@@judahhegenbarth9843 Judah….thx for letting me know. As I’m quickly learning from the performance of this video, this style of video is really terrific for helping to engage with my existing audience. But it’s not so good for, is growing my audience by attracting people who’ve never seen my videos before. For that, I need to use the more standard type of video With a click bait, thumbnail, and title, etc.…
Trent...Love the story, and glad you posted it. I'm 51 and have had a career for 24 years with my current company... Just got let go, thanks to a larger company taking over. So much hit home. I was in the US Navy, (Thanks to Top Gun also) but as a dumb 18 year old, I did it all wrong & went enlisted. Quickly found out I should have done more research and got the college out of the way first. Have learned a lot of the same lessons through different conduits, but in my older age now I'm finding I have the persistence to see things through now, that I didn't really have as a younger guy. I'm now an Instrument rated pilot (as of July (your videos also helped me get there)) and I'm thinking that the commercial will be the next thing, now that I have plenty of time on my hands. I doubt it will turn into a career, but I can certainly see if it leads me down an aviation path for career 2.0 and some fun side gig's in retirement. Really appreciate you and your videos, they make me think of the possibilities. Thanks!
@@MacGyverGTP Thanks for sharing a bit about your story! Wisdom is wasted on the young…at least for me! Btw…. if you haven’t watched it yet, you might want to watch my interview with David Hilbish. He has carved out a very nice career for himself as a contract corporate jet pilot. How to Become a Corporate Contract Pilot - Even if you don't have thousands of hours ua-cam.com/video/vhSHko6rTYU/v-deo.html
Because I was not a very good student in high school, my academic counselor called me into her office and basically told me that I was not college material and I probably couldn't qualify for an apprenticeship program at Caterpiller in my home town. A couple of years later, while in the U.S. Air Force, I was challenged to question my high school counselors evaluation and try to go to college. I was also challenged, by a private pilot friend, to try flying lessons which I did and got my PPL (US) in 41 hours. I used the G.I. bill, graduated ASU with honors and then went on to get a master's degree. It was persistence, and not brains, that got me through it all. I just read recently that Abraham Lincoln did not finish any formal schooling and taught himself the law!!
Trent, persistence will always get a person farther in life than talent and education. I know too many "smarter than me" folks who attempted to do what I did and fell on their nose and did not learn to get back up and learn from the set back or failure. Learning from one's failure is the best lecture from Professor Experience who always gives the final exam before giving the lecture.
Great story! As a fellow Canuck, I too was an officer in CAF and my two sons are as well. I’m now a police officer with just under 20 years on and at the age of 50 (two months ago) I just got my PPL. As of Jan 1 I will be transferring to our Air Support Unit to fly our police fixed wing plane. None of this would have happened without persistence…. Some people said I was too old. Some didn’t think I could do it in time… and some were just pissed off that I grabbed the bull by the horns and went after it. Great channel!!! Keep it up! Go Canada! Things are getting better in North America every day!
@@c.g.m8300 Cool story….thanks for sharing. I wish you all the best in what’s ahead! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
Great story! Love how it all connected and you still made it happen! Congratulations with Skywest! Hope to see you at a major and possibly fly with you one day.
I reluctantly clicked on this because I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but I like you're other content, so I thought I would watch a minute or two, then I couldn't turn it off, great story!
This is such a great story, Trent! Thank you. I can see it now, Trent goes back to Maj. Savage: "Hi Major, remember me? It turns out the base closed down Fort Saint-Jean. Is there anything I can do to get in? You know how persistent I can be." "Let me see what I can do."
@@antoniog9814 truth be told, the very first thing I did was head down to the states to see if there was any chance I could get accepted as an officer into a branch of the US military to continue the dream. Sadly, without citizenship that was not an option for me.
@@trent_dyrsmid Perhaps you should've called Maj. Savage. Who knows, he may have had connections down here, lol. That's a shame. Had you overcome the citizenship hurdle, you would've had much more opportunity here since Navy, Air Force & Marines fly jets.
I think one thing you are overlooking is your ability to take criticism and learn. I feel from your story that's what helped you learn the importance of never taking no for an answer during your sales career. I coach kids and personally know that it's very difficult to teach kids to take criticism and learn persistence.
@@alr5373 when I was young, I definitely did not take criticism as well as I can take it now. I think it just comes with maturity. Regardless, you make an excellent point!
