{"podcast":{"title":"Pilots Say What?","slug":"pilots-say-what-6865192","podcast_index_feed_id":6865192,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thrustflight/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thrustflight","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thrustflight/20250904_070944_d8fbee048acb8e2f2c2a84fb3c65f9cb.png","author":"Thrust Flight","episode_count":116,"summary":"The ultimate podcast for aviation! Join us as we dive into the world of aviation, with each episode featuring candid conversations with real students and pilots from Thrust Flight! From sharing invaluable advice to recounting thrilling tales from their journeys in the sky, our guests offer unique perspectives on the challenges of becoming or being a pilot! If you're interested in becoming a pilot, visit our website: Thrustflight.com ! We will get you there! Social Channels YouTube: @ThrustFlight Instagram: @ThrustFlight TikTok: @ThrustFlight","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T00:20:07.553564+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 105: From Student to CFI: What No One Tells You","slug":"ep-105-from-student-to-cfi-what-no-one-tells-you","published_at":"2026-04-10T15:54:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192/ep-105-from-student-to-cfi-what-no-one-tells-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thrustflight/2720940","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264230/2720940/thrustflight/2026_04_10_15_53_50_5e413994-0483-4b0b-b592-a3ebebfd869f.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Pilots Say What, Cole Collins shares what it was like to start flight training, deal with the stress of checkrides, push through tough days, and eventually become a CFI at Thrust Flight. He talks about why slowing down matters, how chair flying can make a huge difference, what helped him get through plateaus, and what changed when he went from being a student to teaching others.","meta_description":"In this episode of Pilots Say What, Cole Collins shares what it was like to start flight training, deal with the stress of checkrides, push through tough…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3128,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pilots-say-what-6865192/episodes/ep-105-from-student-to-cfi-what-no-one-tells-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192/ep-105-from-student-to-cfi-what-no-one-tells-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}