Squawk Ident - an Aviation Podcast
by Av8rTony
At Squawk Ident we explore the many pathways to an aviation profession, the challenges that a professional aviator can expect in today’s market place, and we share many stories along the way. Join in on the conversation with your hosts Av8rTony, Captain Roger, Captain Rob, Alex, and Terry.
Episodes
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Flight 155 - Who’s Responsible?
recorded on the 9th of September, 2026. Welcome aboard Flight 155 of the Squawk Ident Podcast -Who’s Responsible? From the new Av8rSound Studios, from somewhere in Phoenix, Arizona, in FEMA region number 9. On today’s flight, Rob, Terry, Alex and I discuss optimized flight schedules, who’s in...
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Flight 154 - I Forgot About That
recorded on 22MAY2026 Welcome aboard Flight 154 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - I Forgot About That On today’s flight Terry and I discuss scheduling strategies, PBS and AI tools, landing currencies, EFBs and forgotten updates, airline training cards, our new podcast songs, and more. So stick with…
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Flight 153 - Putting Aviation First
recorded on 28DEC2025 Welcome aboard Flight 153 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Putting Aviation First On today’s flight Alex, Terry, and I discuss flat tires, transition schedules, and crew room noise. We also welcome to the podcast a featured guest whose journey includes regional, cargo, and...
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Flight 152 - Stay Off Ladders
recorded on the 03SEP2025. Welcome aboard Flight 152 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Stay Off Ladders On today’s flight Roger, Rob, Alex,Terry, Kyle & I discuss AeroMedical losses and special issuances, post vaccine recovery times, flight schedule differences between part 121, 135, and 91…
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Flight 151 - Brasher Warnings
recorded on 12JUL2025 Welcome aboard Flight 151 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Brasher Warnings On today’s flight Alex and I discuss our recent podcasting hiatus, ATC Zero events, Brasher Warnings, Ramp Closures, ReRoutes, Flight Deck Distractions, Heavy Landings, and commuting. So stick with us…
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Flight 150 - New Domiciles
Welcome aboard Flight 150 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - New Domiciles - recorded on the 27APR2025. On today’s flight we discuss our 3 month hiatus, vacation bidding strategies, upgrade training, commuting nightmares, and the challenges that an aviator can expect with an ever growing family vs....
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Flight 149 - Brief Briefings
recorded on 20JAN2025 Today’s flight launches the first Squawk Ident podcast flight of the 2025, and the first show of season 7 . On today’s flight Av8rTony, Rob, Alex, and Terry discuss the 2024 holiday season and how we handled a record setting year of travel. We also take a look at how to stay...
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Stay Tuned
As 2024 come to a close, the staff at Squawk Ident headquarters have some exciting news. Stay tuned for season 7 coming soon in early 2025. Happy Holiday Season from Av8rTony, Roger, Rob, Alex, and Terry!
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Flight 148 - Time is Money
recorded 18OCT2024 Welcome aboard Flight 148 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Time is Money On today’s flight I am joined by Captain Roger. Together, we discuss the FAA ruling that removes CFI expiration dates, what it means to take your final flight west, an update on the aviation job hunt, beyond...
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Flight 147 - CV Bullet Points
Recorded on 23AUG2024 Welcome aboard Flight 147 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - CV Bullet Points On today’s flight Av8rTony, Roger, Alex, and Terry discuss the current state of the aviation industry and how it affects pilot career growth. We also talk about resume building and the exciting…
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Flight 146 - WOCL Flying
recorded 07JUL2024 Welcome aboard Flight 146 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - WOCL Flying On today’s flight Captain Roger,Terry S., and I discuss flight benefits, the downward trend in hiring practices, jet lag, and what is WOCL. We will also take a look at the history and development of the Dallas...
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Flight 145 - the Cliché
recorded on 22MAY2024 Welcome aboard Flight 145 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - the Cliché. On today’s flight Av8rTony, Rob, and Terry discuss what we have all been up to over the last few months and why the Squawk Ident Podcast has been in the hanger over the past few months. We also discuss...
