Meaningful Flight Training Beyond the Checklist: Maddie Glassett

In this episode, René chats with Maddie Glassett, a flight instructor who has made the art of teaching her career focus. From Warriors and 172s to seaplanes and Cirrus aircraft, she brings energy, honesty, and heart to every lesson. She shares her journey, what makes an effective instructor, and why passion for training the next generation of pilots is what drives her forward.In this Episode You’ll Hear: How flight instruction builds strong, safe pilots for the skies aheadWhy honesty and hard conversations are essential in trainingLessons from teaching solos, cross-country flights, and checkride prepWhy passion and fun should always be part of flight instructionMaddie’s love for teaching is more than a career step, it’s a commitment to shaping safer, stronger pilots for the future. Her story highlights how honesty, adaptability, and a sense of joy in the cockpit can make all the difference for the next generation of aviators.About Maddie GlassettMaddie Glassett is a flight instructor with over 800 hours of dual given, an A&P mechanic, and an aerospace engineer. She currently teaches at Capital Flight in Wisconsin, where she also supports maintenance, operations, and sales at their Waukesha location. Maddie instructs in both landplanes and seaplanes, and is passionate about making flight training not just a box to check, but an experience and the beginning of a tool that lets us explore the world in three dimensions. She sees it as a privilege to teach the pilots she’ll share the skies with for the next 40 years, and she brings a rare blend of flying, fixing, and designing aircraft to the cockpit.https://instagram.com/maddieglascar  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddie-glassett/ Thanks for tuning into the show!Subscribe so you don’t miss future stories from women shaping the skies. If you enjoyed today’s episode, leave a review and share it with a friend. It’s one of the best ways to help us grow the Fly Girls’ Guide community.https://weareflygirls.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/weareflygirls/https://www.instagram.com/weareflygirls_https://www.facebook.com/weareflygirlshttps://www.youtube.com/@weareflygirls Connect with UsSubscribe to the show so you don’t miss future stories from women shaping the skies. And if you enjoyed today’s episode, leave a review and share it with a friend. It’s one of the best ways to help us grow the Fly Girls’ Guide community! https://weareflygirls.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/weareflygirls/ https://www.instagram.com/weareflygirls_ https://www.facebook.com/weareflygirls https://www.youtube.com/@weareflygirls