On the Road as a Professional Pilot

Watch what it’s like to go on a work trip as a pilot for a major U.S. airline.

Sam Weigel

Updated Jan 21, 2022 3:16 PM EST

Sam Weigel takes us along on one of his work trips. [Screengrab: Sam Weigel]

Sam Weigel takes us along on a four-day work trip to show what life on the road is like for a professional pilot, from packing to layover hotels to exploring small towns, finding cool local coffeeshops and eateries, and enjoying a night on the town with fellow crewmembers.

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Sam Weigel has been an airplane nut since an early age, and when he's not flying the Boeing 737 for work, he enjoys going low and slow in vintage taildraggers. He and his wife live west of Seattle, where they are building an aviation homestead on a private 2,400-foot grass airstrip.