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Welcome to the show about learning to fly, living to fly, and loving to fly. Joining us today is someone who has realized his two passions of aviation and writing. Nathan Van Coops is an accomplished pilot and author. Today we discuss his journey towards accomplishing the goal of aviator and author.
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Cruise Flight (Talking Points):
- How did Russ find out about this author?
- Aviation background
- Author background
- How do you balance these two passions?
- How easy do you find it to work your aviation background into your books?
- In what other ways have you done so?
- Is it intentional, or do you only fit in aviation parts where it makes sense?
- Do you ever find yourself thinking “I need to be a little less detailed on the aviation terms here?”
- Is there a book that most reflects your passion for aviation?
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Links Mentioned In This Podcast:
https://www.nathanvancoops.com/
https://www.instagram.com/nathanvancoops/
https://nathanvancoops.podbean.com/
Shouts to NVC! Nate was my CFI at Albert Whitted in 2007-2008. I was finishing up my PP training just as my fiance and I were about to get married and road trip around the country for 2 weeks. I studied all night for my check ride getting sick to my stomach with nerves, so I called Nate and told him I was going to put off the check ride until after our honeymoon “so I would have more cash for the trip”. He saw right through it. The next day he handed me a copy of “Illusions” by Richard Bach with a thoughtful note penned on the inside jacket… and the $300 cash to cover the check ride. Solid!