{"podcast":{"title":"21.FIVE - Professional Pilots Podcast","slug":"21-five-professional-pilots-podcast-402641","podcast_index_feed_id":402641,"rss_url":"https://21five.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.21fivepodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/9/d/3/19d375ef9e11f471e55e3c100dce7605/21-five-cvr_Primary_Cover_Art_1500.jpg","author":"21Five Podcast","episode_count":210,"summary":"A podcast for Professional Pilots, by Professional Pilots. Join hosts Dylan and Max, both professional pilots with backgrounds in Flight Instructing, Airlines, and Business Aviation, on their quest to improve as travelers, pilots, and professionals. Expect to find interesting conversations with industry experts in a variety of aviation fields, thought-provoking discussions on hot topics, and hilarious stories from the (sometimes) wild aviation industry. Whether you're corporate, airline, charter, or anywhere in between, you'll love our fresh and often funny take on all things aviation. Come find us online at 21fivepodcast.com and connect with us via Insta/Facebook/Twitter: @21fivepodcast","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-five-professional-pilots-podcast-402641"},"episode":{"title":"191. Should You Sign a $75K Contract Just to Chase PIC Time?","slug":"191-should-you-sign-a-75k-contract-just-to-chase-pic-time","published_at":"2025-11-18T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-five-professional-pilots-podcast-402641/191-should-you-sign-a-75k-contract-just-to-chase-pic-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-five-professional-pilots-podcast-402641","url":"https://21five.libsyn.com/191-should-you-sign-a-75k-contract-just-to-chase-pic-time","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/21five/191.mp3?dest-id=1226021","summary":"Dylan recaps his brutal post-\"ATC meltdown\" commute and rants about the GA ban at 12 major airports while Max counters with cub flying and Chicago layover tips (including a dangerously spicy El Chingón). In the mailbag, listeners call the guys out for drifting toward aspiring-pilot advice, recommend MU-2 and airline YouTube channels, drop a credit-card points hack for flight training, and share how they commute to FedEx in their own airplane. Flight Advice closes the show with a regional FO at a United feeder wrestling with whether to jump to a GoJet direct-entry captain gig that requires a 1,600-hour PIC commitment and a $75K training payback. Dylan and Max dig into seniority, family life, and why \"outside-the-cockpit\" experience might beat another line of RJ PIC on your app. Caverns of Cracklemore young adult's book Dylan's BIL wrote Layover Guide homepage Show Notes 0:00 Intro 4:05 Miserable Week 18:04 Cub & Chicago 33:39 Reviews & Comments 38:40 Mailbag 1:14:48 Flight Advice Our Sponsors Tim Pope, CFP® — Tim is both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a pilot. His practice specializes in aviation professionals and aviation 401k plans, helping clients pursue their financial goals by defining them, optimizing resources, and monitoring progress. Click here to learn more. Also check out The Pilot's Portfolio Podcast. Advanced Aircrew Academy — Enables flight operations to fulfill their training needs in the most efficient and affordable way—anywhere, at any time. They provide high-quality training for professional pilots, flight attendants, flight coordinators, maintenance, and line service teams, all delivered via a world-class online system. Click here to learn more. Raven Careers — Helping your career take flight. Raven Careers supports professional pilots with resum…","meta_description":"Dylan recaps his brutal post-\"ATC meltdown\" commute and rants about the GA ban at 12 major airports while Max counters with cub flying and Chicago layover…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5360,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/21-five-professional-pilots-podcast-402641/episodes/191-should-you-sign-a-75k-contract-just-to-chase-pic-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/21-five-professional-pilots-podcast-402641/191-should-you-sign-a-75k-contract-just-to-chase-pic-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}