Ep140: A pilots journey to the youngest airline captain: scholarships, challenges, and finding success!

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Careers, Aviation, Leisure, Business

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In a sky where dreams have no borders, Fredy Garcia Alvarez chats with us to share the soaring aspirations of immigrants in aviation. Uncover your flight path to success, from scholarships to essential pilot abilities and overcoming delays in this enriching journey above the clouds. Every moment is a step towards achieving your highest ambitions in the skies, so tune in!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

Challenges immigrants face pursuing an aviation career
Scholarships to apply for to afford flight school costs
A practical skill aspiring pilots must have
How to overcome delays in achieving your aviation dreams
Reasons to check in with your lawyer when signing contracts

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

ABOUT FREDY GARCIA ALVAREZ

Fredy is a Republic Airlines captain and is considered the youngest airline captain in the United States.

CONNECT WITH FREDY

Website: Republic Airways
LinkedIn: Fredy Garcia Alvarez

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We all have leadership skills.
0:01.8	It's just some of us don't bring it up.
0:03.6	Some of them don't want to use them.
0:05.6	And it's okay to have a failure.
0:07.4	But learn from those failures, put the discipline.
0:10.5	Everything can be done in this life.
0:13.1	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:19.4	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums,
0:25.1	meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details.
0:30.3	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
0:37.2	Let's get ready for pushback. Here's your host
0:40.5	and my dad, Nick Fialca. Hey, pilot, welcome to Ready for Pushback. I'm Nick Fialca. I'm so glad
0:49.4	you've joined me today. If you are joining me in the YouTube space, welcome or the podcast space, welcome. Welcome,
0:56.6	welcome. I'm glad you guys are here. Today's conversation with a gentleman named Freddie Garcia.
1:01.9	Freddie is an amazing, amazing human. He's done so much 23 years old and crushing it all the way to a major
1:10.0	airline. I want you to listen to our conversation.
1:13.9	If you are a person, if you know somebody that's really wanting to get into aviation or has this
1:19.3	like big, big dream to grow up and be a pilot, this is the guy that you need to listen to.
1:25.3	Are you friends with somebody that might be immigrating
1:27.8	to the United States or wonder what kind of barriers there are? Freddie is the man to listen to.
1:35.4	What a big heart. What a huge human being. I mean, it's such a great conversation. I was
1:40.9	blown away as I listened to it as it unfolded and we were having this
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