Ep120: Aviation Expos: Volunteer and Find Success!

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Careers, Aviation, Leisure, Business

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Travis Koch joins us in today's episode to discuss the benefits of volunteering for aviation conferences and how it can propel your pilot career to new heights. So press play to hear an insightful conversation that truly embodies the spirit of aviation!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

Strategies for finding aviation work after leaving the military
The value of volunteering for airline conferences
Does volunteering get in the way of attending conferences?
How volunteers make operations behind conferences more efficient
Things you need to do when volunteering for aviation conventions

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

Mark your calendars for March 8th at 8 PM Eastern Time for a live webinar featuring Justin Ritter, the Director of Hiring at United Airlines, where he'll be answering all your burning questions about United Airlines. Go to https://vimeo.com/event/4082929 for an insider's look into the world of aviation.

ABOUT TRAVIS KOCH

Travis is a naval aviator and T-6B instructor pilot in training squadron sIX. He has served in the US Navy as well. Travis has a Bachelor's in Business Administration from Gonzaga University.

CONNECT WITH TRAVIS

Website: Navy.mil
LinkedIn: Travis Koch

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You don't know what you don't know, but there's always people around you can ask.
0:03.0	If you can help, you should help.
0:05.0	If you know you want to go get that and you know that there's nothing you can lose by doing it,
0:09.0	why wouldn't you make a plan for that?
0:11.0	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:17.0	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums, meaning they are taking huge risk with their livelihood without having all the details.
0:28.1	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
0:35.1	Let's get ready for pushback.
0:37.2	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:41.3	Hey, pilot, what's up? You found ready for pushback. You found ready for pushback. And here we are.
0:50.9	I'm Nick Fialca and I am with you with my buddy, Travis, for another interview
0:57.6	episode. And we are talking about something that is vitally, vitally important. If you are trying to
1:05.2	find a way to separate yourself on your resume, you need to think about volunteering. And Travis has the heart of a servant.
1:17.2	He has the heart of a person who gives way more than he takes, way more than he takes.
1:25.1	He works for major airline. He goes to the conventions. He volunteers like
1:30.3	crazy. He makes sure things are taken care of. He's kind of a boss and a guy that just loves being
1:39.1	a volunteer. And he loves all sorts of other cool stuff like guns and ammo and drinking whiskey and smoking
1:46.5	cigars and hanging out and motorcycles and all the things I love, right? So Travis is one of my
1:53.2	favorite people. Listen, this guy, this is who you want to be when you grew up. That's what Travis is.
1:59.8	I'm just telling you. I want to get to it. So let's go.
2:02.9	Let's sit back. Relax. Let's get ready for pushback. Hey, pilot, did you just get a new conditional
2:10.1	job offer? Are you getting out of the military and going to move your family across the country?
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