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Avination, welcome to episode 43 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Jan Sears. Jan is currently flying for the California State Highway Patrol. In this episode, Jan and I talk about.. - Why Jan chose to attend Embry Riddle. - Why Jan left Embry Riddle. - Why Jan chose to join the Highway Patrol. - How Jan transferred from to patrol to flying for the highway patrol. - Jan explains what a day in the life of a highway patrol pilot consists of. Avination, I hope you enjoy this episode. As always make sure to leave a review on iTunes and check out our Patreon page. Happy Flying, Justin

Avination, welcome to episode 43 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Jan Sears. Jan is currently flying for the California State Highway Patrol. In this episode, Jan and I talk about.. - Why Jan chose to attend Embry Riddle. - Why Jan left Embry Riddle. - Why Jan chose to join the Highway Patrol. - How Jan transferred from to patrol to flying for the highway patrol. - Jan explains what a day in the life of a highway patrol pilot consists of. Avination, I hope you enjoy this episode. As always make sure to leave a review on iTunes and check out our Patreon page. Happy Flying, Justin

Jan Sears: Highway Patrol Pilot

This past weekend, the governor of California called the Northern California wildfires “one of the greatest tragedies California has ever faced.” And even as we record this today, nine days after the fires started, over 11,000 firefighters are still on the front lines, fighting these fires. You’ve probably seen news reports showing some of the dozens of airtankers and helicopters that are fighting the fires. But most people are unaware that the California Highway Patrol runs one of the largest law enforcement aviation operations in the country, both in number of aircraft and hours flown. And that those aircraft, flown by CHP officer/pilots, have been heavily involved in fire-related activities. Late on a  Sunday night, on October 8, 2017, CHP officer/pilot Jan Sears was returning from a routine patrol in one of the department's GippsAero GA-8 Airvan airplanes, when he spotted a faint flicker in the dark hills. He told his partner, Flight Officer Todd Labadie that it might not be anything, but that they should fly over and take a look. Jan picks up the story from there and describes how he and other CHP officers have support the fire relief efforts, including air rescues of over 50 people from within the fires. You can find more information about CHP here, and on the CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations' Facebook page. It includes a link to  this story that ran on the CBS Evening News, about Pepe Tamayo, a father who had to stay behind because there was only room for four people in the CHP helicopter. CHP made two return trips before they found Pepe and rescued him too. In our interview, Jan Sears referred to an article in LA Times titled  Understaffed and overwhelmed, rescuers had to make life-and-death choices as wildfires rages. If you enjoy this show, please visit my Patreon page, and become a supporting member of the show by contributing as little as $2/month by credit card. Click here for the listener survey. Tell us what what ADS-B portable receiver you own or plan to buy, and what you like and dislike about it. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email.

This past weekend, the governor of California called the Northern California wildfires “one of the greatest tragedies California has ever faced.” And even as we record this today, nine days after the fires started, over 11,000 firefighters are still on the front lines, fighting these fires. You’ve probably seen news reports showing some of the dozens of airtankers and helicopters that are fighting the fires. But most people are unaware that the California Highway Patrol runs one of the largest law enforcement aviation operations in the country, both in number of aircraft and hours flown. And that those aircraft, flown by CHP officer/pilots, have been heavily involved in fire-related activities. Late on a  Sunday night, on October 8, 2017, CHP officer/pilot Jan Sears was returning from a routine patrol in one of the department's GippsAero GA-8 Airvan airplanes, when he spotted a faint flicker in the dark hills. He told his partner, Flight Officer Todd Labadie that it might not be anything, but that they should fly over and take a look. Jan picks up the story from there and describes how he and other CHP officers have support the fire relief efforts, including air rescues of over 50 people from within the fires. You can find more information about <a href="http://chp.ca.gov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CHP</a> here, and on the CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations' <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CHPGoldenGateAirOps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook page.</a> It includes a link to <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-family-rescued-raging-wildfire-emotional-reunion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> this story</a> that ran on the CBS Evening News, about Pepe Tamayo, a father who had to stay behind because there was only room for four people in the CHP helicopter. CHP made two return trips before they found Pepe and rescued him too. In our interview, Jan Sears referred to an article in LA Times titled <a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-napa-fire-rescues-20171014-htmlstory.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Understaffed and overwhelmed, rescuers had to make life-and-death choices as wildfires rages</a>. If you enjoy this show, please <a href="https://www.patreon.com/aviationnewstalk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">visit my Patreon page</a>, and become a supporting member of the show by contributing as little as $2/month by credit card. <a href="http://www.aviationnewstalk.com/survey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here for the listener survey</a>. Tell us what what ADS-B portable receiver you own or plan to buy, and what you like and dislike about it. You can <a href="http://aviationnewstalk.com/listener-questions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dictate a listener question</a> from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or <a href="http://www.sjflight.com/Forms/inquiry.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">send an email</a>.

Northern California Wildfire Rescues – CHP Pilot Jan Sears Interview

In this episode, we interview California Highway Patrol Pilot Jan Sears. Jan is passionate about aviation and has a unique path towards his career goal and will share with us. Announcements: Facebook.com/AviationCareersPodcast page is great for learning about new episodes, asking questions and discussing careers in aviation. I am also going to be adding announcements for […] The post ACP150 California Highway Patrol Pilot Jan Sears appeared first on Aviation Careers Podcast.

In this episode, we interview California Highway Patrol Pilot Jan Sears. Jan is passionate about aviation and has a unique path towards his career goal and will share with us. Announcements: <a href="http://Facebook.com/AviationCareersPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/AviationCareersPodcast</a> page is great for learning about new episodes, asking questions and discussing careers in aviation. I am also going to be adding announcements for […] The post <a href="https://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/acp150-california-highway-patrol-pilot-jan-sears/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ACP150 California Highway Patrol Pilot Jan Sears</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aviation Careers Podcast</a>.

ACP150 California Highway Patrol Pilot Jan Sears