5x5 with Scott Corley
By Scott Corley
5x5 with Scott CorleyApr 14, 2022
#16 Captain Michael Gillen, Ph.D. On Safety, Command, Proficiency, and the Boeing 737
Mike Gillen is the Senior Manager Fleet Standards of the Boeing 737 for a global, U.S. based airline.
Mike's wealth of academic study and professional experience make him a true leader of global airline safety. By age 30 he was the Lead Instructor Pilot of the B777 for his airline. He has subsequently undertaken the professional roles of: Check Airman Captain, New Hire Pilot Program Manager, Command Development Program Manager, Project Manager of Corporate Safety Integration of merged airlines, and Management Representative for ASAP programs. He has earned both Masters of Science, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Science with focus on degradation of pilot skills, and the effects of startle training on pilots.
In this conversation we discuss: Startle training and effects, airline safety in general, attitudes for successful training events, staying proficient, hand-flying the 737, Mike's career path, and what makes a good pilot.
I'm grateful for Mike sharing his perspectives in this conversation.
#15 Seth Witcher is Music
This is not a typical interview of mine. We get philosophical, spiritual and deep. I hope you like it.
I have three more aviation interviews recorded coming out soon. Stay tuned!
Check out Seth on:
www.sethwitcherofficial.com
linktr.ee/SethWitcher
open.spotify.com/artist/1ZhkKeKtiudozmRzWpcBwM?si=DrkQZI0WTBeJyoimGw6YYw
www.youtube.com/channel/UCnPmKJ5Wk3dA3uwrrVQYTKQ
www.instagram.com/seth_witcher/
23:55 Trials of faith
33:50 Goals
39:30 What sustains Seth’s career
41:30 Lehigh valley
48:20 How do you make your music
52:35 Headspace for recordings
55:15 The Making of “We’re All Human” video
64:20 Seth’s Electric Guitar
71:45 Marionette
75:00 No Backup plan
78:30 Drums
83:45 Singles vs Albums
87:15 I Hate Love Songs
93:00 Flying
103:00 Seth’s ties to aviation
#14 Robert Gandt, Author of SkyGods: The Fall of Pan Am
You can find access to his books and learn more about Bob here:
Gandt.com — His official site
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gandt
www.amazon.com/Robert-Gandt/e/B000APS3Q8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Bob has been a featured contributor for the recent three part documentary “Across the Pacific”. Check it out here: www.panam.org/about/606-across-the-pacific-film
Bob was hired by Pan-Am in 1965 and stayed until his feet got acquired by Delta airlines near the end of Pan Am.
I am highly honored that he would have a conversation with me about his book SkyGods: The Fall of Pan Am, and his experience of being a pilot for the airliner
This interview is a certainty a highlight of my podcasting endeavors. I cannot express enough gratitude to Bob for this opportunity. I hope you enjoy the following conversation.
#13 Lamont McClure, Northampton County Executive
This is the first in what will become a series of episodes where I meet with our elected officials, and those who seek office, to better understand their perspectives and what motivates them.
I am always looking for feedback. Please send any comments or questions to sjctalks@gmail.com
00:00 What the Executive does
5:20 Fair elections
10:45 Are local Politics as polarized at the local level? Differences between Democrats and Republicans
11:30 Why did you choose the Democratic Party
13:00 Perspective on Republican point of view.
16:00 Warehouses
18:30 The effect of the collapse of Bethlehem Steel as it relates to the economic development efforts in the Lehigh Valley
20:00 Land preservation.
22:30 Farmland preservation particulars
24:40 Zoning
29:30 Attracting white collar jobs to the Valley and help for small businesses
32:20 Resources for entrepreneurs/small businesses
34:00 Mental Health in the Lehigh Valley
36:40 The role of unions in our economy
43:45 The call to public service
46:00 Taxes
48:15 Lamont asks me questions about my career
#12 Rob Bendall-Lead Certification Pilot: Virgin America
#11 Matt McNeil, MS, LPC on Mental Health Issues Affecting Pilots
He can be reached at liftaffect.com
(Pilot Life) #10 Iain Day: Freight Dawg/Aerobatic Pilot
He received a Flying Scholarship from the UKs Royal Air Force at the age of 16 as a member of the Air Training Corps. Iain was, for a while, the youngest Private pilot in Scotland being only 17 when he achieved that.
