Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, a weekly show with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.

I'm Max Prescott.

For our main topic today, we'll be talking with Steve Bush, owner of Lone Star Helicopters, about how to get a helicopter certificate and about the job market for flying helicopters.

And guess what? I'm back to teaching in the air,

and I'll tell you about my recent flights and the precautions I've been taking. Last week in episode

164, we talked about the dramatic National Guard helicopter rescues of more than 400 people

who were trapped by wildfires in California. And we talked with both the rescuers and some rescuese to give you both perspectives on that

story.

So if you didn't hear it, you may want to check it out.

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I think you'll enjoy today's

discussion about learning to fly helicopters, and you won't want to miss future shows. This week in the

news, the airlines are laying off thousands of employees. Though just after I finished recording

this show, I heard some good news, which is that FedEx has just announced plans to hire over 845 pilots in the next 18 months.

A pilot in the U.S. gets prison time for lying about an accident, and a criminal makes a big mistake when he tries to hijack a helicopter to get his wife out of prison.

Now, that's true love.

All this and more, and the news starts now.

This show usually focuses on general aviation, but many GA pilots are training to become

airline pilots, and right now there's a major downturn in the industry, which is affecting

some of the listeners who work in the airline industry, and it certainly affects the hopes and dreams of those who want to one day work

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