Captain Moonbeam

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast episode 57 featuring Jim Sorsby aka Captain Moonbeam. Jim has an incredible story and it is one that you will not want to miss. Avination, I need your help, I want to get this podcast in as many pilots ears as possible. Make sure you are sharing this with all your aviation friends!

Some of the things Jim and I talk about are...

How Jim got hooked on Aviation.
Why Jim convinced himself aviation was too expensive.
Jim was 28 when he started his training.
Took Jim took Jim 2 years to get his PPL
What Jim did to make money before he became a pilot.
Why Jim quit his day job with only his PPL.
How and why Jim quit regionals.
Why it is important pilots know the history of aviation hiring.
Jim doesn’t believe someone should pay for a type rating.
Jim talks about working full time while he was training
Jim talks about failing two check rides.
Talks about an examiner voluntarily turning in his ticket.
What Jim's mentality was like after he failed his first check ride.
How a failed check ride is nothing more than a learning experience.
How people create their own limitations.
Network, network, network
How a lot of jobs never make it to job boards.
Talks about the different types of flying Jim has done in his career.
Jim lists about every plane that he has ever flown.
We find out why Jim made his Youtube channel
Why Jim still has to force himself to make sure he films himself in his videos.
Jim answers your questions.
We talk about being careful about building your time

I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Make sure to leave a review on iTunes and check out our website!

Happy Flying,

Justin

Transcript

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0:00.0	Episode 57 of the pilot the pilot podcast takes off now.
0:09.0	Hello, my name is Jim from the Captain Moving Channel on YouTube.
0:14.0	What is going on, A.V Nation, and welcome back to the Pilot
0:18.0	The Pilot Podcast. My name is Justin and I am your host.
0:21.0	Today is episode 57 and I am talking with Jim Soresby, also known as Captain
0:25.6	Moonbeam. Shout out to Dews 19 for forcing me to have Jim on a joke because I did
0:30.8	want to have him on but he held the podcast hostage as he said he would not listen to any more episodes until I have released Captain Moonbeam so here you go, Deuce this is for you.
0:39.4	Avonation you are going to love this episode Captain Moon Moonbeam, also known as Jim, has a great story.
0:44.4	One that is very unique and I'm very excited to tell his story.
0:47.6	I think that it's really going to resonate with a lot of you guys and I think you'll enjoy it.
0:50.8	I just want to say thank you guys for listening to today's
0:53.0	episode and if you do like today's episode leave me review on iTunes check out our
0:57.0	website pilot the pilot HQ.com where you can find all the information that you need to know
1:01.4	about the podcast also let me know what you think of the website.
1:03.8	The website is a new design.
1:05.1	Thanks to my buddy Matt from Instagram.
1:06.9	He has done a great job on it and let me know what you think.
1:09.7	Avination, I don't want to keep you any longer.
1:11.6	So without further ado do here's Jim
1:13.2	swords me. Hey Jim thanks for coming on the pilot the pilot podcast. Well I'm happy to be
1:18.9	here looking forward to it. Like I said to you earlier it has been a very requested to have you on the show so I'm really
1:24.8	excited. I know my listeners will be very excited to listen to the podcast and hear your story.
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