What is going on Avination, welcome to episode #52 featuring Stan Kuliavas from Levaero Aviation. In this episode, Stan and I talk about what it is like to go to Embry Riddle without wanting to become a pilot, how he had zero interest in aviation even though his dad was involved in aviation and much more.
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How Stan took his first intro flight.
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How Stand is thankful his dad didn’t push aviation on him.
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Why you have to love the process of becoming an airline pilot.
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How your first few hundred hours really mold you into the pilot you will be later in your career.
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We talk about what General aviation in Canada is like.
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How Stan learned quite quickly that he didn’t want to be an Air Canada pilot.
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How the “aviation bug” can be different for everyone.
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Stan figured out that he wanted to fly when he wanted to, not when he had too.
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Why Stan chose to go to Embry Riddle.
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You can go to Riddle and not want to be a pilot.
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How Ohio State went from wanting to get rid of their Aviation Program to wanting to keep it and build on it.
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Did you know Embry Riddle had athletics?
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How Stan had the bright idea to move back to Canada from Florida.
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We talk about what it is like to work in Sales for a fractional company.
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How it is important to always try to learn new things.
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How you are either getting better or getting worse
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We talk about when the podcast started getting some traction.
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Why it is important to put yourself out there and be vulnerable.
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Stan talks about ocean crossing with a PC12.
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