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The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation and flight school podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it’s not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast!

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The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation and flight school podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it’s not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast!

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$100,000 Scholarship for Flight School - The Bravo Lima Podcast Episode 05

2/23/2024
In Episode 5 of the Bravo Lima Podcast, join us in introducing Joshua, the recipient of the 2023 Fly Right Scholarship, and listen in as we look back into a year punctuated by noteworthy accomplishments! What happened in 2023: 🎉 We opened our second location in Winter Haven, Florida! 🎉 We began accepting Piper Archers from our order of 55 aircraft, with the option to add 60 more over the next four years! 🎉 We set multiple new records, such as the PSEL-MEI record, achieved in 4 months and 8 days, and the IFR-MEI record in an impressive 3 months and 16 days! We set new records in every category: 📈 Flights Flown: ⬆️ 77% 📈 Flight Hours Flown: ⬆️ 83% 📈 Checkrides Passed: ⬆️ 109% 📈 Number of CPP Graduates: ⬆️ 117% What is the Fly Right Scholarship? Our annual Fly Right Scholarship is dedicated to supporting 2024 Johnston County, NC and Polk County, FL public high school graduates in pursuing their aviation dreams. The scholarship recognizes two individuals with outstanding personal ethics, character, and a commitment to positive community contributions, as nominated by teachers and peers. The top two applicants, one from Johnston County, NC and one from Polk County, FL, will be awarded the $100,000 scholarship for use at Blue Line Aviation, while additional recipients will receive substantial tuition reductions for the Career Pilot Program. Eligible candidates must obtain a 1st class FAA Medical, be proficient in English, and be 18 years old by 7/1/2023. Factors such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion, nationality, and socioeconomic status will not be considered. Learn more here: bluelineaviation.com/flyrightscholarship 🕒Timestamps 🕒 00:00 - Coming Up 00:57 - Recap of 2023 01:42 - Opening 2nd Location In Florida 02:34 - Andy’s Dog 03:19 - Adding Piper Aircraft 03:37 - Blue Line’s Record-Setting 2023 Stats 05:18 - New Experiences At Oshkosh and Sun ‘N Fun 08:38 - Starting The Fly Right Scholarship 11:28 - Introducing Joshua 15:58 - How Joshua Feels As An Airline Passenger 17:52 - His Goals Before The Fly Right Scholarship 18:57 - Variety of Aviation Paths To Choose From 21:05 - Fly Right Scholarship Details 22:58 - How Joshua Found Out He Won 26:04 - Surprising His Parents With The Good News 27:05 - Small Applicant Pool 29:15 - Tips For Applying 31:31 - 2nd - 10th Place Prizes 31:58 - Ensuring Blue Line Is The Right Fit 34:26 - Dad Watching Joshua’s First Solo 36:30 - Future Milestones And Talking To ATC 39:19 - Joshua’s Favorite Thing About Blue Line 40:14 - Adjusting To Flight School Right After High School 43:32 - His Future Goals 46:25 - Wrapping Up 47:30 - Outro Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months: https://bit.ly/3b4HqRT 🔗Links 🔗 $100,000 Fly Right Scholarship: http://bluelineaviation.com/flyrightscholarship Becoming a Pilot After High School: https://youtu.be/Y5EbFPSXUNI ☞ Follow Blue Line ☜ Facebook - https://bit.ly/3W0zdnI Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Hq4bS8 TikTok - https://bit.ly/3iTeRhS Twitter - https://bit.ly/3YfqzUh YouTube - https://bit.ly/3WbtlYU 📞Contact Us 📞 Website - www.BlueLineAviation.com Call Us - 919.578.3713

Duration:00:47:50

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Changing Careers to Become a Pilot - The Bravo Lima Podcast - Episode 04

8/31/2023
The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast! 🕒Timestamps 🕒 00:00 - Coming Up 00:31 - Intro 00:37 - Overview 01:00 - Thomas’ Background 03:33 - Changing Careers 06:07 - Working With Blue Line 09:52 - Thomas’ First Day 11:55 - Building Blue Line’s Brand 15:04 - Pivoting To Training Advisor Role 16:47 - Wanting To Be A Pilot 25:15 - Logistics & Self-Doubt 36:35 - Differing From Other Flight Schools 40:14 - Teaching Safety At Non-Towered Airports 44:31 - Thomas’ Favorite Flight As A Student 47:15 - Nearly Chopping Up A Coyote 49:02 - Going To First Flight 51:24 - First In Flight: NC or OH? 53:38 - How To Connect With Thomas 54:55 - Advice For Aspiring Pilots 55:40 - Passing Every Checkride The First Time and How He Celebrated 59:35 - Closing 01:00:49 - Outro Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months: https://bit.ly/3b4HqRT ☞ Follow Guest ☜ Instagram - https://bit.ly/3YCR0DL ☞ Follow Blue Line ☜ Facebook - https://bit.ly/3W0zdnI Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Hq4bS8 TikTok - https://bit.ly/3iTeRhS Twitter - https://bit.ly/3YfqzUh YouTube - https://bit.ly/3WbtlYU 📞Contact Us 📞 Website - www.BlueLineAviation.com Call Us - 919.578.3713 ☞ Follow Hosts ☜ Andy (IG) - https://bit.ly/3BuTn1f Ashley (IG) - https://bit.ly/3Hvs4rs

