Ep73: Returning to Aviation After Raising A Family with Captain Marie Davis

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Business, Careers, Leisure, Aviation

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Summary:

Start your engines as we take off with today’s guest, Captain Marie Davis. Join us as we delve into her career journey, exploring the path that ultimately led her to thrive as an aviation trainer. So tune in to discover her insights about raising a family as a pilot and the impact that relationships can have on your career!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

The benefit of flying simulators in minimizing your aircraft flying fear
The impact of networking on your aviation career
Essential factors to consider when choosing an airline to work for
Benefits of leveraging simulators in boosting your instrument scan
Ways that you can heighten your preparation before training

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

ABOUT CAPTAIN MARIE DAVIS

Originally from San Diego, California, Marie Davis is a Piedmont EMB145 Captain and EMB145 Instructor Pilot. Marie began her aviation career as a dispatcher for the flight school, where she pursued her certificates. After completing her training, she was hired as an instructor and became the Assistant Chief Pilot there. She progressed to single pilot part 135, flying canceled bank checks, then to a captain at Mesaba Airlines, then a captain for NetJets Aviation, followed by an almost 10-year break from aviation to enjoy being a mom and staying home with her son.

Marie returned to aviation as a Simulator Pilot Instructor, where she taught the E190 and then A32F for 4 years. She followed that with a return to line flying in October 2021 as she was hired as a Direct Entry Captain for Piedmont Airlines and was also brought into the training department as a simulator instructor.

CONNECT WITH CAPTAIN MARIE

Website: Piedmont Airlines

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You do work really hard for it. It's not like any career that I know of. And you definitely
0:05.3	belong here. Like even if you're a dad that decided to stop flying and for whatever reason.
0:11.9	Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:18.2	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on
0:22.4	internet forums, meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all
0:27.9	the details. This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can
0:34.2	find your dream job. Let's get ready for pushback.
0:38.2	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:42.5	Hey, Pilate, what is going on?
0:45.4	It's Nick, and I hope your day is crushing it.
0:50.6	I hope your jobs are going great.
0:52.8	Today, we are going to have a super interesting conversation with
0:58.3	Marie Davis. Marie is an amazing woman, and I've met a few women like her in my life that have
1:05.1	gone and become pilots and gone through the regular pilot life that we all go through
1:12.8	and started flying in the airlines and then ended up having a family and decided that she wanted
1:18.9	to take time off and raise her family and spend essentially a decade out of the cockpit,
1:25.4	raising up her kiddos and doing an awesome job.
1:28.1	And then at one point, she decides it's time to go back.
1:31.4	She's got the bug.
1:32.6	Once you get the bug, man, once you get in the air, you got to stay in the air.
1:36.4	Well, Marie worked her way back in.
1:39.2	She became a simulator instructor.
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