24 Year Old Delta Pilot: Marlon Dayes

Welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast, this is episode 74 featuring Marlon Dayes. Marlon is a current Delta airlines MD88 pilot and in this episode we talk about... How and why Marlon fell in love with aviation. How a trip to Disney gave Marlon the ability to board his first flight. Marlon talks about always being a mischievous kid. What the aviation community is like in Jamaica. Marlon talks about moving to Kingston by himself at age 11 Marlon left Jamaica for the States with one year left in high school. Marlon was the first member of his family to go to college. Marlon talks about how he was able to get scholarships to pay for University. Talks about his degree at Florida Tech. How he was a flight instructor his joiner year in college. Marlon talks about struggles with his training and how getting his PPL was difficult. How holds are the toughest part of instrument approaches. How Marlon combats a pilot struggling to solo. Marlon talks his aviation goals after CFI. Why Marlon loved Delta so much. Marlon talks about his life as a regional pilot. Marlon talks about being burnt out as a regional pilot. Why Marlon chose to get his application professionally looked at. Marlon talks about the interview process at Delta. Marlon was hired at Delta at age 24! Marlon talks about how flying the MD88 made him a much better pilot. Marlon talks about bidding away from the MD88. Why October 3rd is a big day for Marlon. Marlon talks about his dreams of giving back. The importance of not getting too comfortable. If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review on iTunes and check out our Patreon page! Happy Flying, Justin