly a WWII B-29 bomber out of the Arctic after 50 years of...
160. Want to Fly Biz Jets After Airline Retirement? Here’s the Reality
Dylan and Max kick things off with a deep dive into airline wifi, airport food inflation, and Dylan’s latest experiment—testing the Starlink Mini in t...
159. Is Aviation Insurance Finally Getting Cheaper? w/ Tom Hauge
Aviation insurance guru Tom Hauge from Wings Insurance is back, and this time, he’s got good news! After years of skyrocketing premiums, the insurance...
158. What’s Going on with All These Aviation Accidents?
Dylan and Max return after a wild week filled with airline rumors, aviation history, and some sobering accident reports. They break down the bizarre (...
157. What’s It Really Like Flying the 787 Internationally? w/ Ted
Back by popular demand, our favorite widebody-wielding, sleep-deprived, jetlag-conquering airline pilot—Ted—returns! This time, we’re diving deep into...
156. Does an A&P Give You a Leg Up in Business Aviation?
Dylan and Max kick things off with a deep dive into the real debates that matter—hotel chain allegiances and the latest pilot hangout in Dallas. Max s...
155. The Air National Guard: Is This the ultimate career hack for pilots?
Ever wondered what it’s like flying for the Air National Guard? In this episode, Ben joins Dylan and Max to share his journey from high school aviatio...
154. Could You Survive 100 Days in a Falcon 2000?
Dylan and Max dive into Mr. Beast's bizarre aviation challenge: could you live on a Falcon 2000 for 100 days? The mailbag is overflowing with listener...
153. From Garage Invention to Aviation Must-Have: The AeroTow Story
We’re joined by Megan Tuttle and Jordan Thieme from AeroTow, part of Amigo Mobility International, to dive into their innovative aircraft tugs. From h...
152. 2025 Pilot Hiring: What's Happening And What Should I be Doing About It?
James Onieal joins Dylan and Max to unpack the turbulent landscape of pilot hiring in 2025. From overhiring at the majors to regional pilots strugglin...
151. From Cargo to Carry-Ons: Flying ACMI in a 747 and Building Better Bags
In this episode, we chat with 747 captain and Paradox Aviation Luggage co-founder, Derrek Khajavi. He gives us the inside scoop on ACMI flying, what i...
150. Flight Advice Fiesta!
In this episode, Dylan and Max dive into the world of pilot tech toys, debating the merits of the Meta Smart Glasses for aviation and everyday life. T...
149. What’s the Buzz in BizAv? Market Update with Brooks
Q4 is crunch time in the business aviation world, and Brooks from Vaerus Jet Sales is back to explain why. From analyzing tax incentives like bonus de...
148. Fuel Leaks, Flight Sims, and Airline Internships—Oh My!
This week, Dylan and Max tackle the highs and lows of aviation life, from Max’s fuel leak woes to a surprising guest appearance reviewing the new Micr...
147. Can Strong Leadership Save Your Flight Department?
In this episode, Dylan and Max sit down with Jim Lara of Gray Stone Advisors and Jenny Showalter of Showalter Business Aviation Career Coaching to exp...