{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pilot to Pilot","title":"E356: From SWAT to Corporate Jet Pilot - How Josh Changed Careers and Built a Life in Aviation","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4405,"description":"NEW SPONSOR ALERT!! Truly honored to have Avemco as new sponsor for the podcast. save 5% on your aircraft insurance by with Avemco. Call  (888) 635-4297 or visit www.avemco.com/4297-owner - www.avemco.com/4297-nonowner!\n\nWhat does it take to walk away from a two-decade law enforcement career — including 13 years on SWAT — and start over as a pilot? Josh Schirard did exactly that, and in this episode he breaks down every step of the journey.\nJosh is now a corporate pilot flying Hawker 800s and Lear 60s, a professional skydiver with the REMAX Skydive team, and the author of the upcoming book Burn Your Boats. He's also one of the most thoughtful guests we've had on the show when it comes to the mindset side of aviation.\nIn this episode we talk about:\nHow skydiving pulled him back into aviation after years away\nHis ATP flight training experience — the good, the hard, and what he'd do differently\nHow SWAT-level decision-making and crew resource management overlap more than you'd think\nBuilding flight time as a jump pilot and why he skipped the CFI route\nHow he landed his first corporate gig through pure networking\nWhether the airlines are in his future — and why he keeps his options open\nHis philosophy on personal minimums, comfort zones, and why you need to push the gap between the two\nWhether you're thinking about a career change into aviation, grinding through your ratings, or already flying professionally and wondering what's next — this episode is for you.\nHappy Flying, \nJustin","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/s8a-VNhA3KT8ziTM9GEoglQYN8nsFNC-InL8Qj1FlcM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OWFm/YzIzMjA3N2UwMGRj/MmFlY2YzNTNlOGJj/N2RlZC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}