{"podcast":{"title":"Aviation Mentors","slug":"aviation-mentors-5653607","podcast_index_feed_id":5653607,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/aviationmentors/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.aviationmentors.com/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/aviationmentors/20240529_090536_6d4aaebae2d0176956a41a677aac3f3a.jpg","author":"Brandon Martini & Carson Vasquez","episode_count":241,"summary":"🚀 We are The Aviation Mentors, a weekly podcast dedicated to creating an amazing space where we aviators can hang out and enjoy a wide range of conversations about anything aviation. We're aviators, we're mentors, and we're entrepreneurs. Whether you're a student pilot, professional pilot, general aviation enthusiast, or just an AV Geek like us, this is the podcast for you! 🌎 Join us every Friday as we share our passion for flying! Sponsored by Stratus Financial www.stratus.finance","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:23:11.342886+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aviation-mentors-5653607"},"episode":{"title":"You Failed Your Checkride. Now What?","slug":"you-failed-your-checkride-now-what","published_at":"2026-07-03T23:32:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aviation-mentors-5653607/you-failed-your-checkride-now-what","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aviation-mentors-5653607","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/aviationmentors/2962691","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/141125/2962691/aviationmentors/2026_07_03_23_31_07_0d700b49-934c-4a6a-8e1e-344841d840f8.mp3","summary":"🌍 Failed a checkride? You're not alone, and it's not the end of your aviation journey. ✈️ In this episode of the Aviation Mentors Podcast, Brandon and Carson break down what a checkride failure or discontinuance actually means for student pilots, plus dig into the differences between Part 61 and Part 141 flight schools, why general aviation airports keep shutting down, and why fewer people are flying just for fun these days. The hosts cover: What happens after a failed checkride or discontinuance, and why it's more common than you think Part 61 vs Part 141: the real differences in structure, stage checks, and examining authority Why airports like Santa Monica, Rialto, and Huntington Beach have shut down, and what it means for GA's future The declining number of people learning to fly purely for fun, and how the cost compares to other hobbies 🚀 Whether you're preparing for your own checkride, weighing Part 61 vs Part 141 training, or just care about the future of general aviation airports, this episode has practical insight and real talk for student pilots and GA enthusiasts alike. New episodes drop every Friday, join us, learn, and stay inspired in aviation. 🌐 Protect your aircraft and your flying with Skywatch Aviation Insurance. Get a quote at skywatch.ai , and check out our exclusive partner offer at skywatch.ai/partners/mentors Apply for the Stratus Financial Fly to Success Scholarship: stratus.finance/scholarship-2026/Learn more about the Ascend Flight Training Summit: ascendflighttrainingsummit.com","meta_description":"🌍 Failed a checkride? You're not alone, and it's not the end of your aviation journey. ✈️ In this episode of the Aviation Mentors Podcast, Brandon and Car…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1306,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aviation-mentors-5653607/episodes/you-failed-your-checkride-now-what/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aviation-mentors-5653607/you-failed-your-checkride-now-what.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}