Duration:01:01:30

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Meet Morgan (@Le_Captain_Morgan) 👩‍✈️ - The Bravo Lima Podcast - Episode 03

2/8/2023
Meet Morgan! She's a graduate of our Career Pilot Program and a rising star in the aviation community!! We go over: - It took her 2 years to complete her private, and only 6 months to finish 6 more certificates and ratings - Her experience growing as an influencer - Why she became a pilot - The 1500 rule and whether or not it should exist - and more!!! The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast! 🕒Timestamps 🕒 00:00 - Coming Up 00:19 - Intro 00:35 - Overview 01:35 - Introduction to Morgan 02:58 - Where She Came Up With Her Instagram Name 03:47 - Morgan’s Private Training vs Her Blue Line Training 05:11 - Why She Chose blue Line 09:35 - Her Most Memorable Flight 11:28 - Her Aerobatic Experience at OshKosh 15:28 - Morgan Becoming Famous 25:47 - Why She Became A Pilot 31:30 - When Did Aviation Become a Passion For Her 36:44 - Sponsor (Sparkchasers) 38:33 - Association of Unsociable and Generally Awkward Aviators 42:27 - The 1500 Rule: Should It Exist 53:45 - Questions From Our Followers 55:08 - Q+A: What’s the Best Time Building Job 57:14 - Should You Get CFI Cert If You Have No Desire To Instruct 01:02:29 - Q+A: AUGAA Member Count + Awards 01:03:06 - Q+A: What Is Morgan Doing To Time Build? 01:04:36 - Q+A: What Is The Coolest Plane She Has Flown? 01:05:37 - Q+A: How Does Financing Work At Blue Line? 01:06:00 - Q+A: How Does Financing Work At Blue Line 01:07:51 - Is Flight School Worth The Initial Cost? 01:11:03 - Final Words From Morgan 01:13:21 - How To Connect With Morgan 01:13:48 - Farewell Morgan 01:14:16 - Outro Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months: https://bit.ly/3b4HqRT 🔗Sponsor Links 🔗 www.FlySparkChasers.com ☞ Follow Guest ☜ Instagram - https://bit.ly/3I2nMXp ☞ Follow Blue Line ☜ Facebook - https://bit.ly/3W0zdnI Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Hq4bS8 TikTok - https://bit.ly/3iTeRhS Twitter - https://bit.ly/3YfqzUh YouTube - https://bit.ly/3WbtlYU 📞Contact Us 📞 Website - www.BlueLineAviation.com Call Us - 919.578.3713 ☞ Follow Hosts ☜ Andy (IG) - https://bit.ly/3BuTn1f Ashley (IG) - https://bit.ly/3Hvs4rs

Duration:01:15:19

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Zero Experience To Career Pilot In Under 5 Months!! - The Bravo Lima Podcast - Episode 02

