# Ryan Owen

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How to Buy Your First Airplane with A&P Mechanic Vernon Knowles

Buying an airplane is one of the biggest investments a pilot can make—but choosing the wrong one can cost you far more than the purchase price. In this episode of Flight Tales, host Ryan Owens sits down with A&P/IA mechanic Vernon Knowles to break down everything pilots should know before buying a…

Air Traffic Controller Explains FAA Transfers, Shortages & His Assumptions About Orlando Tower

What does it take to become an air traffic controller at one of the busiest airports in the country?In this episode of Flight Tales, host Ryan Owens sits down with Jake Ross, an air traffic controller who is leaving Lafayette Regional Airport for an exciting new assignment at Orlando International …

Flying Corporate Jets Internationally: Panama, Crew Resource Management & Challenger 300

What does it take to go from teaching students in a Cessna to flying a Challenger 300 business jet across the United States and internationally? In this episode of Flight Tales, host Ryan Owens sits down with Brennan Gouaux, a Challenger 300 First Officer, to discuss the realities of corporate avia…

Aviation Attorney Discusses FAA Violations, NASA Reports & Pilot Rights

What should you do if ATC tells you to "call this number" after landing? Do you have to call? What does a NASA ASRS report actually protect you from? Can the FAA really suspend or revoke your pilot certificate over a simple mistake?In this episode of Flight Tales, host Ryan Owens sits down with vet…

What DPEs REALLY Look for on a Checkride with DPE Peyton Enloe

What is a DPE actually thinking during your checkride?In this episode of Flight Tales, host Ryan Owens sits down with Designated Pilot Examiner Peyton Enloe to talk about what examiners notice, the mistakes that cause pilots to fail checkrides, and what separates a pilot who can simply perform a ma…

Can You Pass This Airspace Mock Checkride? | Sectional Charts Explained

Think you know your airspace? Ryan Owens puts Owens Flight Training instructor Fernando Sequera through a mock-checkride-style breakdown of sectional charts and the airspace knowledge every student pilot should have before the real thing.In this episode of Flight Tales, Ryan and Fernando work their…

Episode 29: Who The Fc*k is Ryan Owens?

Send us Fan Mail This week we the speak to our first retired athlete and Olympic silver medallist Ryan Owens. We talk about life since stopping and how he tried to manage as a distance athlete while doing a masters degree in London. Ryan is one of the fastest starters and most successful team sprin…

Can You Learn to Fly With a Full-Time Career?

Think you don’t have enough time to learn to fly? Dr. Bose Cheeran became a private pilot while working full-time as an interventional cardiologist, taking call, raising a family, traveling internationally, and dealing with all the normal challenges that come with flight training.In this episode of…

Part 61 vs. Part 91: Do You Know These FAA Regulations?

What’s the difference between FAR Part 61 and Part 91—and which FAA regulations should you actually know before you fly?In this episode of Flight Tales, Ryan Owens sits down with flight instructor Fernando to break down two of the most important sections of the FARs for general aviation pilots: Par…

Aviation Weather Explained: What Every Pilot Needs to Know Before Flying

Checking the weather before a flight is easy. Understanding what that weather actually means for your flight is a different story.In this episode of Flight Tales, Ryan Owens sits down with flight instructor Chris Darnell to talk about aviation weather, how pilots should prepare for changing conditi…