Cory Peters / Aerial Firefighter

05/17/24 • 51 min

Cory has an incredible aviation story from the early days of flight instructing, to operating regional jets in Europe, performing aerial firefighting for over a decade, and now flying as a pilot for a legacy US airline.
Check out the video version of this podcast on Youtube with expanded content!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4iOF34spaZUAC-ZdOUwJQ
*The views expressed in this podcast are solely the views of the host and the guest and do not reflect any organizations they have worked for in the past or are currently associated with.

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Larry Packer / Blue Angel

Strap in and sit back for an amazing conversation with former Blue Angel and current Airline Captain Larry Packer.
He shares his experience as a Naval Aviator flying off United States' Aircraft Carriers in the A-4, A-6 and F/A-18 Hornet as well as his incredible time as Blue Angel #2 during the early 1990s.
After a distinguished career in the Navy, he joined the Oregon Air National Guard flying both the F-16 Viper and F-15 Strike Eagle accumulating over 5,000 hours in tactical fighter jet aircraft.
For the last 19 years, Larry has flown as a Boeing 737 pilot for Alaska Airlines and continues to share his expertise as a Captain and Check Pilot.
Check out the following links for additional information on the topics discussed on this podcast:
https://www.navy.mil
https://www.blueangels.navy.mil
https://www.142wg.ang.af.mil
Blue Angel Documentary
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18573650/
*The views expressed in this podcast are solely the views of the host and the guest and do not reflect any organizations they have worked for in the past or are currently associated with.

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Brad Tilden / Retired Airline CEO

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https://youtu.be/5AsFuqd5-jY?feature=shared
Brad Tilden is a general aviation pilot and the retired CEO of Alaska Airlines.
In this episode, we sit down with Brad to find out about his aviation roots, including his Dad who worked on the "moon buggy" first utilized on the surface of the moon during Apollo 15. He got his pilot's license as a young man and continues to fly regularly.
His working career took him from a paperboy, to a dishwasher on an Amtrak train, and eventually to the CEO position with Alaska Airlines. We covered a range of topics including lesson learned during tragedy, leadership and decision making, and the challenges of leading a company through a merger.
*The views expressed in this podcast are solely the views of the host and the guest and do not reflect any organizations they have worked for in the past or are currently associated with.