ATC Memes

What is going on avination?! Welcome back to the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with David Lombardo, a co-founder of everyone's favorite aviation meme page ATC Memes. 

What we talked about in today's episode.

• Pilots are more than just pilots. 
• How David loves Youtube and it is the epitome of the internet.
• How the page really exploded when they messed around with audio.
• We find out why David wanted to be involved with aviation.
• He got into aviation because of video games.
• Why it is important to have people to bounce ideas off of.
• Why he didn’t want to be a pilot.
• How a college professor inspired him to work with audio.
• Why he left his job as a controller.
• How news channels have used their content for real-life events.
• Was he ever recognized while working ATC.
• Were his supervisors every unhappy with him running the page.
• David quotes the Kim Kardashian principle.
• How ATC Memes and Airline Pilot memes had an epic meet up in Houston.
• How a delivery went from a great idea to really awkward.
• Why he decided to start selling aviation style apparel.
• Why they decided to create leggings.
• How David has always been an entrepreneur.
• How to being creative can help you in your career.
• Three tips to make a great internet page.
• Create content and don’t be afraid to fail.
• We find out where "say no to kilo came from."
• My favorite Washington Center story.
• His favorite moments from being a controller.
• We talk about if Drone pilots are actually pilots.

Happy Flying Avination,

 

Justin