Pilot To Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Avination, welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast episode number 62! Today, I am talking with John Zimmerman from Sporty's Pilot Shop. In this episode, John and I talk about... How Sportys is just a collection of pilots that made a business. John talks about his earliest memory of aviation. How John grew up around aviation without realizing he could be a pilot. How the aviation industry isn’t the best at inviting new pilots in. John talks about his training. How John claims he made every mistake there ever was. Talks about being a weekend warrior in Ohio. Why John thinks he did his training wrong. How John realized he needed a more structured training syllabus to get his license. How John knew at an early age he didn’t want to be an airline pilot. But, John still wanted to get a job in aviation. How to stay involved in aviation while you are in college. John talks about flying different types of aircraft early on. What it was like being a pilot in High School. What it's like