Pilot To Pilot - Aviation Podcast

Pilot to Pilot podcast ep 022 ft James Heath: Pilot turned ATC. What is going on Avination, Welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast, today I am talking with aviation journeyman James Heath. James is a former CFI, airline ground handler, 2x regional pilot and current air traffic controller. In today's episode we talk about. How a movie led him to aviation. How the book Contact led him down the path to find ET. How a young Eagle flight with the EAA at age 9 was one of the coolest and most terrifying things he has done. James was making more money playing more money playing online poker than his part-time jobs. How his mom saying no to dropping out of college for online poker led him to take aviation classes. James was hooked from his first flight at Illinois. Changed his major 2 years into college. Which in turn gave him put him on the 6-year plan. James’s mom made him call her before and after every flight. How James graduated in one of the worst times in aviation. Why he chose to become a flight instructo