Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
With over 30 years and 30,000 hours in aviation, Michael "Rocket" Blackstone has worked his way to the top of the aviation world currently a captain for a major airline and the owner of 2 successful aviation businesses. Michael shares his passion for the flying business as he encourages you to dive in today, to begin learning to fly, to start an aviation business, to join the military, to get hired by the airlines and to start making your dreams of flying come true!
Taking Flight with Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
Episode 13: My First "Solos" at American Airlines
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Michael "Rocket" Blackstone
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Season 1
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Episode 13
In this episode, Michael takes you back to his first solo flights at American Airlines as a new hire in 1999. Michael started his career at age 25 as a Flight Engineer on the Boeing 727, then transitioned to the Boeing 757/767 fleet where he became a First Officer and flew his first 'solo' with his father as the Captain of his first trip on the line. Then Michael became a Captain of the Boeing 737-800 and flew his first 'solo' flight as a Captain on December 16, 2015.