What It ACTUALLY Takes To Be A Pilot… | Captains Speaking | Episode 6
50K views · Jul 31, 2025 · Entertainment
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@MentourPodcast · 1 year ago · pinned
If you’d like a question to be featured on the show you can email us at captains@<a href="http://mentourpilot.com/">mentourpilot.com</a><br><br>We hope you enjoy the podcast and have a fantastic day!
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@davebrowne8252 · 1 year ago
You absolutely HAVE to show us the video!!!
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@fp-AvERY · 1 year ago
The raw emotion in this episode is amazing. Thanks for sharing this with us
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@gailperry455 · 1 year ago
Oh Petter that was so emotional what a pivotal moment you shared with your parents
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@jasonb2928 · 1 year ago (edited)
Petters reaction to finding out he got accepted to the program is raw passion. This energy makes the best professional in any field
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@johnrickards1908 · 1 year ago
Wow! I never thought I'd see the 'Ice Man' melt. Thank you both, utterly inspirational.
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@UkrainianBatman24 · 1 year ago (edited)
Here I am bawling my eyes out 😭. Petter getting emotional is so touching 😭
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@werner5112 · 1 year ago
My son is a pilot and his story is similar to yours. Trial with 14 and occasional flying during high school. I took out a mortgage to pay the 100 Grand for his PPL. At 20 years old, he drove in a little car 4000 KM north in Australia to find work. It took about a year to find work as a pilot. From then on, everything happened very quickly. He constantly upgraded his ratings. Maybe three years ago, he went to the States to become a Jet pilot. He's now flying cargo on 747-400s and has started getting his rating for 777s. I'm proud of him for what he has achieved in such a short time. I never regretted taking out the mortgage
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@LadyKrk · 1 year ago
You can easily identify a British person by our use of the phrase 'Does what it says on the tin'. 🤣
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@richardb2580 · 1 year ago
Truly a podcast for any teenager.<br>So positive, so encouraging, so inspirational. Bravo guys!
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@jimeye1784 · 1 year ago
Wow, this new channel of yours is fantastic! You two are paired so well and obviously respect each other and your thoughts. Please keep the great content coming. Absolutely the best channel on You Tube by far.
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@Plimp92601 · 1 year ago (edited)
I feel compelled to say something here. I got into aviation in 2023 at the age of 42. I didn't before, because I didn't believe I'd ever be able to understand it. That was until I watched Mentour Pilot. Now I have 650 hrs on the B737-800. Thanks all to Petter. <br>(PMDG 737 by the way :)) <br>Thanks Petter, at my (relatively) old age, I have the bug now, and feel too old to become a pilot. Not too bad as I love my job!
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