YouTube: Aviation 101 with Laura

Join as a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join Find my online courses here & prep for your technical interview on your pace for an affordable price! https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges This simple change can make your resume stand out to AI filters being used by various regional airline recruiting departments. This was a hack given to me by a very large regional airline in September 2026. Aviation is a small industry, and it matters what you do to stand out especially in a very competitive hiring environment (like at present in the USA, fall of 2026 is when I recorded this one.) Other helpful videos: Make Yourself Stand Out to Recruiters: https://youtube.com/shorts/sgmHSVEdVKU?feature=share Biggest Airline Recruiter Turnoff: https://youtube.com/shorts/hfB3duJ4mzk Job Interview Tips: https://youtu.be/t2Z4dclgw0M Part 135 Pilot Interview help: https://youtu.be/ye9ATZYz5DU Regional Pilot Interview Help: https://youtu.be/nrWkP1pcNvE Dispatcher Interview Test: https://youtu.be/hyARRNda5pk Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

**** Online Courses! https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges ***** In this video, I talk about updates coming as soon as October 2026 pushed by the FAA and PSI to remove paper test supplement books...links for more info below: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/September_2026_Special_Edition.pdf https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing for all their bulletins with updates Video I made about this in May 2026: https://youtu.be/8yszGPJLadI Secrets of the figure book! https://youtu.be/x9b6_UGL5LU Video Playlists for Understanding FAA Figures & Typical Test Questions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLsqYZi-3W_RU6L-XvIiPXUarw8Te-v3q https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLsqYZi-3W_RJ6CouLTo3v90GJI3o-Sg8 Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

This interview features Trevor, Envoy Airlines Embraer 170/175 Captain, Check Airman & Aircraft Dispatcher! Topics discussed include HIMS, DUIs, becoming an aircraft dispatcher, aircraft dispatcher shifts, Jeppesen chart sources (free!), tips for keeping knowledge sharp while waiting for a test or a job opportunity, and Trevor's path from flight school to CFI to Envoy to faculty at LeTourneau University's College of Aviation! Want to interact with me on the next members-only livestream? Become a supporting channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join Links mentioned: Free/Cheap Jeppesen study materials: https://youtu.be/Ba1wcnWwYOU "Shortcut" method to become a dispatcher for airline crewmembers: https://youtu.be/r8libHDzOgs My online courses: https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

Join as a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join Find my online courses here & prep for your technical interview on your pace for an affordable price! https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges Make yourself stand out among the crowd of pilot applicants by updating your resume and showing the airline why YOU are different from all the other candidates! Here are some SUPER quick and easy resume update tips. Aviation is a small industry, and it matters what you do to stand out especially in a very competitive hiring environment (like at present in the USA, fall of 2026 is when I recorded this one.) Other helpful videos: Biggest Airline Recruiter Turnoff: https://youtube.com/shorts/hfB3duJ4mzk Cadet/Pilot Pathway Programs to Stand Out: https://youtube.com/shorts/sgmHSVEdVKU?feature=share Job Interview Tips: https://youtu.be/t2Z4dclgw0M Part 135 Pilot Interview help: https://youtu.be/ye9ATZYz5DU Regional Pilot Interview Help: https://youtu.be/nrWkP1pcNvE Dispatcher Interview Test: https://youtu.be/hyARRNda5pk Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

Join as a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join Find my online courses here & prep for your technical interview on your pace for an affordable price! https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges Make yourself stand out among the crowd of pilot applicants with a pilot pathway or cadet program - if one (or more) is available to you! Aviation is a small industry, and it matters what you do to stand out especially in a very competitive hiring environment (like at present in the USA, fall of 2026 is when I recorded this one.) Watch to the end for my extra tip on updating your apps! Other helpful videos: Biggest Airline Recruiter Turnoff: https://youtube.com/shorts/hfB3duJ4mzk Job Interview Tips: https://youtu.be/t2Z4dclgw0M Part 135 Pilot Interview help: https://youtu.be/ye9ATZYz5DU Regional Pilot Interview Help: https://youtu.be/nrWkP1pcNvE Dispatcher Interview Test: https://youtu.be/hyARRNda5pk Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join to become a channel member! Feedback from a viewer provided me a fantastic detailed list from a recent part 121 large regional airline pilot interview with a very detailed list of topics covered. I created a massive 4-page study guide with QR codes for videos and playlists covering as many topics as I could! https://www.theaviationvault.com/study-guides to get the PDF study guide! Use this list of topics to review, prepare, and boost confidence in your knowledge at your next interview. These types of questions also may come up in a part 135 pilot interview or aircraft dispatcher interview as well! Other helpful interview videos I've made: 135 Pilot Interview: https://youtu.be/ye9ATZYz5DU 121 Regional Pilot: https://youtu.be/nrWkP1pcNvE 121 Dispatcher: https://youtu.be/hyARRNda5pk More on 121 Dispatcher: https://youtu.be/t2Z4dclgw0M Scenarios from real dispatcher interviews: https://youtu.be/R0I2DidZssE Take my online courses here: https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges and really master takeoff minimums, Jeppesen SIDs, STARs, and approach charts & runway diagrams, and derived alternate minimums ops specs! Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

