Jan Sears: Highway Patrol Pilot

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Avination, welcome to episode 43 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Jan Sears. Jan is currently flying for the California State Highway Patrol. In this episode, Jan and I talk about..

- Why Jan chose to attend Embry Riddle.

- Why Jan left Embry Riddle.

- Why Jan chose to join the Highway Patrol.

- How Jan transferred from to patrol to flying for the highway patrol.

- Jan explains what a day in the life of a highway patrol pilot consists of.

Avination, I hope you enjoy this episode. As always make sure to leave a review on iTunes and check out our Patreon page.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Transcript

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0:00.0	Episode 43 of the Pilot the Pilot the Pilot Podcast takes off now.
0:03.2	Yeah, my name's Jan Sears.
0:10.2	I'm currently a fixed wing pilot and officer for the California Highway Patrol based out of beautiful Napa California.
0:19.0	We patrol the skies above all of the nine Bay Area counties and try to keep the public safe
0:27.3	from bad guys and try to help those in need.
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0:49.8	Go and check it out. That's cadence aviation.com. What is going on aviation and welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot Podcast.
0:56.0	My name is Justin and I am your host.
0:59.0	Today I am talking with California Highway Patrol pilot, Jan Sears. I really think you're going to
1:04.4	enjoy today's episode and just find out other ways you can enjoy an aviation
1:08.3	career. You do not have to be an airline pilot to have a good successful career and
1:11.8	Jan is a testament to that. In this episode Jan and I talk
1:14.8	about why he decided to go to Embry Riddle and then consequently why he decided to leave
1:19.8	Embry Riddle how he never actually flew at Emb-Riddle because of the price and chose a local
1:24.1	flight school that was much, much cheaper. How he went between 10 years from getting his private
1:28.6	to his other ratings. How and why he chose to work for the Highway Patrol.
1:33.1	And also how he got involved with flying
1:34.8	with the California Highway Patrol.
1:36.6	We talk about a day in the life
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