Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After six months of flying regional jets for a living, I finally climbed back into my own airplane… and honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Airline flying is very different from general aviation. Procedures are tighter, automation does more of the work, and you rarely hand fly the way you do in a small piston airplane. So the big question was sitting in the back of my mind the entire drive to the airport:
Did flying airliners make me better… or rusty where it actually matters?
In this video I give a six month update on life as an airline pilot, what surprised me the most after finishing training and getting on the line, and how the transition has changed the way I think about flying. Then comes the real test… getting back into my Piper Comanche after not touching it for half a year.
No simulator.
No warm-up flights.
Just me, my airplane, and the first landing back.
Let’s see how it goes.
✈️ Aircraft: Piper Comanche 250
✈️ Airline Life Update
✈️ GA vs Airline Flying
✈️ First Flight Back After Time Away
If you’re a pilot, student pilot, or just curious what happens when airline flying meets real-world GA again, this one’s for you.
After six months of flying regional jets for a living, I finally climbed back into my own airplane… and honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Airline flying is very different from general aviation. Procedures are tighter, automation does more of the work, and you rarely hand fly the way you do in a small piston airplane. So the big question was sitting in the back of my mind the entire drive to the airport:
Did flying airliners make me better… or rusty where it actually matters?
In this video I give a six month update on life as an airline pilot, what surprised me the most after finishing training and getting on the line, and how the transition has changed the way I think about flying. Then comes the real test… getting back into my Piper Comanche after not touching it for half a year.
No simulator.
No warm-up flights.
Just me, my airplane, and the first landing back.
Let’s see how it goes.
✈️ Aircraft: Piper Comanche 250
✈️ Airline Life Update
✈️ GA vs Airline Flying
✈️ First Flight Back After Time Away
If you’re a pilot, student pilot, or just curious what happens when airline flying meets real-world GA again, this one’s for you.
