E341 - Brewing Success in the Skies - Thomas of Hangar 22 Coffee Roasters

Pilot to Pilot

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Hangar 22 Coffee

In this episode of the Pilot to Pilot podcast, host Justin Siems chats with Thomas, a 737 airline pilot and the founder of Hangar 22 Coffee Roasters. Thomas shares his inspiring journey into aviation starting at age 4, navigating the challenges of COVID-19 right after flight school, and balancing a demanding flying career with building a thriving aviation-themed coffee business. From commuting between Atlanta and Toronto, to roasting coffee in hangars, partnering with Textron and EAA at Oshkosh, and dreaming of an airport coffee shop, Thomas discusses the highs and lows of pilot life in Canada vs. the US, the 1500-hour rule, family sacrifices, and why great coffee fuels every adventure. Whether you're a pilot, coffee lover, or aspiring entrepreneur, this conversation is a perfect blend of passion and perseverance. Tune in for aviation insights, business tips, and a rapid-fire Q&A!

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0:00.0	Episode 341 of the Pied Out the Pilot podcast takes off now.
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1:04.5	traffic into your cockpit.
1:05.7	My name is Thomas and I am a 737 driver for work and when I'm not flying, I own Hangar 22
1:13.3	coffee roosters and I've been doing that for the last, oh boy, almost five years now.
1:18.7	I've been running a coffee business along with flying airplanes, which has been a lot of fun.
1:23.5	Aviation, what is going on and welcome back to the Pilot the Pilot Podcast.
1:27.3	My name is Justin Seams and I am your host. Today's episode is with Thomas from Hanger 22 Coffee. Now you might be thinking, Justin, don't you have a coffee company? Why are you promoting another coffee company? Well, Thomas is a great dude. We also haven't sold Pilots coffee in a little bit. We need to bring it back. We're going to bring it back eventually, I promise. But I'm a big fan of Thomas. I'm a big fan of Hanger 22 coffee roasters. Metamad Oshkosh. I bombarded him and was like, hey, you're the enemy. And he's like the typical Canadian answer. It's like, oh, there's room for both of us. We love Piot's coffee. I was like, oh, okay. Well, you guys are pretty cool. Let's do a podcast. So I love the conversation.
2:04.2	He is actually. for both of us. We love pilots coffee. I was like, oh, okay. Well, you guys are pretty cool.
2:01.0	Let's do a podcast. So I love the conversation. He is actually in Atlanta commuting to Canada
2:07.3	to fly for Canadian airline with hopes to eventually make it to an American airline down here and
2:12.3	fly 121 in the U.S. Aviation, I hope you enjoy this podcast. It was a great one. Check out Hanger 22 coffee.
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