Thank you for sharing your personal story! It really means a lot for many of us. As I’m on my career 2.0 pilot journey after a life in tech it’s really inspiring to hear your story. Please keep em coming and cheers from Boundary Bay airport! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
@@lucasszymanski114 Lucas! Thx for watching! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
What a great fireside chat about a little talked about requirement to get through flight training. It definitely takes time and money but also requires a spirit that does not give up easily when presented with challenges. Congrats on going back to the recruiter’s office and finding a way to go through their training a second time and passing with flying colors. My heart broke for you to hear the second language base closed and they washed the entire class. That was awful. But glad to know that you went onto other successful accomplishments in life and continue to do so. I too, at 42, am on career 2.0 after having been an A&P mechanic and avionics technician the last ten years. I’ve enjoyed your journey and have used it as a path of what to do paired with my own research and have found your vids to have very sound advice. Best of luck to you in the new year & Feb 5th. -Larry
@@larryfranklin2280 Larry… Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment. I love reading comments and seeing the impact of my work! I wish you all the best on the journey ahead of you.
@@douglasguptill5028 Doug…thx for watching! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
Thanks, Trent. I found the story very informative. It is an interesting lesson in not only persistence, but also the twists and turns that life can deal you. At least you gave it a shot. I have found that most of the regrets in my life are not things that I did wrong, but rather the things that I did not even attempt. My top regrets are that I did not have the courage to attempt the things that could have benefitted me or made me happy. You always miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Fear and complacency are the big killers of opportunity, not lack of chances or lack of skill. Keep on providing those gems of learning from your vantage point of hindsight.
@@trent_dyrsmid Yes! Your videos have helped me excel in flight training, I have my multi engine check ride coming up in 2 weeks. Just passed my Commercial and used your guide to help study!📚
I really appreciate this video and will try to embrace persistence like you did! You have a great way of telling stories as well! You have a great mindset and that is such a powerful thing!
Totally enjoyed it and I'm a firm believer that you can't teach what you haven't learned. Personally I'm very tenacious but being older and also pursuing aviation has been a snails pace compared to yours. Anyhow we all know that great hi's come through great low's. Thanks for your candid motivation and looking forward to the 2nd video. I'll echo the sentiment again as many aviators young and old will attribute some portion of their success to you sir. Although we may never know, I've no doubt you would of done well as a fighter pilot. Kudos Sir!
As always, it is very inspiring. Thank you very much for sharing your story focus in persistence. Thanks for being vulnerable and humble to share your personal life lessons that allow us to reflect on them. I'm looking forward to the second video. Keep it up, Trent. 🎉
@@izakf5301 Yea…. I definitely took the scenic route to the cockpit 🤣 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
@@ilvision congratulations on that achievement! Getting an instrument rating definitely will elevate your skills as a pilot and it puts you in rarified air. What’s next for you?
There is a saying, “The innocence of youth,” but in retrospect, it is more “the ignorance of youth.” Imagine if we all had the benefit of hindsight and the opportunity to do it again, how much better we all could be! Remember though, it’s the journey that makes us what we are, not the destination. The trick, is finding the right path! Merry Christmas, God Bless and thanks for the outstanding videos!
Trent - An issue I’ve come across time and time again with my training so far is “shortage of DPEs” or “Long checkride waits” I’ve definitely considered this as a bump in the road that has slowed me down… how did you manage to get your checkrides done so fast, did you outsource your own DPE? Thanks, Emma Destination 225 Cadet
@@emmakeoghan9016 in my case, the school I attended had built relationships with a number of local DPE‘s so I never had to wait more than a day or two. More recently, one of my students came up with a great idea after having a nearly impossible time even getting one of the local DPEs to reply to him. He sent the guy a text and offered to pay him double his normal rate. He got a check ride within a week….what a surprise 🤣 Personally, I think that’s worth every cent.
Hey Trent. Thanks for the story. Questions: what's the oldest one can be to try and be a military pilot? I know I can probably google or go on website but figured I'd ask you since I watched the video and you owe me like your first born now but I just settle for you answering the questions lol. (Canadian military I'm in Toronto area)
@@kellyjowilson8591 two reasons for that. First: when I was young I really didn’t have any interest in being an airline pilot because I thought it would not be very exciting compared to flying fighter jets. Second: I’m not sure that I could’ve paid for all of the flight training and the pilot wages back then were LOW LOW LOW!!
If anything, I prefer videos with this format! Raw, unedited, honest, and invaluable.