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Flight 144 - When the Music Stops
recorded on the 19MAR2024 Welcome aboard Flight 144 of the Squawk Ident podcast - When the Music Stops. On today’s flight Roger and I discuss the media’s myopic lens over the recent rash of United aircraft making headlines. We also discuss the alleged slowdown of airline pilot hiring practices…
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Flight 143 - A Good Foundation is Key
recorded on 12FEB2024 Welcome aboard Flight 143 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - A Good Foundation is Key On today’s flight Rob, Alex, and I discuss go-arounds and when you should do them, and how the FAA is pushing back on the potential age 67 rule. We also have the honor in speaking with a guest…
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Flight 142 - Aviation Networking
recorded on 14JAN2024 Welcome aboard Flight 142 of the Squawk Ident Podcast, Aviation Networking. On today’s flight Alex D and I discuss winter flight schedules, how NOT to show up for an interview, and the best ways to get your airline application looked at. We also have the honor in speaking…
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Flight 141 - Say Again
recorded on 15DEC2023 On today’s flight, as we approach the end of 2023, we celebrate Season 5’s final flight. Captain Roger, Alex D., Terry S., and Av8rTony discuss the required flexibility of Part 91 & 135 schedules vs. airline schedules, temporary duty assignments and commuting, 750hrs at...
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Flight 140 - Flying High
Recorded on 30OCT2023 Welcome aboard Flight 140 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Flying High. On today’s flight we visit with almost all of the Squawk Ident Crew, on the same flight. We discuss a range of topics from low visibility take-offs, pilot hiring, and how to show up prepared to an…
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Flight 139 - Airline Retirement
recorded on 26SEP2023 Welcome aboard Flight 139 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Airline Retirement On today’s flight, we will be joined by a wide body captain that has recently flown his final flight as a commercial airline pilot. After 38 years of flying the line, he has hung up his Captain’s hat...
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Flight 138 - Professionalism in the Profession
Recorded on 22AUG2023 Welcome on board Flight 138 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Professionalism in the Profession. On today’s flight, I am grateful to sit down with some amazing pilots and Squawk Ident co-hosts to discuss the profession of aviation. We will catch up with Captain Rob, Terry, Alex,...
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Flight 137 - Emotional Intelligence
recorded on 05AUG2023 Welcome on board Flight 137 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Emotional Intelligence On today’s flight, I have the privilege to sit down with one of Legacy Airline’s newest First Officers. Together, we will discover how his journey in aviation started in Honduras and has led him...
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Flight 136 - Cooperate to Graduate
recorded on 09JUL2023 Welcome on board Flight 136 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Cooperate to Graduate On today’s flight we catch up with Av8rTony, Terry, and Alex. Together we will discuss Terry's long term training, Alex’s move to the big D., and Av8rTony’s recurrent training. We also discuss…
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Flight 135 - The Gouge
Recorded on 14JUN2023 Welcome on board Flight 135 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Gouge On today’s flight we catch up with Captain Rob and Terry S. Together, we will discuss Captain Rob’s mainline Upgrade Training experiences, what was expected of him, and how it differed from his upgrade...
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Flight 134 - The Airline Transition
recorded on the 29MAY2023 Welcome on board Flight 134 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Airline Transition On today’s flight, I am joined by Alex and Terry. Together, we discuss why anyone in their “right mind” would open a cabin door mid-flight (to let in some fresh air maybe). We also listen to...
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Flight 133 - Sick or FIT?
Recorded on 02MAY2023 Welcome on board Flight 133 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Sick or Fit - Recorded from the mobile Av8r Sound Studios, high a-top the 8th floor of the Sonesta Hotel in beautiful downtown Columbus, OH. On today’s flight I am excited to be joined by a gaggle of the excellent...
