{"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. 111: American Airlines 777 Captain Joe Johnson Reveals What Pilots Get Wrong","slug":"ep-111-american-airlines-777-captain-joe-johnson-reveals-what-pilots-get-wrong","published_at":"2026-05-22T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192/ep-111-american-airlines-777-captain-joe-johnson-reveals-what-pilots-get-wrong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thrustflight/2847225","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264230/2847225/thrustflight/2026_05_21_19_27_55_61653996-fdba-432b-9943-916a54d2f6ab.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Pilots Say What, we sit down with Joe Johnson, an active American Airlines 777 Captain, check airman, DPE, and founder of the Ashton Johnson Memorial CloudDancer Scholarship. Joe shares what he has learned from decades in aviation, including what student pilots often get wrong during checkrides, why nerves can lead to bad decisions, and how pilots should handle high-pressure moments in the airplane. He also breaks down the difference between reacting and acting, why “slow is accurate, accurate is fast,” and what check airmen are really looking for when evaluating pilots.","meta_description":"In this episode of Pilots Say What, we sit down with Joe Johnson, an active American Airlines 777 Captain, check airman, DPE, and founder of the Ashton Jo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3054,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pilots-say-what-6865192/episodes/ep-111-american-airlines-777-captain-joe-johnson-reveals-what-pilots-get-wrong/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-111-american-airlines-777-captain-joe-johnson-reveals-what-pilots-get-wrong.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}