Ep224: Your Aviation Future Depends on It: How to Prepare and Ask Questions That Matter

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Business, Careers, Leisure, Aviation

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Navigating a career in aviation requires more than just flying skills—it takes research, mentorship, and preparation. In this episode, we explore how talking to different pilots, building a strong network, and asking impactful questions can help you make informed career decisions. Whether you’re considering corporate, regional, or military aviation, understanding company culture, scheduling, and benefits is essential. Plus, learn how to ask the right questions in interviews, why preparation is key, and how Spitfire Elite Consulting can help you stand out.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

Why connecting with multiple pilots can provide valuable mentorship and career insight.

How to prepare yourself for pilot training and expand your knowledge base.

The importance of researching different career paths, from corporate to regional to military aviation.

Why you should never make assumptions about a company—know the schedule, pay, and benefits.

How to ask impactful questions in interviews and stand out as a candidate.

The role of Spitfire Elite Consulting in helping pilots succeed in their aviation careers.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, Pilot, welcome back to another solo show.
0:04.7	Welcome to Ready for Pushback.
0:06.3	I'm Nick Fialke, if it's your first time here.
0:08.8	Thanks for coming.
0:10.0	This is a solo show, and this is an opportunity for me to have a conversation with you about something that I think is important.
0:19.1	I usually pick some kind of topic to talk to for about
0:22.2	five to 15 minutes usually. And also, if it is your first time, check us out on Monday as well
0:29.9	because there's an interview episode coming up just around the corner, two episodes a week.
0:34.6	It's how we roll. We've been going for a couple years now, and it's been
0:38.2	awesome and we're really thankful for y'all. Today, we're talking about the power of asking
0:44.4	questions and why asking questions is important. I want you to think about that. There's a lot of
0:50.5	different phases of life that we are in.
0:55.0	We're all different.
0:56.3	You may be at an airline or you may be in training or you might be thinking about becoming a pilot or somewhere in between.
1:04.7	Who knows?
1:05.6	But you love aviation.
1:07.0	You love the idea of aviation.
1:08.4	You want to make it happen.
1:11.0	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
1:17.4	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums,
1:23.1	meaning they are taking huge risk with their livelihood without having all the details.
1:28.3	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
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