48. Adversity is Part of Our Grooming with Tammie Jo Shults
The Strong Women Podcast
Sarah Stonestreet
2.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2021
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
What prepared a retired Navy pilot to land the Southwest 1380 flight when its engine failed? Tammie Jo Shults shares how the events from her life gave her the knowledge and character to respond in the Southwest 1380 crisis with competence and peace. Tammie Jo’s story is one of providence, faithfulness, and hard work. Her example is truly inspiring.
Tammie Jo Shults Show Notes:
Tammie Jo’s Website: https://www.captainshults.com/
“Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge” by Tammie Jo Shults: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nerves-of-steel-captain-tammie-jo-shults/1131182618?ean=9781404112506
“Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-women-and-other-novels-louisa-may-alcott/1025050486?ean=9781435167179
“Pilgrims Progress” by John Bunyan: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-pilgrims-progress-john-bunyan/1116618483?ean=9781593082543
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Strong Women Podcast, where we explore a deeper understanding of the humanity, |
| 0:08.0 | value, intellect, and creativity of women. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. |
| 0:13.7 | And I'm your co-host, Erin Kunkel. |
| 0:19.2 | Welcome back to the Strong Women podcast, and today our guest is Tammy Joe Shultz. |
| 0:25.1 | Tammy Joe is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. |
| 0:29.4 | And the way we found out about Tammy Joe is actually my mom read her book, which is called Nerves of Steel. |
| 0:38.4 | And my mom, I was at her house and she said, oh, Aaron, you have to read this book. |
| 0:43.7 | This lady's story is amazing. |
| 0:46.3 | So I took the book from my mom read it and then I told Sarah, okay, Sarah, you have to read it. |
| 0:52.2 | And then we prayed that we would get to meet Tammy Joe and have her on the podcast. |
| 0:57.0 | And here we are now having her on. |
| 0:59.6 | So we're so excited. |
| 1:01.1 | And just to give you a little background about her book, Nerves of Steel, Tammy Joe tells her life story of growing up, wanting to be a pilot, joining the Navy, and then later |
| 1:14.0 | on becoming a pilot for Southwest Airlines. And about four years ago, she was flying flight |
| 1:21.0 | 1380 and an engine exploded. And because of Tammy Joe's expertise, experience, and really you're going to see her |
| 1:31.2 | whole life story really preparing her for that moment. She was able to land the plane safely. |
| 1:37.8 | And so we're going to talk about all of this today. Tammy, Joe, thank you so much for being on |
| 1:42.7 | the podcast. Oh, well, thank you very much for the invitation. So Tammy Joe, thank you so much for being on the podcast. Oh, well, thank you very much for the |
| 1:45.6 | invitation. So Tammy, Joe, before we get too far into your story, we want to start at the beginning |
| 1:51.5 | of it and say, like, tell us about your family. I mean, Erin and I know and already love your parents |
| 1:59.2 | from the story from your book, but our listeners aren't |
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