PIEDMONSTERS

Mental Health Awareness - Updates from the FAA and Advice from an Aviation Therapist

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This year we were joined by Pilot Peer Support Committee Chair, Captain Amanda Fallon, as well as Licensed Marriage and Family Thera

Non-Rev Travel

In this episode, we discuss some basic guidelines and helpful tips for non-rev travel, both for employees and those with access to employee benefits.  The non-rev travel

Piedmont MEC - 2025 Year In Review & 2026 Look Ahead

Welcome back to Piedmonsters! In this episode, we're joined by MEC Chair Kimberley Gott and Vice Chair Ryan Higgins, to discuss what the MEC accomplished in 2025 and look

ALPA Committees and Volunteering

For the first time since our very first episode last summer, we are joined by Piedmont MEC Chair, Captain Kim Gott. She’s with us to highlight the roles of the various co

Back to School with the Training Department - Part 2

This is Part 2 of a 2-part interview featuring Training Committee Chair, Captain David Weidenhamer. In Part 1, we discussed an overview of the Training Committee, Trainin

Back to School with the Training Department - Part 1

In this episode, we're joined by David Weidenhamer, Piedmont Captain and Chair of the Training Committee. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview. Part 1 includes general in

Pilot Mental Health with Sharon Curlee and Julie Schell

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we are joined in this episode by Captain Sharon Curlee, chair of our Pilot Peer Support Committee and the Critical Incident Respo

Safety and the State of the Industry with Captain Wendy Morse

In this episode, we are joined by Captain Wendy Morse, ALPA First Vice President, and leader of the Aviation Safety Organization, or ASO. This interview took place in Mar

How to Handle Fatigue

Welcome to the first episode of 2025!  This month, we are joined by Captain Jerry Schiffauer, who is the chair of our Fatigue Committee.  Our schedules are always deman

An Interview with Captain Jason Ambrosi

This week, we have our third and final installment of our ALPA Board of Directors Meeting interviews. Captain Jason Ambrosi, the president of ALPA, International, was gen

ALPA-PAC and Government Affairs

Welcome back to part 2 of our ALPA Board of Directors special edition interviews. I had the opportunity to sit down with ALPA Director of Government Affairs, Elizabeth Ba

Meet Our ALPA Support Staff

In October, your MEC & LEC reps, as well as other team members, traveled to Chicago for an MEC meeting, as well as ALPA’s bi-annual Board of Directors Meetings. Over the

Better Safe Than Sorry: How ASAP and FOQA Programs Work

This month, we are joined by the Chair of our Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) Committee, Captain Martin Ebert, as well as a member of our Flight Operational Quality

An Update on PBS & The Tentative Agreement

In this episode, we're joined by Brandon Hagy, PBS Committee Chair, and Jay Weatherman, Negotiating Committee Chair, for an update on the PBS implementation process.   

An Interview with the Charlotte Local Executive Council

Today we are joined by Captain Brandon Hagy and First Officer Davis Bunting, your reps for Local Executive Council 35, in Charlotte.     Additional Notes: Philadelph

An Interview with the Master Executive Council

Join us for an interview with your MEC, as they share a little about themselves, their roles, and what they're working on in 2024.   We'd love it if you subscribed to o

Welcome to PIEDMONSTERS

Welcome to PIEDMONSTERS - The Piedmont Pilot Podcast, brought to you by your Piedmont Master Executive Council.   Like, subscribe, download, and listen wherever you get