{"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. 107: How to Get a CFI Job in a Tough Market","slug":"ep-107-how-to-get-a-cfi-job-in-a-tough-market","published_at":"2026-04-24T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192/ep-107-how-to-get-a-cfi-job-in-a-tough-market","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thrustflight/2761205","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264230/2761205/thrustflight/2026_04_23_14_31_01_e1afc1b9-cdcd-447f-a04c-e20ebe3f6751.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Pilots Say What, Zach talks with Jackson Howard about becoming a CFI at just 20 years old, what the transition from student to instructor was really like, and how he navigated the competitive CFI job market after training. Jackson shares what made private pilot training the hardest rating for him, why he failed his first commercial checkride, what he learned from instructing outside of Thrust, and the advice he would give to anyone trying to land their first CFI job.","meta_description":"In this episode of Pilots Say What, Zach talks with Jackson Howard about becoming a CFI at just 20 years old, what the transition from student to instruct…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2942,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pilots-say-what-6865192/episodes/ep-107-how-to-get-a-cfi-job-in-a-tough-market/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-107-how-to-get-a-cfi-job-in-a-tough-market.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}