Inside the Cockpit
An episode of the Stories Unlimited podcast, hosted by Dave Kasey, Don Woodard & Taylor Mason, titled "Inside the Cockpit" was published on January 12, 2025 and runs 81 minutes.
January 12, 2025 ·81m · Stories Unlimited
Summary
Introducing our guest, Max Drake - After graduation from North Carolina, Max moved to San Francisco for a year and worked as a bartender. He joined the United States Coast Guard, where he trained to become a fully qualified Deck Watch Officer on a Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, and then transitioned to aviation. Max flew Lockheed C-130’s in the service and was hired by American Airlines in 1990. He retired in 2024 as a Boeing 737 Captain. Thank You First Responders Jet-setting Through Carolina Birds in the Engine From Bartender to Pilot Getting His Wings 9/11 from Max’s POV Seniority is Key No One Cares That I’m a Pilot In Case of Emergency “Where ya goin’?” Chicago Architectural Tour Gone Wrong
Episode Description
Introducing our guest, Max Drake - After graduation from North Carolina, Max moved to San Francisco for a year and worked as a bartender.
He joined the United States Coast Guard, where he trained to become a fully qualified Deck Watch Officer on a Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, and then transitioned to aviation.
Max flew Lockheed C-130’s in the service and was hired by American Airlines in 1990. He retired in 2024 as a Boeing 737 Captain.
- Thank You First Responders
- Jet-setting Through Carolina
- Birds in the Engine
- From Bartender to Pilot
- Getting His Wings
- 9/11 from Max’s POV
- Seniority is Key
- No One Cares That I’m a Pilot
- In Case of Emergency
- “Where ya goin’?”
- Chicago Architectural Tour Gone Wrong
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