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21.FIVE - Professional Pilots Podcast — 209 episodes
216. What Don't Professional Pilots Know About Owning a Small Airplane?
213. Are Bizav Pilot Salaries Still Climbing?
212. Would You Trade Seniority for Better Stories?
206. Is your leadership style actually just manipulation?
205. Is Airport Parking the Worst Part of Being an Airline Pilot?
204. What Can We Learn Before the Final Report Arrives?
203. Is Commuting Worth Three Years of Seniority?
202. Would You Start Over at a Fractional in Your 40s?
201. Why Are Wrong-Airport Landings Still Happening?
200. Live show: James Onieal answers listener questions
199.5 How Do You Build Fortune 100-Level Flight Ops at your Small Flight Department?
199. At What Point Should You Just Eat the Hotel Food?
198. What Does "Stay Flexible" Actually Mean for Pilot Spouses?
197. What's Changing with Airline Pilot Retirement in 2026?
196. How Much Chaos Can You Fit Into One Runway?
195. Would You Let the King Air Land Itself?
194. What Will Pilot Hiring Really Look Like in 2026?
193. Can One Industry-Wide SOP Manual Raise the Bar for Business Aviation?
192. Is $9,000 Worth Missing Christmas Morning With the Kids?
191. Should You Sign a $75K Contract Just to Chase PIC Time?
190. What's Next for BizAv Pilot Compensation?
189. Can You Survive 900 Hours a Year on a One-Hour Callout?
188. How Can Pilots Build Wealth Beyond the Flight Deck?
187. Is turbine PIC in 91/135 the fastest lane to legacy?
186. First Officers: How Do You Speak Up Without Getting Shut Down?
185. Late-Bloomer Pilot: Fractional, Regional, or Wait It Out?
184. How Do You Stay Resilient After Career Setbacks? w/ Capt Benny
183. Can a Skydiver Pilot Make the Jump to the Big Leagues?
182. When the Flight Department's Broken, Do You Stay or Go?
181. How Many Things Can Go Wrong on in the Idaho Backcountry?
180. Is Pilot Hiring Heating Up Again?
179. What Happened to Those "Hard Days Off" You Promised Me?
178. What did the Mr Beast Challenge Pilot Do for 100 Days in a Jet?
177. Should You Spend $8K on a Seaplane Rating or a CFI?
176. Will a United Internship Trump Turbine Time?
175. Should You Drop $5 K on an ATP-CTP Now?
174. B-17 to F-4: A 102-Year-Old WWII Aviator's Incredible Journey
173. Descend Via Phraseology, Aviation YouTube Deep Dive, and CFI Survival Tips
172. What does it take to reinstate your lapsed CFI?
171. What's the Right Way to Be a Low-Time SIC in BizAv?
170. What Should You Do When the FAA Calls?
169. Should You Bet Your Career on an Aviation Degree?
168. Should You Chase Turbine Time in Dubai?
167. What Happens When the Market and Your Airline Career Both Stall?
166. Why Aren't More Pilots Talking About Healthspan?
165. Should You Really Jump Ship for 15 Grand More?
164. How Do You Network in Aviation If You're an Introvert?
163. Should You Panic or Prep? James Onieal Breaks It Down
162. Can You Really Plan for an Unplannable Career?
161. Is This the Craziest Warbird Recovery Attempt Ever?
160. Want to Fly Biz Jets After Airline Retirement? Here's the Reality
159. Is Aviation Insurance Finally Getting Cheaper? w/ Tom Hauge
158. What's Going on with All These Aviation Accidents?
157. What's It Really Like Flying the 787 Internationally? w/ Ted
156. Does an A&P Give You a Leg Up in Business Aviation?
155. The Air National Guard: Is This the ultimate career hack for pilots?
154. Could You Survive 100 Days in a Falcon 2000?
153. From Garage Invention to Aviation Must-Have: The AeroTow Story
152. 2025 Pilot Hiring: What's Happening And What Should I be Doing About It?
151. From Cargo to Carry-Ons: Flying ACMI in a 747 and Building Better Bags
150. Flight Advice Fiesta!
149. What's the Buzz in BizAv? Market Update with Brooks
148. Fuel Leaks, Flight Sims, and Airline Internships—Oh My!
147. Can Strong Leadership Save Your Flight Department?
146. Flying for the Regional vs. Flying for the Border: Which Path to Choose?
145. How Much Should You Really Be Earning? Salary Insights from the AirComp Calculator
144. 707s, NDBs, and Impossible Interviews (Mailbag & Flight Advice)