@@judahhegenbarth9843 Judah….thx for letting me know. As I’m quickly learning from the performance of this video, this style of video is really terrific for helping to engage with my existing audience. But it’s not so good for, is growing my audience by attracting people who’ve never seen my videos before. For that, I need to use the more standard type of video With a click bait, thumbnail, and title, etc.…
Trent...Love the story, and glad you posted it. I'm 51 and have had a career for 24 years with my current company... Just got let go, thanks to a larger company taking over. So much hit home. I was in the US Navy, (Thanks to Top Gun also) but as a dumb 18 year old, I did it all wrong & went enlisted. Quickly found out I should have done more research and got the college out of the way first. Have learned a lot of the same lessons through different conduits, but in my older age now I'm finding I have the persistence to see things through now, that I didn't really have as a younger guy. I'm now an Instrument rated pilot (as of July (your videos also helped me get there)) and I'm thinking that the commercial will be the next thing, now that I have plenty of time on my hands. I doubt it will turn into a career, but I can certainly see if it leads me down an aviation path for career 2.0 and some fun side gig's in retirement. Really appreciate you and your videos, they make me think of the possibilities. Thanks!
@@MacGyverGTP Thanks for sharing a bit about your story! Wisdom is wasted on the young…at least for me! Btw…. if you haven’t watched it yet, you might want to watch my interview with David Hilbish. He has carved out a very nice career for himself as a contract corporate jet pilot.
How to Become a Corporate Contract Pilot - Even if you don't have thousands of hours
ua-cam.com/video/vhSHko6rTYU/v-deo.html
100% accurate on persistency! Relates to pilot training.
Great story, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Because I was not a very good student in high school, my academic counselor called me into her office and basically told me that I was not college material and I probably couldn't qualify for an apprenticeship program at Caterpiller in my home town. A couple of years later, while in the U.S. Air Force, I was challenged to question my high school counselors evaluation and try to go to college. I was also challenged, by a private pilot friend, to try flying lessons which I did and got my PPL (US) in 41 hours. I used the G.I. bill, graduated ASU with honors and then went on to get a master's degree. It was persistence, and not brains, that got me through it all. I just read recently that Abraham Lincoln did not finish any formal schooling and taught himself the law!!
@@hunkyaz damn!!! Good work and congrats on that! Thx for watching
Loved it man. Persistence! Look, any advice from an experienced pilot is helpful.
@@richardturner6278 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
Very motivating.
@@poli21 🙌🙌
Trent, persistence will always get a person farther in life than talent and education. I know too many "smarter than me" folks who attempted to do what I did and fell on their nose and did not learn to get back up and learn from the set back or failure. Learning from one's failure is the best lecture from Professor Experience who always gives the final exam before giving the lecture.
@@markbrewer1988 Marc… Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts. I love reading comments like yours. Well said!
Thanks Trent.
@@trent_dyrsmid I appreciate your insights as well.
Great story! As a fellow Canuck, I too was an officer in CAF and my two sons are as well. I’m now a police officer with just under 20 years on and at the age of 50 (two months ago) I just got my PPL. As of Jan 1 I will be transferring to our Air Support Unit to fly our police fixed wing plane. None of this would have happened without persistence…. Some people said I was too old. Some didn’t think I could do it in time… and some were just pissed off that I grabbed the bull by the horns and went after it. Great channel!!! Keep it up! Go Canada! Things are getting better in North America every day!
@@c.g.m8300 Cool story….thanks for sharing. I wish you all the best in what’s ahead! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
We need more of these stories !!!
@@Chiziscottmato that seems to be the general consensus. More to come!
Thanks for sharing man!
@@FloridaBard89 You bet. 👍 Did you like and subscribe? I have plenty more videos about how to launch your aviation career in the works.
@@trent_dyrsmid I did, I started following you about 12 months ago when I started my aviation journey. My CFI Checkride is coming up in early jan.
HELL of a story good sir! I’m so glad you shared. I’m ready for Fire Side Chat (life lesson) #2 👏🏻
@@robertthomas2032 Robert….Thx so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed your story it’s very motivating for me. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏽
@@freelanxe Thx so much. Glad you enjoyed it! Which part was most helpful?
Great story! Love how it all connected and you still made it happen! Congratulations with Skywest! Hope to see you at a major and possibly fly with you one day.
@@flyinaaron Aaron… thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Who do you fly for now?
