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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

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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

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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