Most Successful Survey Pilot I've Met So Far

In today's interview, you are going to hear from Peter Markredes; by far the most successful survey pilot that I know. After working for Skywest for a short while, Peter realized that being a survey pilot was far better suited to his personality...so much so that he set out to build what has become an incredibly successful survey company that now has 8 aircraft and about 15 pilots.

Regardless of whether or not you ever want to start your own aviation business, you are definitely going to learn some valuable lessons from Peter's experiences.

0:00 Intro
2:30 Peter's flight school experience
3:54 Peter's first job after flight school
4:55 The life of a survey pilot
7:55 Peter's favorite thing about being a survey pilot
10:08 Peter's job after hitting 1500 hours
11:50 Peter's start as an entrepreneur in aviation
12:43 Why Peter chose to start a survey company
16:55 How Peter landed his first contract
18:38 The growth curve of Peter's company
20:25 How Peter financed the growth of his business
22:17 The hardest part of running Peter's company
22:45 The type of Pilots Peter hires to work for him
24:30 The biggest surprise of Peter's journey
20:45 What advice would Peter to give to other career 2.0 pilots
28:45 The key to being happy at an airline

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After a successful business career where I've started and sold a number of companies, I've decided to get out from behind my computer to pursue a lifelong passion and start career 2.0 as a professional pilot. My goal is to get to 1500 hours and then either work for a large regional, a major, or possibly even cargo. You can learn more at www.FlyWithTrent.com.

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