Dave Herwig: Airline Pilot & Former Army Golden Knight
Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast
Justin Siems
4.9 • 938 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2017
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Pilot to Pilot Podcast EP 019 FT. Dave Herwig: Airline Pilot & Former Army Golden Knight.
What is going on Avination?! Today I am talking with Dave Herwig, a former Army Golden Knight and newly hired regional airline pilot. When Dave was with the Golden Knights he was given the opportunity to skydive over the White House, at multiple professional sporting events, and travel the country to skydive at air shows. In today's episode, we talk about how being stranded on Lake Eire led to his love for aviation and how he took his first flight lesson at age 42. We also talk about how it only took him 17 days and 40 hours to obtain his private pilot license (PPL) and why he became a Golden Knight. Avination, thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, please let me know! Email me at [email protected] or reach out on Instagram @pilottopilot. Happy flying, Justin Thank you to my Patron supporters Daniel Morrissey, Josh Ortiz, and Philip Sutfin. I couldn't do this without you guys!Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Episode 19 of the Pilot to Pilot Podcast takes off now. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello aviation, my name is Dave Hurwick, a single multi-engine commercial pilot and CFI. My aviation story started much different than most. |
| 0:17.0 | I jumped from airplanes instead of flying them, serving in the U.S. Army famed 82nd Airborne Division. I didn't start flying until about six years ago, |
| 0:25.5 | just prior to retiring from the U.S. Army, where I was a member of the U.S. Army parachute team, |
| 0:30.7 | the Golden Knights. As a demonstrator on the team, I was fortunate to travel all over, |
| 0:34.9 | performing at air shows, supporting events, |
| 0:37.2 | and many cool places like the White House. |
| 0:39.8 | In my short time as a pilot, I've had many unique opportunities. I take a flight in an |
| 0:44.4 | F-16 an extra 300 and jump from Whiskey 7 currently the only flying DC3 |
| 0:49.3 | that flew into detail. I have just over 1,700 hours and this is my story. |
| 0:55.0 | What is going on, aviation, and welcome back to the pilot to pilot podcast. |
| 0:59.0 | Today I am talking with one of my favorite flight instructors, GK Dave, also known as Dave Herwick. |
| 1:05.0 | Dave has a really great story. |
| 1:07.0 | Dave didn't start flying until he was 42 years old. |
| 1:10.0 | And once he started flying, it only took him 17 days and 40 hours to get his private pilot license. |
| 1:15.6 | Now that's getting it done as fast as possible. |
| 1:18.3 | I want to go ahead and just tell everyone that is not too late to get into aviation. |
| 1:22.8 | Dave started at 42, you could start at 43 or 44, and big news with Dave is he just |
| 1:27.8 | got hired by a regional airline, so you are never too old to get into this industry or to start your training. |
| 1:33.4 | Some of the other cool things that we talk about in this episode are how being stranded |
| 1:37.4 | on Lake Erie led to Dave's love for aviation, how and why he became an Army |
| 1:42.0 | Golden Knight? |
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