Kurt Leuschner: Major Airline Pilot

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2017

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

What is going on #Avination?! In this episode, I talk with Kurt Leuschner who is a major airline pilot. You might know Kurt from his popular aviation Instagram account @stabilizer_motion. In today’s episode, we talk about.

How he got his commercial rating by age 18.
Odd jobs he did around the airport to help fund his training.
How you need to treat yourself as a business.
Why a 750-hour pilot needs to be extremely careful.
What the interview process is like.
How he almost wrecked his car when he found out he got a job with a major airline.
And a story about how he lost an engine in a Cessna 150 as a flight instructor.

If you enjoyed today's episode, please let us know. Either email us at [email protected] or reach out to us on Instagram @pilottopilot. Happy Flying #Avination! Justin Download Episode!

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0:00.0	Episode 8 of the Pilot to Pilot Podcast takes off now.
0:04.0	What is going on aviators and welcome back to the Pilot the Pilot
0:07.7	Podcast. Today I am interviewing Kurt Leichner.
0:11.0	You might know him by his Instagram name of Stabilizer Motion where you post some of the funniest content I have followed.
0:17.0	I can't wait to share this episode with you guys as we go into a lot of information.
0:21.4	We're going to talk about how doing odd jobs around the airport helped him fund his
0:25.1	training and build hours. Talk about how to treat yourself as a business. Look at yourself as a CEO of your
0:30.1	piloting career. Talk about why a four-year degree isn't as relevant as it once was, but it's still very
0:36.2	important.
0:37.2	We talk about why it's important to keep updating your applications at all times.
0:41.1	We talk about why it's necessary for you to find a balance between
0:43.7	being humble and assertive as a first officer. We talk about the most dangerous
0:47.2	hour mark of being a pilot. We talk about why it's important to fly a
0:50.5	turbo prop before you get into jets if you have the chance and much much more.
0:54.8	I can't wait to share this episode with you guys.
0:57.2	Kurt and I really had a great episode and it's really going to impact a lot of people.
1:01.2	I think that this is essential for anyone that's
1:03.0	getting into being a pilot or even getting hired by a regional, getting hired by a
1:07.0	major, getting hired by a fractional that's going to be sitting right seat as we
1:10.5	dive into what it takes to be a good first officer.
1:13.0	I hope you guys truly enjoy this podcast and I can't wait to share it with you guys.
1:17.0	Just want to go and give a quick shout out to one of my favorite aviation companies, Wing Boss.
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