Life of a Test Pilot - Peter Zaccagnino

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Avination, welcome back to episode 199 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast featuring, Peter Zaccagnino. Peter is a test pilot, air race champion, airplane builder and author. Peter has flown over 23,000 hours in more than 270 aircraft types and flight tested over 685 aircraft. Peter’s company manages several corporate jets, and he spends 3-4 months each year on custom-tailored world tours for his customers. You're not going to want to miss Peter's story and the fascinating life of a test pilot!

You can find Peter and his company at www.pcaviators.com

Happy Flying,

Justin

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0:00.0	Episode 199 of the Pilot the Pilot Podcast, takes off now.
0:04.0	Fly with Garment Avionics,
0:12.0	then grab your mobile device and make the Garmin Pilot app your cockpit
0:16.3	companion.
0:17.3	Get advanced functions you'll use before, during, and after every flight.
0:21.8	Including updating your aircraft's databases and logging
0:24.3	engine data, plan, file, fly, log, with Garmin Pilot.
0:29.0	The Pilot The Pilot Podcast is brought to you by the FunerPoints. The Ground School that
0:34.1	The Ground School that contains knowledge and skill videos.
0:35.9	Check it out at Learn the Funer Points.com.
0:38.0	My name is Pete Zachinino. I've been Air Racing for 18 years. I'm the president and CEO of PC
0:48.3	Aviators and I've been a test pilot for most of my career.
0:54.8	aviation, what is going on and welcome back to the Pilot the Pilot
0:57.8	Podcast. My name is Justin Seams and I am your host.
1:01.1	Today's podcast is with Pete Zakinino and he is a test pilot. Reno Air
1:06.0	racer has crated, drafted, built, made his own airplane. It is a very exciting
1:11.9	episode. He lives and breathes aviation and just the life of a test pile. I really wanted to dig into that and understand how they do it because I have no idea. I don't even want to fly a home-built airplane that I built
1:23.4	someone else but anyone else built but they're taking first flights second
1:26.9	flights they are literally up there for the first time an airplane I have no idea
1:30.8	what's gonna go on it's just madness to me but I'm happy he does it because we get to fly these really cool planes. So shout out to all the test pilots, y'all are awesome. But aviation I hope you enjoy today's episode. If you do, please leave a review on iTunes. Check us out on Instagram at Pilot, the pilot,
1:44.4	and the best coffee.
1:45.3	I know you're tired of me telling you this,
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