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Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Pilot + Side Hustle: Aviator Cookie Company

Pilot to Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Justin Siems

Leisure, Hobbies, Business, Aviation, Careers

4.9938 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Avination, welcome back to episode 174 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Our guest Chris is, one of 14 pilots in his family, a current United Airlines pilot and creator of Aviator Cookie Company. Find out how Chris built his time and went back and forth between part 91 jobs and 121 jobs before landing his dream job at United Airlines. Why start a cookie company when you are a pilot at a major airline? find out in episode 174. Enjoying the podcast? Make sure to leave us a review on iTunes and check out @pilotscoffee at www.pilotscoffee.com

Happy Flying,

Justin

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0:00.0

Episode 174 of the Pilot the Pilot Podcast.

0:03.0

The Pilot Podcast.

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The Pilot the Pilot Podcast is brought to you by the finer points.

0:14.0

You can get a free three-day trial at the Ground School app by visiting

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Learn the finer points.

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dot com.

0:19.0

I'm Chris Welch and I'm a pilot for United. I've been there about six years and I'm also the owner and operator of

0:28.8

Aviator Cookie Company in Midland, Michigan.

0:31.2

Navy Nation. Mythion. Aviation, what is going on and welcome back to the Pilot The Pilot Podcast.

0:38.2

My name is Justin Seams and I am your host.

0:41.0

You know this pandemic hit so many people in aviation and so many people reacted in

0:44.9

different ways. Some people founded companies. Some people went on to do other

0:49.0

kind of flying. Some people went into social media, gaming, twitch, whatever it may be.

0:54.3

This specifically today is a story about a United Airlines pilot

0:57.9

who went back and thought about the last time he was furlough,

1:01.2

thought about 2001, thought about all the downturns that he's

1:04.8

had and wanted to have something to fall back on. So Chris formed a company called

1:09.1

Aviator Cookie Company. He's always loved making cookies and it came to his daughter saying I want to own a cookie company. He's always loved making cookies and it came to his daughter saying

1:13.9

I want to own a cookie shop one day and that was all it was for Chris to start this

1:17.4

company. It's a really cool story and one that I was very honored to tell and

1:20.6

one that I was excited to hear and if I'm ever up in that way in Midland, Michigan

1:24.8

I am going to go support Aviator Cookie Company. So go check him out. Aviator Cookie Company on

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