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BrookAviator PodcastReal conversations. Aviation mindset. Life wisdom.

A podcast for pilots, builders, immigrants, dreamers—and anyone chasing altitude in life.

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Long-form podcast + short clips
Featured
Who Told Me?
The hidden truths nobody told us.
Host
Brook Erkato
Pilot-in-training • storyteller • builder
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Who Told Me? — The Truth About Checkrides (and Confidence)

Dec 1, 2025 54 min Student Pilot Panel

A real talk on nerves, preparation, impostor syndrome, and how pilots rebuild confidence after a rough day.

Checkride
Mindset
Pilot Life

From Ramp Agent to Cockpit: The Long Game

Nov 15, 2025 41 min Brook Erkato

The behind-the-scenes journey: time, money, setbacks, and the systems that keep you moving forward.

Career
Aviation
Discipline

Immigrant Dreams + Aviation: Building a Life That Scales

Nov 1, 2025 62 min Founder Guest

How identity, resilience, and purpose can become your biggest advantage—on the ground and in the air.

Immigrant
Entrepreneurship
Faith
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About

What BrookAviator is about

Aviation is the hook. Transformation is the mission.

The vibe

Unfiltered conversations that feel like a hangar talk with a purpose: lessons from aviation, faith, discipline, and real life.

Aviation
Conversations
Mindset
Life Wisdom
Topics we cover
  • Flight training, pilot life, and career pathways
  • Immigrant stories, resilience, and building identity
  • Entrepreneurship, discipline, and personal systems
  • Faith, purpose, and the hard conversations
Manifesto

“Takeoff isn’t the hard part—staying consistent is.”

BrookAviator exists to capture the stories people wish they heard earlier. Every episode is a reminder that you can rebuild your confidence, tighten your systems, and keep climbing—one rep at a time.

Format
Long-form + Shorts
Release
Weekly
Core
Truth + Growth
A signature interview series focused on the lessons people learned too late—so you can learn them now.
Nope. Aviation is the lens, but the stories are for anyone building a bigger life.
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Guests

Want to be on the podcast?

If you have a story with lessons, struggle, or victory—bring it.

We’re looking for
• Pilots, students, instructors, and aviation pros
• Entrepreneurs and builders
• Immigrant stories and resilience journeys
• Couples, mentors, pastors, professors, everyday legends
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Let’s build something

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Guest pitches
Email your story + the lesson you learned too late.
Sponsors
We keep it authentic and audience-first.
Collabs
Creators, schools, flight clubs, aviation orgs.