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Episode 9- John Peroyea interview/Straight Talk with Ted

An interview with John Peroyea, Founder of FindAPilot.com/More Straight talk from Ted/Line guys gone wild. Dylan talks about his recent trip to recurrent training and practicing dual engine flameouts [00:50]. The guys discuss a hilarious video of a retirement flight fire truck salute disaster [5:58]. We get some Straight Talk from Ted on airline pilot backpacks, leather jackets, and flight cases [8:57] John Peroyea from FindAPilot.com joins us to talk about his winding career path including traffic watch, turboprops in the Caribbean, 727FE, aerial photography, missionary work, and eventually Southwest Airlines [16:00]. John explains the origins of FindApilot.com and what makes it different than other pilot job boards [38:45]. John talks about the most popular job postings [56:30]. The guys ask John his opinion on the current job market [ 59:00]. Max tells the story of meeting the subject of a legendary SDL hangar story [1:13:30].
Guest contact information
John Peroyea - FindAPilot.com - LinkedIn - Twitter
Additional information on John’s Missionary work:
Lifesong for Orphans, International Tribal Ministries and ITM Aviation
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Hard Landing by Thomas Petzinger Jr
Video of Saudia Airlines retirement salute Fire Truck Fail
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