# 112. Right Pavement, Wrong Direction Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-learned-about-flying-from-that-1370892/112-right-pavement-wrong-direction Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-learned-about-flying-from-that-1370892/112-right-pavement-wrong-direction.md Podcast: [I Learned About Flying From That](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-learned-about-flying-from-that-1370892) Published: 2025-09-03T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FREIGHT9268593315.mp3 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FREIGHT9268593315.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-learned-about-flying-from-that-1370892/episodes/112-right-pavement-wrong-direction Duration seconds: 1718 ## Resource Join host Rob Reider for episode 112 of I Learned About Flying From That with John Price, who, nearly 40 years ago, embarked on his first solo flight into Class C airspace as a student pilot. This cross-country journey became an indelible experience, despite challenging conditions like clouds, an unfamiliar airport, and situational confusion. Though family finances prevented John from earning his private pilot's license, his story is packed with invaluable 'back to the basics' lessons for all aviators. Discover how a moment of "right pavement, wrong direction" shaped his understanding of flight, proving that some lessons are learned best through experience. This episode is brought to you by Avemco Insurance. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-learned-about-flying-from-that-1370892/episodes/112-right-pavement-wrong-direction/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-learned-about-flying-from-that-1370892/112-right-pavement-wrong-direction.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.