143. Can Light Sport Training Save You Big Bucks?
142. What happens when pilots strike?
141. Thriving in Tough Times w/ James Onieal
140. Ever Been Stuck with a Boring Co-Pilot?
139 What Does It Take to Lead 11,000 Pilots? w/ SWAPA President Casey Murray
138. Feeling Stalled Out as a CFI? Here's How to Start Learning Pro Pilot Skills
137. What Should Pilots Do with Election-Year Market Jitters?
136. The Misadventures of Max plus Mailbag and Flight Advice
135. INTL Ops Update: GPS Spoofing and New Clearance Procedures
134. Should I leave my comfortable job to fly the 747?
133. Should You Sign an Airline Training Contract?
132. The Balancing Act: Parenthood and Pilot Life
131. What is the Pilot's role in an Aircraft Transaction?
130. Should You Take a Once-in-a-Lifetime Flying Opportunity?
129. From Paychecks to Perks: Maximizing Pilot Compensation with Dr. Broyhill
128. Luggage Reviews, Mailbag Revelations, and Life-Changing Flight Advice
127. How can I get airline like benefits as a BizAv Pilot?
126. Mailbag Insights: Listener Stories & Flying Wisdom + Should a Junior Spirit FO Bail?
124. How Much Turbine Time Do You Really Need? Mailbag+Flight Advice
123. The Furlough Flute returns, is more trouble ahead? w/ James Onieal
122. Straight Talk with Ted: Flying the Widebodies
121. How do I navigate the significant financial implications of my new airline contract?
120. PJP Drama, Non-Rev adventures, and Internship Strategies
119. What's Next for Aviation? Unpacking EVOTL Technology with Billy Nolen
118. Should I fight or embrace pilot job FOMO?
117. Pro Pilot's Side Quest: What's it Like Being a DPE?
116. Challenger 350 vs Gulfstream G280: debating the best super-mid bizjet
115. Eye of the Pilot: The next generation of recurrent training
114. How do you deal with an unprofessional Captain?
113. Breaking down barriers to mental health treatment for pilots w/ PMHC.org
112. Should I take the Junior Captain Upgrade? Plus Army Rotor Wing Advice with Sir Nik
111. Is Pilot Hiring Slowing Down? (With James Onieal)
110. Gulfstream's Safety Evolution: Test Pilot Chad Bland on FOQA Data's Role in BizAv
109. Pilot's Playbook: Top Strategies for Acing Aircraft Training
108. We're rich! How to avoid common mistakes with your retro check
107. Pilot FOMO Flight Advice and Aircraft Marketplace update with Vaerus Jet Sales
106. Will my seniority go up faster at Delta or American?
105. What you don't know about takeoff performance
104. What effect would Age 67 have on my career? With Sir Nik Fialka
103. Making Aviation Safer through Humor
102. What is the United States Space Force?
101. Single pilot airliners are closer than you think. Plus: BizAv Salary Update
100. Flight Advice Live w/ James Onieal!
99. The Art of Aircraft Transactions with Vaerus Jet Sales
98. Wings of the Past: How the Commemorative Air Force keeps WWII Aircraft Flying
97. Headset Showdown: Bose drops the A30 PLUS Spring Cleaning with Ted
96. Regional Airline Pilot Strategy Session with the Diamond Dogs
95. Flying with Purpose: Mission Aviation Fellowship
94. Is your pay in line with this market? How to correctly use a pilot salary survey
93. Roger Reaves - The Drug Smuggling Pilot - Part 2
92. Roger Reaves - The Drug Smuggling Pilot - Part 1
91. What's ahead for pilots in 2023? Our predictions. Plus: Introducing Producer Joel
90. Some of our favorite stories from over the years
89. 2023...Pilot Surplus or Shortage?