At 18 Iain left home and moved to the United States to continue his aviation education.
Capitalizing on on the more cost effective training environment in the States; Iain arrived in Phoenix, Arizona in late December 1994. There he started working on more licenses and ratings, eventually gaining all levels of flight instructor and advanced ground instructor certificates before he turned 21.
Along with flight instructing, Iain worked as a support pilot and announcer for a nationally touring airshow act.
In 2001 left Phoenix and moved to New England as a First Officer and later Captain for the now defunct Colgan Air flying all over the North East.
He then flew corporate jets for 10 years. After that he went to went to Virgin America where he met me, we were flying the A320 out of JFK and EWR. He left this job after the sale of VX and they closed the only East Coast base it had.
He now works for a large Cargo outfit; recently having transitioned from the Boeing 747 to the Boeing 777.
Just over a year ago he traded his 1974 Bellanca Decathlon aircraft, N401AD, for my current aircraft, a 1992 Yakovlev 55M, N55YA.
Follow him on Instagram @capecodyak
#9 The Recovery of TWA 847. Dirty Work, Co-Author Brad Kuhn on Recovering TWA 847 and Storytelling
Brad Kuhn is a professional author. He has often performed as a ghost-writer. He helped Captain Richard Vaux tell the story of recovering the hijacked TWA B-727 from war torn Beirut, Lebanon in 1985.
The book can be found here: Dirty Work: The untold story of my secret mission to steal back TWA Flight 847 from Hezbollah www.amazon.com/dp/1072352885/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_PFPM9VD7JNEBER6XZRE6 He can be reached at BradKuhnandassociates.com
2:30 Ghostwriter vs Co-Author
6:00 From pilot stories to relevant context
8:00 Afghanistan
10:45 Geopolitical Context of the Times
13:00 Sense of Duty
15:00 TWA in Turmoil
16:10 Naabi Berri (SP?)
18:00. Hijackers let free
20:00 Carl Seeland
20:40 Memories over time
22:30 Corrections to a Print on Demand Book
25:35 Print on Demand as a business model
29:00 Where this Podcast is headed
29:45 Great Aviation Stories
31:00 The Craft of Making a Good Book
32:50. Sense of camaraderie after a job well done
34:40 Shared Stories
38:00 Respect the telling of a story
39:00 Lou Rehr
41:30 Evolution of a Story.. Maine ANG Training Runs
47:15 Twa Cargo for US Military Over Iran
53:00 White Line Fever
60:00 When you fail at trucking
62:50 Truckers and Pilots
67:00 Truthiness
70:30 Talking Heads and Conflict
78:00 Getting into a Hobby
79:33 Dedication
#8 Counselor to Generals: Matt Sherman on his 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. W/Chad Hinkson
(Pilot Life) #7 Jaimie Rousseau on Transitioning from Flight Attendant to Pilot
Jaimie recommends getting involved in any of these organizations if you're looking for support, encouragement, mentorship, or camaraderie on your aviation journey.
ninety-nines.org
flyfortheculture.org
ngpa.org
wai.org
sites.google.com/ladyaviators.co/whatglassceiling/home
sistersoftheskies.org
obap.org
eaa.org
aopa.org
From Jaimie: And a personal shoutout to New England Aviation Association and Left Base 29, where I have made friends for life. I couldn’t have gotten through this without them.
3:40 When the flying bug hit 8:10 Importance of encouragement 10:28 Opportunities for women in aviation. 10:56 On being a woman ..Pros Cons 16:20 Organizations 19:45 What does becoming a pilot cost? 22:45 Paying the dues of a career 29:00 Steve Randall 30:30 Crash Pad life 31:13 Regional life.. 32:20 Married crew life 3258 great sound byte 44:25 Path of going from CFI to 135 45:13 Mark for valuable time as CFI 49:05 The importance of self study on the accelerated program 56:42 141 vs 61 66:00 You have the right to fire your instructor 71:42 to be a good captain… 77:06 Thankful for having been a flight attendant. 78:54 Ive learned so much from being an FA 80:20 Change briefing
#6: How to Buy and Sell Cars with John Carlson
#5: How to Make Great Sushi and Run a Great Sushi Joint with Anthony Pascale
He has been a successful restaurant owner for over a decade. Follow Saiko Sushi on Instagram at www.instagram.com/saikosushi/
Email any feedback to me at sjctalks@gmail.com
How to Prepare for an Airline Interview with Lori Clark
Lori Clark and I discuss the interview process for major airlines.
