4.8 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 15 January 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Adam Cockrell takes the lead in today’s episode about how pilots travel to and from their airlines. Keep tuning in as he shares his personal experiences, the do’s and don’ts of commuting, and tips on how you can enhance your own commute experience. You won't want to miss this!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to consider before deciding to commute to work as a pilot
Pros and cons of commuting by cargo
Why you should factor in commute time during your flights
The challenges commuting pilots face when going home
Pro tips on how pilots can commute back home using overtime
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ABOUT ADAM COCKRELL
Adam is an airline pilot of a major airline and a military officer in the Army National Guard. Adam is also a husband to a wife who is also a pilot and a proud father of three kids.
CONNECT WITH ADAM
Website: Professional Pilots of Tomorrow | Envoy Air | Medtronic | CFI Notebook
LinkedIn: Adam Cockrell
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| 0:00.0 | Figure out where the commute's going to be and how long it's going to be and all the |
| 0:09.0 | pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation. |
| 0:15.0 | They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, meaning they are taking |
| 0:22.2 | huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details. This podcast was created to help |
| 0:28.5 | you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job. Let's get ready for |
| 0:34.6 | pushback. Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca. |
| 0:39.7 | Hey, pilots, welcome back to Ready for Pushback. |
| 0:43.7 | I'm Nick Fialca. |
| 0:44.8 | I am so stoked you're here. |
| 0:46.8 | And I am going to talk all about commuting today with my buddy, Adam. |
| 0:52.4 | And we are going to dive deep into the world of |
| 0:57.0 | commuting what it's like, the highs and the lows. He has been commuting for many years. |
| 1:04.4 | I have commuted for a few years, but then moved in base. And so you're going to get a lot of |
| 1:10.0 | different perspective. And if you're going to get a lot of different perspective. |
| 1:17.5 | And if you know somebody that's trying to decide whether or not they're going to compute for their job or try to live in base or what their life is going to look like, recommend this |
| 1:22.2 | episode to them, share this with them because it's got all sorts of great information. I'm excited for you to listen to |
| 1:29.2 | Adam. He's been one of my best friends for a long, long time. So sit back, relax, and let's get |
| 1:36.0 | ready for pushback. Hey, pilot, did you just get a new conditional job offer? Are you getting out of |
| 1:42.0 | the military and going to move your family across the country? |
| 1:44.8 | Are you going to move in base somewhere? Or are you going to go out to find that second home that |
| 1:50.1 | you've been looking for? Well, I want you to stop right now, pick up the phone and call Marty and the |
| 1:55.3 | team at Trident Home Loans. It's an organization that's run by pilots. They understand pilot pay. |
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