88. Flying for the Fractionals: 125,000 reasons to stop commuting
87. BizAv Pilot Retention: Creative ideas to keep talent
86. Winter is coming - Are you ready?
85. What does an airline dispatcher do? What every 121 pilot needs to know
84. Investigating Aeromedical Reform
83. What's it like to be a fixed wing pilot in the US Coast Guard?
82. How can BizAv tackle Fitness for Duty and Pilot Mental health with Jenny Showalter
81. Straight Talk with Ted Mailbag plus Tim Pope answers Pilot financial questions
80. Regional Pilot Millionaires plus Dealing with Pilot FOMO
79. Weather Radar...Do you really know how to use it?
78. What's it like to be a Law Enforcement Pilot?
77. Deciding between BizAv and the Majors - Plus: Alaskan Bush Pilot Liz wrote a book!
76. How to succeed in new hire training
75. Loss of Control In-Flight: The #1 safety threat in Aviation
74. Helping veterans transition to the airlines with Erik Sabiston of RTAG
73. Gear Review: Pilot Cooler Bags - Plus: Avoiding pilot tax mistakes
72. Help! I'm drowning in non flying duties! Plus the latest airline hiring news
71. What's it like to be married to a pilot and raise a family?
70. Parts Smarts: Avoiding AOG with a failing supply chain
69. What are my career options with a 2nd class medical? Plus: ATC Q&A with Derek Vento
68. What's it like to fly utility work in helicopters?
67. How to survive first-year pay at the Majors w/ Tim Pope
66. Flying for the fractionals: The perfect mix of corporate and airline?
65. What's it like to fly the Goodyear Blimp?
64. Are regional airline hiring bonuses a trap? Plus Auburn BizAv Days
63. College to Flight Deck: Delta's Propel Program
62. Understanding AQP, the Next Generation of Airline Training
61. What's it like to fly crop dusters?
60. How can pro pilots get better at flying visual approaches?
59. What can we learn from the Truckee Crash?
58. NBAA BACE and Planespotting with Phil Derner
57. Regional Flow: Should I stay or should I go?
56. How do I become a contract pilot and what's it like?
55. AOPA General Counsel Justine Harrison on Warbird Ruling and ADS-B
54. What happens to my medical after getting COVID-19?
53. What character traits do successful pilots have?
52. Who's hiring and what are they looking for?
51. How can I improve my communication with the boss?
50. Would you be better off flying for a ULCC over a legacy carrier?
49. What's the going on with all of these runway excursions?
48. Straight talk with Ted plus Max and the Meme Lords
47. Furloughed and Confused with James Onieal
46. Lessons Learned in 2020 plus Flight Advice
45. The Flight Department Company Trap with John Clark
44. The Wonderful World of LOAs with Christy DeYoung
43. Rotary to Airline: Richie's story, Plus more LinkedIn networking tips
42. Pilot job market update with FindAPilot.com
41. Adventure flying with Alaskan bush pilot Liz
40. Flying the A-10 and more Straight Talk with Ted
39. Real pilots own wooden boats, with Lynsey Howell
38. You're getting furloughed, now what?
37. More Crazy, Funny, and Interesting Aviation stories from our Listeners (pt. 2)
36. How to Answer: Will You Resign Your Seniority Number?
35. Air Traffic Controller Derek Vento
34. Why applying for jobs online won't work
33. Delta's Displacement and Industry Check in
32. What's the future of small flight departments?
31. Furloughs explained by a former ALPA Furlough Rep
30. What should I be doing with my 401(k)?
29. Crazy, funny, and interesting aviation stories from our listeners (pt. 1)
28. How does the Coronavirus compare to 9/11?
27. The Airline Bailout: What does it mean for professional pilots?
26. How to survive disruptive change
25. Are furloughs coming?
24. Real talk with professional pilots affected by the COVID-19 crisis
23. James Onieal on what pilots should do in these uncertain times
22. ADS-B Surveillance, TSA winding down, and our favorite pilot gear
21. Dr. George Nolly on expat airline flying, single pilot airliners, and how to keep pilot skills sharp
20. How aviation insurance works and why premiums are exploding
19. Building Airline Pilot Schedules with Dan
18. Our best stories from 2019
17. Sean McGeough, Vice President of Wheels Up
16. 5 Things BizAv can do to improve pilot retention with James Onieal, then FlightSafety recruiter Lori
15. Aspen Airport Operations with Jason
14. Traian, New York TRACON Controller, on Teterboro and NYC plus Airline Prank stories
13. 737 MAX discussion with James, Aubrey on Girls in Aviation and Collecting Copilots
12. Rob Alston with Harvey Watt on Loss of Medical Insurance
11. Pilot stories: What happens when you lose your medical?
10. An interview with Jared, aerial firefighting tanker pilot and reflecting on a Go/No-Go decision
9. An interview with John Peroyea, Founder of FindAPilot.com/More Straight talk from Ted/Line guys gone wild
8. Storm Area 51/James Onieal on OBAP, Ab Initio & Scholarships/Daniel Cheung Aviation Tax Specialist
7. Professional pilots getting back into GA with Roy and Shawn, SNA Destination guide with David, and an overflowing toilet over the Pacific
6. Mark Matzuka, founder of ProPilotWorld, ITPS on the Australian TSP conundrum, Destination Guide: Dallas, and Dylan&Max on a reality show?
5. Takeoff Performance with Jim Deuvall from CAVU Companies, Iran and Cuba Airspace update, and arranged marriage on a Citation X
4. An interview with James Onieal from Raven Careers, Current events and an announcement, and flying a pop star's empty bags
3. Retired Airline Pilots, Southwest Airlines Captain transitions to BizAv, Side gigs for Pilots, and Extradition Flights
2. Pilot Social Media, Airline Check Airman on instructing and how to succeed in IOE, and Juicing for a Celebrity DJ
1. Discussion about Training, Ken Casey on Aircraft Sales Transactions, and a confrontation with an A-List Celebrity while over the Atlantic