@@trent_dyrsmid Currently I am in the D225 flight program with USAA at KDTO. Really eyeing skywest once I reach mins.
I reluctantly clicked on this because I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, but I like you're other content, so I thought I would watch a minute or two, then I couldn't turn it off, great story!
@@hackerzol Thx! Glad to hear you enjoyed it! More to come :)
Great video. I think it explains a lot about you and everything you did these past two years.
@@yelkhettar Thx so much. Glad you enjoyed it!
This is such a great story, Trent! Thank you.
I can see it now, Trent goes back to Maj. Savage: "Hi Major, remember me? It turns out the base closed down Fort Saint-Jean. Is there anything I can do to get in? You know how persistent I can be." "Let me see what I can do."
@@antoniog9814 truth be told, the very first thing I did was head down to the states to see if there was any chance I could get accepted as an officer into a branch of the US military to continue the dream. Sadly, without citizenship that was not an option for me.
@@trent_dyrsmid Perhaps you should've called Maj. Savage. Who knows, he may have had connections down here, lol. That's a shame. Had you overcome the citizenship hurdle, you would've had much more opportunity here since Navy, Air Force & Marines fly jets.
@ Indeed.
I think one thing you are overlooking is your ability to take criticism and learn. I feel from your story that's what helped you learn the importance of never taking no for an answer during your sales career. I coach kids and personally know that it's very difficult to teach kids to take criticism and learn persistence.
@@alr5373 when I was young, I definitely did not take criticism as well as I can take it now. I think it just comes with maturity. Regardless, you make an excellent point!
Great story....I look forward to your next episode!
@@AviationZero Thx so much. Glad you enjoyed it! Which part was most interesting?
Thank you for sharing your personal story! It really means a lot for many of us. As I’m on my career 2.0 pilot journey after a life in tech it’s really inspiring to hear your story. Please keep em coming and cheers from Boundary Bay airport! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
@@lucasszymanski114 Lucas! Thx for watching! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
@ I’m not sure how I didn’t notice it before! Will join! Thank you again for all the inspirational content and sharing your personal journey with us.
Great story Trent has long time fan and subscribers
@@realbrahim2403 thank you, sir! 👍 Did you like and subscribe? I have plenty more videos about how to launch your aviation career in the works!
Great motivational talk. Thanks for your humility of sharing your mistakes. Give us the next segment in the Trent Saga.
@@timhoke2 Will do!
What a great fireside chat about a little talked about requirement to get through flight training. It definitely takes time and money but also requires a spirit that does not give up easily when presented with challenges. Congrats on going back to the recruiter’s office and finding a way to go through their training a second time and passing with flying colors. My heart broke for you to hear the second language base closed and they washed the entire class. That was awful. But glad to know that you went onto other successful accomplishments in life and continue to do so. I too, at 42, am on career 2.0 after having been an A&P mechanic and avionics technician the last ten years. I’ve enjoyed your journey and have used it as a path of what to do paired with my own research and have found your vids to have very sound advice. Best of luck to you in the new year & Feb 5th. -Larry
@@larryfranklin2280 Larry… Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment. I love reading comments and seeing the impact of my work! I wish you all the best on the journey ahead of you.
LOVED the video, Trent! Such a great reminder that these soft-skills are paramount and key to our success in life. Thanks, brother!
@@douglasguptill5028 Doug…thx for watching! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
@trent_dyrsmid I didn't see that, thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out!
Thanks, Trent. I found the story very informative. It is an interesting lesson in not only persistence, but also the twists and turns that life can deal you. At least you gave it a shot. I have found that most of the regrets in my life are not things that I did wrong, but rather the things that I did not even attempt. My top regrets are that I did not have the courage to attempt the things that could have benefitted me or made me happy. You always miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Fear and complacency are the big killers of opportunity, not lack of chances or lack of skill. Keep on providing those gems of learning from your vantage point of hindsight.
@@C5Tor thank you for the interesting comment. I always love hearing how my videos have an impact. Thanks for watching!
Great video Trent. Good luck on your airline training!
@@benlejeune Ben… glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching! Are you already a subscriber?
@@trent_dyrsmid Yes! Your videos have helped me excel in flight training, I have my multi engine check ride coming up in 2 weeks. Just passed my Commercial and used your guide to help study!📚
What a journey! Thanks for sharing. Age 44 here, still on the way to pursuing my childhood dream of becoming a pilot.
