Ep 234. Practice Makes Permanent: The Secret to Flying, Training, and Interviewing
Ready 4 Pushback
Nik Fialka
4.8 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to Ready for Pushback! Today, Nick Fialka dives into a game-changing insight from Spitfire coach Jason Batchelor: "Practice Makes Permanent." Whether you're in flight training, preparing for a check ride, or getting ready for an airline interview, how you practice determines your success. This episode explores why holding yourself to high standards in the cockpit—and in your career—is the key to long-term aviation success. Learn how repetition, precision, and discipline will help you thrive in high-pressure situations, from emergencies to interviews. If you're a pilot, instructor, or job seeker, this episode is packed with actionable insights to take your skills and mindset to the next level.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why "Practice Makes Permanent" is a crucial mindset for pilots
How to train with precision to master landings, maneuvers, and emergencies
The importance of strict standards in flight training and check rides
How great instructors push their students to be the best they can be
Why CRM (Crew Resource Management) skills can save lives in an emergency
How interview prep is just like flight training—reps and consistency matter
The secret to staying sharp as a pilot, even with a full-time non-flying job
How to balance aviation goals with family and career responsibilities
Why communication, consistency, and preparation will set you apart in aviation
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, pilot, welcome back to Ready for Pushback, another solo show with Nick Fialca. |
| 0:07.2 | That's me. |
| 0:08.3 | And here we are. |
| 0:09.6 | Today, we're talking about my man, J.B., Jason, Bachelor, one of our Spitfire coaches. |
| 0:18.2 | Stick with me for a second, and I'll tell you why. |
| 0:21.9 | Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation. |
| 0:28.2 | They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, |
| 0:33.9 | meaning they are taking huge risk with their livelihood without having all the details. |
| 0:39.0 | This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job. |
| 0:46.0 | Let's get ready for pushback. |
| 0:48.2 | Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca. |
| 0:52.2 | One of the things we do at Spitfire is we do monthly webinars, which are free for everybody. |
| 0:59.8 | They're super fun, lots of great information. |
| 1:02.5 | And our coaches lead them. |
| 1:04.8 | If you are not already listening and reading the Spitfire lineup, That is our weekly email blast that we send |
| 1:14.8 | out. You can go over to Spitfire Elite.com and sign up for that. But we, and we post links so |
| 1:22.9 | that you can sign up for these webinars. Well, last week, my man, J.B., did a webinar, and it was really great. |
| 1:31.5 | It was all about interview prep and going to the Women in Aviation Conference, which has |
| 1:38.8 | already occurred by the time you're listening to this. However, his words were so impactful. It was really great. J.B. said, |
| 1:48.8 | practice makes permanent. And man, that struck me. I was sitting in there listening to the webinar, |
| 1:55.9 | enjoying everything he had to said. And he said, practice makes makes permanent and man, I wrote it down real quick |
| 2:02.6 | to make sure that I didn't forget it because I thought that is really, really relevant to us |
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