1/12/2023
Meet Abdul, our instructor and the current record holder at Blue Line Aviation for graduating flight school in under 5 months!! We go over: - What the program was like - How he beat the record for fastest flight school graduate - Get to know Abdul, where he comes from and his goals The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast! 🕒Timestamps 🕒 00:00 - Coming Up 00:24 - Intro 01:06 - Summary of Today’s Podcast 02:57 - Meet our Guest 03:57 - Blue Line’s Academy Structure 04:43 - Who is Abdul and where does he come from? 06:34 - Healthy vs Unhealthy Foods 08:32 - Say Hi to David (our producer) 09:03 - The Record Abdul Broke 11:18 - How Abdul Prepared For The Career Pilot Program 11:49 - Teterboro Airport 12:48 - Why Abdul Became A Pilot 14:19 - Graduating Fast Wasn’t Even A Thought 15:52 - Blue Line’s Competitive Environment 18:18 - Flying Into Teterboro 19:00 - Is Blue Line’s Program Dangerous 21:18 - Where’s The Experience In An Accelerated Program? 23:58 - The 1500 Rule 27:26 - Goose Interrupts The Podcast 27:42 - What Are Abdul’s Future Goals 29:44 - How Blue Line Was Built Off The Airlines 30:28 - Abdul’s Goal For His Flight School in Ghana 33:33 - Instrument or Commercial Training First? 34:55 - Abdul’s Most Memorable Student Flight 36:26 - Shoutout To Our Instructor Trevor 36:52 - Abdul’s Most Memorable Instructor Flight 40:12 - Training To Question Authority 43:16 - Sponsor - Low & Slow Smokehouse 44:33 - How Did Abdul Complete Flight School In Under 5 Months 45:40 - What Do You Do When You Lose Motivation? 47:50 - How Many Hours Does It Take To Get To Commercial License? 49:35 - Did Abdul Fly Multiple Times A Day? 50:25 - Wrapping The Podcast Up 51:43 - Abdul’s New Years Resolution 52:43 - The Sky's The Limit…Or Is It? 53:47 - Abdul’s Final Words 54:39 - How to Connect With Abdul 56:41 - Outro Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months: https://bit.ly/3b4HqRT 🔗Mentioned Links 🔗 Day in the Life of a Flight Instructor Video https://bit.ly/3W17eDW 🔗Sponsor Links 🔗 https://bit.ly/3khhWJ6 ☞ Follow Guest ☜ Instagram - @Ambassador_Grid ☞ Follow Blue Line ☜ Facebook - https://bit.ly/3W0zdnI Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Hq4bS8 TikTok - https://bit.ly/3iTeRhS Twitter - https://bit.ly/3YfqzUh YouTube - https://bit.ly/3WbtlYU 📞Contact Us 📞 Website - www.BlueLineAviation.com Call Us - 919.578.3713 ☞ Follow Hosts ☜ Andy - https://bit.ly/3BuTn1f Ashley - https://bit.ly/3Hvs4rs

Duration:00:58:11

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The Bravo Lima Podcast - Episode 01 - A Flight School Podcast

12/16/2022
It is our first episode of our podcast, The Bravo Lima Podcast!! 🥳 Meet our hosts, Andy and Ashley, as they go over: - The purpose of The Bravo Lima Podcast - What to expect with future episodes - What Blue Line Aviation is - And they answer questions from our followers!! The Bravo Lima Podcast is an aviation/flight school podcast, a production of the most efficient flight school in the nation, Blue Line Aviation! We talk to student pilots, flight instructors, airline pilots, aviation influencers, FAA representatives and more! We discuss all topics of aviation, and it's not uncommon for us to get side tracked and talk about even more than aviation. Skies are clear, comms are open! Welcome to the Bravo Lima Podcast! 🕒Timestamps 🕒 00:00 - Coming Up 00:19 - Intro 00:34 - Overview 01:10 - Your Hosts 03:07 - Meet Ashley 09:12 - Meet Andy 13:12 - Why It’s Called The Bravo Lima Podcast 14:30 - Atlanta’s Plane Train 16:37 - Why It’s Called Bravo Lima Part 2 17:17 - The Purpose of the Podcast 18:04 - Who is Blue Line Aviation? 21:17 - College Can Slow You Down 23:25 - Type of Guests 23:36 - Intermission (Dog Takeover) 24:25 - Type of Guests (cont’d) 26:00 - Our Diamond Simulator 26:45 - Sponsorship - Low & Slow 28:10 - Answering Follower Questions 28:16 - Prepping for Glass Cockpit 29:43 - College and Flight School At The Same Time? 30:46 - Our Purdue Global Partnership 31:54 - Aviation College vs Accelerated Flight School 33:33 - Are We Building Student Dorms? 34:16 - Why Blue Line Over Other Flight Schools? 35:41 - How To Start The Pilot Journey 37:55 - What The First Couple Of Weeks At Blue Line Are Like 40:07 - How Many Blue Line Students Have Degrees? 41:03 - Where Will This Podcast Be Available? 41:28 - What Jobs Do Our Graduates Normally Get? 43:54 - Outro Click on the link below to learn about our Career Pilot Program, where we take students with zero experience and put them on the most efficient track to a professional pilot career in as little as 5.5 months: https://bit.ly/3b4HqRT 🔗Sponsor Links 🔗 Low & Slow Smokehouse Facebook - https://bit.ly/3YjJKMA Instagram - https://bit.ly/3hhTJBz Website - https://bit.ly/3Bt6sIr ☞ Follow Blue Line ☜ Facebook - https://bit.ly/3W0zdnI Instagram - https://bit.ly/3Hq4bS8 TikTok - https://bit.ly/3iTeRhS Twitter - https://bit.ly/3YfqzUh YouTube - https://bit.ly/3WbtlYU 📞Contact Us 📞 Website - www.BlueLineAviation.com Call Us - 919.578.3713 ☞ Follow Hosts ☜ Andy - https://bit.ly/3BuTn1f Ashley - https://bit.ly/3Hvs4rs

Duration:00:42:59