Pilot to Pilot

Pilot to Pilot Podcast Episode 40 With Randy Witt. What is going on Avination, and welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with X-Planes very own Randy Witt.  Some of the things Randy and I talk about are When Randy knew he wanted to be a pilot How he started flying in High School When he bought his first aircraft Any issues Randy had with his training. Why his training was sometimes one step forward two steps back. How a high school kid was playing Flight Simulator and thought I could do better. How X-Plane came to be today. How all types of pilots use X-Plane for fun or for training Whatever happened to Flight Simulator? How X-Plane went from the competition to the Top dog How X-Plane is working on having 3d visuals for every public-use airport on the PLANET. What to look for when buying an airplane. Randy Witt’s three steps to buying an airplane. Why Randy started a 135 Charter company. How Randy has done a lot in his aviation career. What it is like to run a 135 company. How to determine whether or not you should rent or buy an airplane. How X-Plane is more than a game. Companies from all over the world use X-Plane to predict how new airplanes are going to fly What the future of X-Plane will be. How X-Plane is going to change the flight training world. Avination, thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, please let me know! Email me at pilottopilothq@gmail.comor reach out to me on Instagram @pilottopilot. Also, make sure to check out the Pilot to Pilot patreon page. Happy Flying, Justin

Show Notes

Pilot to Pilot Podcast Episode 40 With Randy Witt.

What is going on Avination, and welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with X-Planes very own Randy Witt. 

Some of the things Randy and I talk about are

  • When Randy knew he wanted to be a pilot
  • How he started flying in High School
  • When he bought his first aircraft
  • Any issues Randy had with his training.
  • Why his training was sometimes one step forward two steps back.
  • How a high school kid was playing Flight Simulator and thought I could do better.
  • How X-Plane came to be today.
  • How all types of pilots use X-Plane for fun or for training
  • Whatever happened to Flight Simulator?
  • How X-Plane went from the competition to the Top dog
  • How X-Plane is working on having 3d visuals for every public-use airport on the PLANET.
  • What to look for when buying an airplane.
  • Randy Witt’s three steps to buying an airplane.
  • Why Randy started a 135 Charter company.
  • How Randy has done a lot in his aviation career.
  • What it is like to run a 135 company.
  • How to determine whether or not you should rent or buy an airplane.
  • How X-Plane is more than a game.
  • Companies from all over the world use X-Plane to predict how new airplanes are going to fly
  • What the future of X-Plane will be.
  • How X-Plane is going to change the flight training world.

Avination, thank you for listening to today's episode. If you enjoyed it, please let me know! Email me at pilottopilothq@gmail.comor reach out to me on Instagram @pilottopilot. Also, make sure to check out the Pilot to Pilot patreon page.

Happy Flying,

Justin

What is Pilot to Pilot?

Pilot to Pilot is the podcast for anyone who flies — or dreams about it. Host Justin Siems sits down with airline captains, bush pilots, CFIs, and everyone in between for honest conversations about the path to the cockpit, the grind of the career, and the love of flying that keeps us coming back. Whether you're a student pilot chasing your first solo or a captain with 20,000 hours, there's a seat for you here. New episodes weekly.