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21st Aug 2018

Randy Witt: X-Plane

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

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