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Flight 132 - the Syndrome Effect
Recorded on 19APR2023 Welcome on board Flight 132 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - the Syndrome Effect On today’s flight I am grateful to be joined by some excellent co-hosts Captain Rob & Terry . Together, we will discuss our latest flight schedules, we have an audio update that Alex has sent in…
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Flight 131 - The Reluctant Pilot
recorded on 29MAR2023 Welcome on board Flight 131 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Reluctant Pilot On today’s flight, I have the honor of being joined in the mobile studios by an aviator who’s journey began the Pacific Northwest when his older brother dared him to take a Demo Flight after a…
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Flight 130 - Flying Fatigued
recorded on the 23MAR2023 Welcome on board Flight 130 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Flying Fatigued On today’s flight, I have the honor of being joined by Squawk Ident co-hosts Roger, Terry and Alex. Together, we will discuss what causes Pilot Fatigue, we discuss the recent Emergency Safety…
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Flight 129 - It's Still Worth It
recorded on 02MAR2023 Welcome on board Flight 129 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - It's Still Worth It On today’s flight, I have the honor in speaking with an aviator we first had on our podcast on Flight 23 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Apaches, C-12s, and Battalion Commander. He has since retired...
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Flight 128 - Peeling Away the Armor
recorded on the 20FEB2023 Welcome on board Flight 128 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Peeling Away the Armor On today’s flight Av8rTony has the opportunity to speak with an American Airline Captain whose journey in aviation began when she and her family moved to the U.S. from Hungry in the year…
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Flight 127 - Going Where the Jet Stream Takes Us
recorded on the 11FEB2023 Welcome on board Flight 127 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Going Where the Jet Stream Takes Us On today’s flight, Av8rTony, Captain Roger, and Alex D. discuss pilot egos and the high stakes of an aviation profession. With the recent report that the NTSB has subpoenaed the…
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Flight 126 - NOTAMs & EKGs
recorded on 23JAN2023 Welcome on board Flight 126 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - NOTAMs & EKGs On today’s flight I am joined by Captain Roger, Rob D, and Alex D. Together we discuss scheduling snafus, Captain upgrades, complacency, old school training, pilot EKG issues and the FAA Aero Medical...
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Flight 125 - Seniority is not Everything, It's the Only Thing
recorded on 08JAN2023 Welcome on board Flight 125 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Seniority is not Everything, It's the Only Thing Today’s episode marks the first Squawk Ident flight of season 5. Alex and I recently had the honor in sitting down with a truly remarkable aviator who’s journey in...
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Flight 124 - Turbulence and Meltdowns
Recorded 27DEC2022 Welcome on board Flight 124 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Turbulence & Meltdowns On today’s flight Av8rTony, Rob D., and Alex D. discuss their 2022 Holiday flight experiences. We explore turbulence, the recent uptake in injuries caused by airliners encountering turbulence, and…
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Flight 123 - Fight, Flight, Win!
recorded 05DEC2022 Welcome on board Flight 123 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Fight, Flight, Win! On today’s flight Rob D., Captain Roger, and Alex D. join me as we welcome back got the show a gentleman whose amazing journey includes a distinguished career as a Naval Commander where he flew E-2s…
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Flight 122 - The Golden Age of Aviation Bonuses
Recorded on 21NOV2022 Welcome on board Flight 122 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Golden Age of Aviation Bonuses On today’s flight we are joined by an aviator who’s parents exposed him to aviation at the tender age of 5 years old, when he was able to witnesses the awesome display of air power…
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Flight 121 - Quiet the Noise
recorded on 30OCT2022 Welcome aboard Flight 121 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Quiet the Noise On today’s flight, I am joined by Squawk Ident co-host Alex D. Together, we will discuss Snakes on a Plane, Regionals merging with Mainlines, and Life Saving Advice for Flight Instructors and Student...
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Flight 120 - The Scram Jet is on Layaway
recorded on 11OCT2022, Welcome aboard Flight 120 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Scram Jet is on Layaway On today’s flight I am joined by Captain Roger, Rob D., and a special guest host, Captain Rob Cosand. Captain Rob first joined us on Flight 104 - The Speed of Heat. That is when we first…
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Flight 119 - Fumes & Bullet Point
recorded on 22SEP2022 Welcome aboard Flight 119 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Fumes & Bullet Points On today’s flight, I am joined by Captain Roger, Alex, and Rob D. Together we will discuss the FAAs recent denial to Republic Airways’ request to be exempted from the minimum ATP flight hour...
