In the Cockpit as a First Officer - This is Your Captain Speaking With Gavin Abendschein
In this polarizing episode we have a First Officer with Contour Airlines, a regional airline of American Airlines. It's nothing but smooth sailing with Gavin Abendschein as he talks about what it's like in the life of a corporate airline pilot and what it took to get off the ground with this exciting and EXTREMELY lucrative career. He fell in love with aviation at the age of seven years old and knew he wanted to be a pilot from that moment, and the rest is history as he made his dream come true.
We hear the stories of the rooms and internships he put himself into in order to catch some tailwind for making this dream come true. His charismatic personality got him in contact with his would be future employer, but it's the extra time he spent logging his flight hours early on that allowed him to take control that got him the licenses he needed to work for an airline right out of college.
Gavin's story is full of useful nuggets that future pilots will want to hear as he shares ways to also fund this expensive endeavor that requires bigger pockets, but that which shouldn't prevent anyone from being able to get a shot for their aviation goals. He knew early on he wanted to be a pilot, but the skies are wide open and the path is relatively uncharted so make sure to tune in to this incredible episode.
Potential Future Salary: $250,000-$500,000
Favorite Movie: Top Gun
Favorite Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Favorite Song: Days of Wine and Roses by Frank Sinatra
Socials -
IG @gavin_abendschein