@@alexhjbu 👍 Did you like and subscribe? I have plenty more videos about how to launch your aviation career in the works!
Great story we all have one that’s followed us through life with a better ending
Love the story telling side of you, keep it up!
@@GunnerVlasis Thx Gunner :)
we need a part 2 asap
@@Eehey33 Roger that :)
Really appreciated the background and reflection, very applicable and actionable advice for me.
@@joshcgriff Josh…glad to hear it! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
Would definitely enjoy a video of your advice toward younger guys!
@@Everyday-Exchange I’ve got a number of ideas for that. Stay tuned :)
I really appreciate this video and will try to embrace persistence like you did! You have a great way of telling stories as well! You have a great mindset and that is such a powerful thing!
@@soccaboy2008 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
Totally enjoyed it and I'm a firm believer that you can't teach what you haven't learned. Personally I'm very tenacious but being older and also pursuing aviation has been a snails pace compared to yours. Anyhow we all know that great hi's come through great low's. Thanks for your candid motivation and looking forward to the 2nd video. I'll echo the sentiment again as many aviators young and old will attribute some portion of their success to you sir. Although we may never know, I've no doubt you would of done well as a fighter pilot. Kudos Sir!
@@stantheman238 Thx Stan!
As always, it is very inspiring. Thank you very much for sharing your story focus in persistence. Thanks for being vulnerable and humble to share your personal life lessons that allow us to reflect on them. I'm looking forward to the second video. Keep it up, Trent.
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@ Thanks John! More to come.
Wow, what a story! I am so sorry to hear that... but at least you are going to be an airline pilot now:)
@@izakf5301 Yea…. I definitely took the scenic route to the cockpit 🤣
🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
@@trent_dyrsmid Thats for sure! I have already joined you there!
❤❤❤ yes it was great
@@pilotbb1 Thx Brian! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
Great story, Trent!
@@Amar-fu7eq Thx Amar! 🙌 Did you see I also have a discord channel? Link is in the description. Hope to see you in the Discord community!
I rarely comment but I loved this video. Recently got my IFR rating and boy was that a tough one!!
@@ilvision congratulations on that achievement! Getting an instrument rating definitely will elevate your skills as a pilot and it puts you in rarified air. What’s next for you?
I’d love for you to finish the story and tell us what happened after that!
@@brackenquinton2955 Will do.
There is a saying, “The innocence of youth,” but in retrospect, it is more “the ignorance of youth.” Imagine if we all had the benefit of hindsight and the opportunity to do it again, how much better we all could be! Remember though, it’s the journey that makes us what we are, not the destination. The trick, is finding the right path! Merry Christmas, God Bless and thanks for the outstanding videos!
@@fdcap9835 you’re welcome! Thx for watching
It may be morning for you depending what time you woke up
Trent -
An issue I’ve come across time and time again with my training so far is “shortage of DPEs” or “Long checkride waits” I’ve definitely considered this as a bump in the road that has slowed me down… how did you manage to get your checkrides done so fast, did you outsource your own DPE?
Thanks,
Emma
Destination 225 Cadet
@@emmakeoghan9016 in my case, the school I attended had built relationships with a number of local DPE‘s so I never had to wait more than a day or two. More recently, one of my students came up with a great idea after having a nearly impossible time even getting one of the local DPEs to reply to him. He sent the guy a text and offered to pay him double his normal rate. He got a check ride within a week….what a surprise 🤣
Personally, I think that’s worth every cent.
Hey Trent. Thanks for the story. Questions: what's the oldest one can be to try and be a military pilot? I know I can probably google or go on website but figured I'd ask you since I watched the video and you owe me like your first born now but I just settle for you answering the questions lol. (Canadian military I'm in Toronto area)
@@bullrezzy1632 just googled it and it is apparently around 30 years old. Thanks for watching and leaving me an entertaining comment!
@@trent_dyrsmidok thanks!
“Nana korobi, ya oki” is a Japanese proverb which translates as “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.”
“What are the numbers Mason??!”
@@humandose2805 🤣
When the whole Canadian training ended you had your PPL, why didn't you just keep going until you had your Commercial?
@@kellyjowilson8591 two reasons for that.
First: when I was young I really didn’t have any interest in being an airline pilot because I thought it would not be very exciting compared to flying fighter jets.
Second: I’m not sure that I could’ve paid for all of the flight training and the pilot wages back then were LOW LOW LOW!!
Luke 18:5
🙏🏻