This is part of a new series of videos I'm making where I will ask simulated aircraft dispatcher oral exam questions based on the most current practical test standards (PTS) from the FAA. Stay tuned for all the videos in this series so you can practice your oral skills before your practical test! Here, I go over example oral questions and provide sample answers so you can study and practice. Become a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join If you want the version WITH all my answers for study, here's the link: https://youtu.be/91K34dAt13M The full playlist on the practice aircraft dispatcher oral: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXELhPxmoUcY Driftdown (old video, sorry for poor quality!): https://youtu.be/rZV9Aw1XJeA More Driftdown Examples: https://youtu.be/m1802o-9k54 The current PTS is found here: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards Aviation Weather Handbook free PDF from the FAA: https://www.faa.gov/regulationspolicies/handbooksmanuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-28b-aviation-weather-handbook Take my online courses here: https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges and really master METARs, TAFs, and other topics for your aircraft dispatcher practical exam! Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

This is part of a new series of videos I'm making where I will ask simulated aircraft dispatcher oral exam questions based on the most current practical test standards (PTS) from the FAA. Stay tuned for all the videos in this series so you can practice your oral skills before your practical test! Here, I go over example oral questions and provide sample answers so you can study and practice. Become a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join If you want the version WITHOUT all my answers for practice, here's the link: https://youtu.be/63LcpXZsqOo The full playlist on the practice aircraft dispatcher oral: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXELhPxmoUcY Driftdown (old video, sorry for poor quality!): https://youtu.be/rZV9Aw1XJeA More Driftdown Examples: https://youtu.be/m1802o-9k54 The current PTS is found here: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_standards Aviation Weather Handbook free PDF from the FAA: https://www.faa.gov/regulationspolicies/handbooksmanuals/aviation/faa-h-8083-28b-aviation-weather-handbook Take my online courses here: https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges and really master METARs, TAFs, and other topics for your aircraft dispatcher practical exam! Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

Join as a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join Find my online courses here & prep for your technical interview on your pace for an affordable price! https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges Don't make this mistake when talking with airline recruiters! Aviation is a small industry, and it matters how you present yourself especially in a very competitive hiring environment (like at present in the USA, fall of 2026 is when I recorded this one.) Other helpful videos: Job Interview Tips: https://youtu.be/t2Z4dclgw0M Part 135 Pilot Interview help: https://youtu.be/ye9ATZYz5DU Regional Pilot Interview Help: https://youtu.be/nrWkP1pcNvE Dispatcher Interview Test: https://youtu.be/hyARRNda5pk Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join to become a channel member! I asked a dispatcher friend for opinions on whether AI could replace human aircraft dispatchers at airlines in the United States. Follow along and give me your thoughts! Links mentioned in video: position paper from Airline Dispatchers Federation: https://dispatcher.org/our-advocacy/artificial-intelligence-2/ Other videos I made on using Chat GPT for aircraft dispatch and regulation knowledge: Part 1: https://youtu.be/Q-snsHEEkis Part 2: https://youtu.be/mCIIVtLvJUs Will AI Undermine Aviation Safety? (short): https://youtube.com/shorts/c69QoGS0TZk?feature=share Take my online courses here: https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

Consider joining as a channel member! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join This short video gives a recommendation on a way to remember and honor aircraft dispatchers who were working on September 11, 2001 and made heroic efforts to ensure safety through the chaos. Videos mentioned: 9/11: Voices of the Aircraft Dispatchers by @jakezelman1410 Jake Zelman of@airlinedispatchersfederation (56 min documentary): https://youtu.be/nAJiZm-4YqA?si=xlQBcSq7KD9hGqXV Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFofTDnibDbYWYxEjQdFzZw/join to become a channel member! Feedback from a dispatcher friend of mine about a situation encountered at work prompted me to make this video unpacking various approaches, a NOTAM about a temporary crane (that's sometimes NOT up), and the ILS 9 at KSAN in San Diego, CA with a medical emergency onboard. Follow along and give me your thoughts! Other helpful regulations and NOTAM videos I've made: 121 Regional Pilot: https://youtu.be/nrWkP1pcNvE 121 Dispatcher: https://youtu.be/hyARRNda5pk More on 121 Dispatcher: https://youtu.be/t2Z4dclgw0M Scenarios from real dispatcher interviews: https://youtu.be/R0I2DidZssE NOTAM playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLsqYZi-3W_QRpaFPFRw__VE8d4b0-CcF&si=TgmaXT8JJ4QFwnGV Take my online courses here: https://www.theaviationvault.com/challenges and really master takeoff minimums, Jeppesen SIDs, STARs, and approach charts & runway diagrams, and derived alternate minimums ops specs! Check out my other videos covering weather, regulations, airline operations, video tours, instrument flying, and weight and balance calculations! Visit my website at www.theaviationvault.com to learn much more about aircraft dispatchers, airlines, and dispatch history! Always remember that Laura, when you get right down to it, is just a pilot and a dispatcher. She is explaining facts from the source materials but may be incorrect or out of date. You should always follow your primary guidance (Aircraft manuals, government regulations, etc.) before listening to anything from this YouTube channel. These videos are intended for educational purposes only.