Lori Clark runs Clark Aviation Consulting. She has been helping pilots land their dream jobs for over 17 years. We talk about the hiring and interview process, adversarial interviewers, networking, college, imposter syndrome, surprises, and automation.
I had a lot of fun interviewing her.
Find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clarkconsult...Her Email: Lori@Flytheline.com
I like talking to many different people about many different interests. It is my highest hope for this podcast that others might find these conversations interesting and/or helpful. Please reach out to me at sjctalks@gmail.com with any comments.
sjctalks@gmail.com
Steve Randall Part 2 of 2
(Pilot Life) Steve Randall, Author of "Rubber Suits & Lukewarm Soup: Part 1 of 2
Ken Simons, Founder and Inventor of VeloChair
Follow VeloChair on Instagram.
www.myvelochair.com
The Ted talk on seduction referenced @ 22:00: youtu.be/TBIL2sdfoVc
1:00 Disability
2:00 Problem solving
3:15 Who can use VeloChair
7:45 Biggest obstacles facing VeloChair today
9:00 Where you can use VeloChair and how it works
14:45 How to get a VeloChair www.myvelochair.com
15:25 How VeloChair was developed
16:45 The secret to Ken’s ability to thrive
18:25 Starting from the beginning of Ken’s life
20:30 Religion and Coca-Cola
21:40 Sensual Ken
23:00 Focusing on positives
24:40 Perspectives on forgiveness and non-judgement
28:45 Win as much as you can… trusting again
34:00 Not being afraid of fear
38:45 Leading those who are smarter than you
39:30 Hiring quality people
46:20 Different perspectives
57:00 Discovering new interests at young age and getting fit
59:30 Early money lessons
62:00 College paid for by US Army
63:10 Marrying Wendy and off to Germany
64:40 If you hang with those doobie smokers I’m calling the cops
69:50 Meeting the SS
72:00 Perspectives on the Holocaust
78:45Religion
80:30 Measuring the success of your children
82:15 Seeing eye to eye in raising kids
89:00 Ken’s rule of one
Change your perspectives of the problem
91:45 Meaning and Purpose
Mike Marts. Editor-in-Chief of AfterShock Comics
Mike tells the story of how he arrived where he is in the comic industry today: How he got his feet back underneath himself after dropping out of USMA West Point in the first two weeks; to becoming Executive Editor to famed comic book productions including X-Men and Batman. Finally his story culminates in being a founding partner of AfterShock Comics.
Mike's hard work, dedication, and genuine good character are something I admire. Therefore, he was the perfect first guest for my podcast!
Check out AfterShock comics: aftershockcomics.com
Mike offers coaching to aspiring comic writers: www.comicscoach.com
Mike is on Instagram @mikemarts.
02:00 Dropping out of West Point
11:00 Trying to find a path
15:30 Finding it.
18:15 Showing up.
21:15 First Marvel Internship.
26:30 First Job.
29:00 Leaving Marvel for the first time. Marvel bankruptcy.
31:30 What it means to be an editor/executive editor.
35:20 How an editor treats different writers.
37:50 Switch to DC Batman.
39:55 favorite comic book character What makes Batman so great.
45:55 Recovering from mistakes.
48:50 What is Mike excited about in the industry.
56:45 Comic books that made it to streaming.
58:55 Aftershock business model rewards creators
1:02:55 How aftershock started.
1:04:35 Robert Kirkman and the Walking Dead business model.
1:07:45 Working with Kevin Smith.
1:11:30 The Mandolorian.
1:15:20 The Ninja 9.