Los Angeles-Based Artist and Commercial Helicopter Pilot- Farida Amar

Producing this podcast is a labor of love, but it requires significant effort. With your support, I can make it even better for you. If the Chicks Who Fly Podcast has made a difference for you and brought you joy, please consider supporting our work: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inaia/support In this 6th episode of Chicks Who Fly, I get to have a conversation with Los Angeles-based artist and aviatrix, Farida Amar. Farida is a commercial helicopter pilot with an IFR rating and she is working on her commercial fixed-wing add-on. In this episode we get to talk about what it’s like growing up with a pilot mom. We also discuss the pros and cons of helicopters vs airplanes, what we like to look for in a good CFI/student pilot relationship, the financial and logistical challenges Farida faces in completing her training and the benefits of buying a plane to complete flight training. Chicks Who Fly podcast is now on Anchor so you can now listen to us on any of the many platforms that Anchor distributes our podcast on. If you are enjoying this podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and subscribing on YouTube. For those of you who would like to become a more intimate part of the process of creating this podcast, please check out our  Patreon page and consider becoming a patron of Chicks Who Fly. Check out the feature I wrote about Farida in the Los Angeles Ninety Nines’ newsletter Fly Paper If you would like to get in touch with Farida, you can reach her on the web and on social media at: [email protected] @faridaamar  @sovomagazine  Faridaamar.com  Sovomagazine.com Theme Music by Diego Jinkus. Photos courtesy of Farida Amar.