#42 – Erika Armstrong (The life of a pilot)

In this episode of the Judgment Call Podcast Erika Armstrong and I talk about:
- Why becoming a pilot is hard and why it may still be a great endeavour despite COVID”
- Why operating a modern airliner is such a great example for the work that will see in many places in the future.
- What are exciting new developments past the COVID crisis?
- What are the secrets of planes landing in ‘zero visibility’?
- Is the ‘first landing attempt’ always free? And what impact do passengers have on pilot decisions in business aviation?
- My personal ‘scariest flying story’ ever.
- Erika’s personal ‘conspiracy theory’ about MH370.
- How common are drone strikes and laser strikes really?
You can watch this episode on Youtube – The Judgment Call Podcast Episode #42 – Erika Armstrong (The life of a pilot).
Erika Armstrong is a commercial pilot and aviation professor at MSU Denver. She is also the author of “A chick in the cockpit”.