Melvin Williams. Melvin aka Mel aka @MelTheTraveler is a man on a mission. Reach 1500 hours as quickly as possible.
Since the last time we talked to Mel, he has become an airplane owner, passed his IFR, Commercial and multi-engine check rides. This episode was recorded back in April and is the last of my quarantine recordings.
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Get the free storyCarson Stilson built a Zenith Super Duty kit plane in about 1,200 hours over two and a half years while working full time and raising two kids. Choosing a kit, Builder Assist, the IO-390, the DAR inspection and Oshkosh.
Mark Woglom has owned about a dozen airplanes, from a Cessna 182 to a Citation CJ3+. His framework for choosing an airplane by finances, features and function, and the hidden costs of ownership.
Former Cirrus Logic CEO Jason Rhode on stepping up from a DA40 through the DA62, Kodiak and TBM to a Citation CJ3+, jet insurance, and how owning a plane extended his career.