# Ep. 103: He Quit His Corporate Job to Become a Pilot

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Podcast: [Pilots Say What?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192)
Published: 2026-03-27T17:58:20+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/thrustflight/2667736
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Duration seconds: 3667

## Resource

In this episode of Pilots Say What, Travis shares how he left the corporate world and committed to becoming a pilot. He talks about what pushed him to finally make the change, what flight training was really like in the beginning, the setbacks he faced during private pilot training, and how those lessons helped shape his path from student to assistant chief pilot.

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