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Flight 118 - Jingle Psychology
recorded on 04SEP2022 Welcome aboard Flight 118 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Jingle Psychology Recorded from the mobile Av8r Sound Studios 517 on the 5th floor of the Maui Coast Hotel in Kihei, on the island of Maui On today’s flight, I am joined by Rob D. and Alex. Together we will discuss…
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Flight 117 - The Leadership Toolbox
recorded on 25AUG 2022 Welcome aboard Flight 117 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Leadership Toolbox. On today’s flight, I am honored to spend some time with a phenomenal aviator, leader, and mentor. He is a retired Major General for the California Air National Guard. That is where he was...
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Flight 116 - TOMATOAFLAMES
recorded on 08AUG2022 Welcome aboard Flight 116 of the Squawk Ident Podcast, TOMATOAFLAMES. On today’s flight Alex D. and I are excited to welcome back to the show a special guest that we first had on the podcast on Flight 52 - Race, Fly, Build, again on Flight 57 - Fabrications & the Magenta…
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Flight 115 - Under Condition of Anonymity
recorded on 07AUG2022 Welcome aboard Flight 115 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Under Condition of Anonymity. Recorded from the Mobile Av8r Sound Studios on the 4th floor of the Sheraton Hershey Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On today’s flight Alex D. joins me and we catch up with his progress…
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Flight 114 - Hanging On by the Tail
recorded on the 20JUL2022 Welcome aboard Flight 114 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Hanging On by the Tail On today’s flight, Captain Roger and Rob D. join me as we discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of corporate flying vs. airline flying. Alex D. also drops by to fill us in on his...
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Flight 113 - The Glitch
recorded on 06JUL2022 Welcome aboard Flight 113 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Glitch On today’s flight, Rob and Alex join Av8rTony as they discuss "Legacy" Airlines' recurrent flight training event that Av8rTony recently went through, some of the new scenarios he experienced in the simulator,...
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Flight 112 - It is Our Honor
recorded on 16JUN2022 Welcome aboard Flight 112 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - It is Our Honor On today’s flight Av8rTony is joined by Captain Roger, Rob D., & Alex D. Together, we discuss Captain Roger’s recent global flight adventure, we hear about Rob’s fishing adventure in Canada, and Alex D....
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Flight 111 - The Long Haul Rhythm
recorded 08JUN2022 Welcome aboard Flight 111 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Long Haul Rhythm. On today’s flight, Alex D. and I will discuss his progress at “Sand Piper” Airlines’ initial ground school. We also have more exciting audio feedback from Captain Roger’s corporate flying adventure as...
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Flight 110 - You Don't Know, What You Don't Know
recorded on 01JUN2022 On today’s flight Av8rTony is joined by Alex D. to discuss what modern initial ground school for a regional 121 carrier is like and what to expect. We will also discuss best practices and how to successfully navigate the fast paced learning environment in the airline career...
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Flight 109 - Pent Up Demand
recorded on 17May2022 Welcome aboard Flight 109 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Pent Up Demand On today's show, Rob D. and Av8rTony discuss some recent flight sequences that include MELd APUs, reassignments, and hot airplanes. We also explore the possibility that ATP minimums may be lowered to 750...
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Flight 108 - Pushing Past Barriers
recorded 02May2022 Welcome aboard Flight 108 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - Pushing Past Barriers On today’s flight we are joined by Captain Roger & Rob D. Together, we will hear about some BIG news from Captain Roger about his new type rating and the new jet to his growing fleet of corporate...
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Flight 107 - The Mask Circus, Pay Scales, & Contracts
Recorded on 23APR2022 Welcome aboard Flight 107 of the Squawk Ident Podcast - The Mask Circus, Pay Scales, & Contracts. On today’s flight we catch up with Rob D., Alex D., and me (Av8rTony). Together, we will discuss the changes to the federal mask mandate and how Philadelphia and Los Angeles...
About this show
At Squawk Ident we explore the many pathways to an aviation profession, the challenges that a professional aviator can expect in today’s market place, and we share many stories along the way. Join in on the conversation with your hosts Av8rTony, Captain Roger, Captain Rob, Alex, and Terry.
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