{"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. 116: Why Mesa AZ Is Built for Flight Training","slug":"ep-116-why-mesa-az-is-built-for-flight-training","published_at":"2026-06-26T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192/ep-116-why-mesa-az-is-built-for-flight-training","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pilots-say-what-6865192","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thrustflight/2941378","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/264230/2941378/thrustflight/2026_06_24_18_41_07_5e9f4ab7-260e-4e11-8fde-ca259d44c534.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Zach sits down with Andrew Sowers at Thrust Flight’s Mesa location on Falcon Field Airport to talk about training in Arizona, the advantages of flying in the Phoenix area, and what it’s like going through an accelerated Zero Time to Airline program. Andrew shares why Arizona’s weather, terrain, and flying environment make Mesa such a unique place to train.","meta_description":"In this episode of Pilots Say What?, Zach sits down with Andrew Sowers at Thrust Flight’s Mesa location on Falcon Field Airport to talk about training in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2743,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pilots-say-what-6865192/episodes/ep-116-why-mesa-az-is-built-for-flight-training/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-116-why-mesa-az-is-built-for-flight-training.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}