Logan Flood: Plane Crash Survivor & Regional Airline Captain

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9 • 938 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2017

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

PILOT TO PILOT PODCAST EP 024 FT. LOGAN FLOOD: REGIONAL AIRLINE PILOT & PLANE CRASH SURVIVOR

What is going on Avination?!

Today, I am talking with Logan Flood. Logan is a current regional airline captain, flying out of everyone's favorite Laguardia airport. Logan has overcome an incredible amount of adversity and disabilities to get to where he is today. If you would like to read more about Logan and his accident check out this article "No One Would Ever Hire Me"

Some of the things we talk about in this episode are.

His dream was to be a starship cargo pilot.
Star Wars helped him find his love for aviation.
We talk about his hometown in Nebraska.
How he thought the only way to become a pilot was by going to the Air Force.
Talked about how Flight Sim helped Logan get familiar with flying.
How working at Sears led him to finding out he can be a pilot with poor vision.
How his high school teacher got him an internship at a local FBO.
How he quit Sears as soon as he realized he could work at the airport.
How Logan chose what College to go to.
How he saved money in college.
Logan was renting airplanes for $50 with the instructor fee.
How he started his flying career.
How Logan's connections helped him get his first job.
Why it is important to have a mentor in your career.
Why its all about networking.
How regionals used to require 2,000 TT.
We talk about how he built his time.
Logan goes into detail about what happened with his accident.
We talk about the extent of his injuries
How long it took him to recover.
How he was able to get his license back.
What it was like dealing with the FAA.
How he was able to help a paralyzed student reach his dream of becoming a pilot.
Why he thought he could never fly for the airlines.
How he overcomes his disability,
Why he wants to stay at Republic his whole career.
How Logan was able to stay positive in such a horrific accident.

Avination, thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, please let me know! Email me at [email protected] or reach out to me on Instagram @pilottopilot.

Happy Flying,

Justin

Transcript

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0:00.0	The airplane just would not hold altitude anymore.
0:02.2	Anytime you tried a whole altitude,
0:03.7	he'd feel that little stall buffet.
0:05.5	So basically, the bird is slowly coming down and down and down and down.
0:09.6	Episode 24 of the Pilot the Pilot Podcast takes off now.
0:13.0	Hey what's up baby nation. I'm Logan Flood. I am currently flying as a captain on an Inver 175 and I fly for a major
0:26.7	regional out of New York City's La Bordia Airport.
0:29.6	What is going on, Avi Nation and and welcome back to the Pilot The Pilot Podcast.
0:34.0	My name is Justin, and I'm your host. Today I'm talking with Logan Flood.
0:38.8	Logan Flood has a crazy story, one that I'm so excited for you guys to hear. It talks about the adversity
0:43.7	that he's had to handle, the disabilities that he's have to overcome in order to reach his
0:47.8	goal of becoming a pilot. In this episode, some of the things we talk about are how Star Wars
0:51.8	helped him find his love for aviation,
0:53.8	how he thought the only way to become a pilot was by going to the Air Force, how his high school
0:57.4	teacher led him to getting an internship at a local FBO, and Logan goes in a very specific
1:02.2	detail but what happened with his accident, what the recovery process was like, how he dealt with the FAA, how he got his medical back, and how he is now flying for a regional airline.
1:11.0	If you enjoy today's episode, leave us a review on iTunes. Let us
1:14.7	know on our Instagram at pilot the pilot email us at pilot to pilot hq at chemo. If you want to
1:20.0	support this podcast go to patreon.com slash pilot the pilot. Avian nation thank you guys to support,
1:23.0	if you want to support,
1:24.0	Avian Nation, thank you guys so much for all your support,
1:26.0	even if it's just listening to this episode and sharing with your friends,
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