122. Straight Talk with Ted: Flying the Widebodies

21.FIVE - Professional Pilots Podcast

They guys check in with their college buddy Ted to get the real story on what it's like to fly the 787. Plus: Mailbag and Flight Advice

Show Notes

0:00 Intro & Updates

7:53 Hard Landing Book Club

14:29 Straight Talk With Ted

23:19 Trip Scheduling & Crew Positions

44:49 Listener Reviews

48:21 Mailbag: Audio / Non Rev / 141 Program / Tim Pope

1:02:45 Flight Advice: Pilot Job Regardless of Salary

Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos by Thomas Petzinger Jr

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