Breaking the Glass Ceiling: How Adva Amir Became One of the Few Female Airline Captains | E108
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What inspired Adva Amir to become a pilot?
They told me, welcome to the most beautiful office in the world. And they were right. So this is how it started. Later on, I wanted to become a military pilot. All the air shows and everything, it's really... made my life even bigger, but it didn't work out for me.
So becoming a pilot in the Israeli Defense Force is probably one of the most rigorous training tests possible. Most, most, most people, like I don't know the percentages, but most people obviously don't make it. But I think that setback for somebody 18 year old can actually really hurt. So how did you go through the training and how did you cope with the setback?
It was a big setback. I almost couldn't resist. I appeal and appeal and I really wanted to do it. And I was like, no way, I'm not going to be a pilot in the military. There's no way. But when I'm looking at it from today and I did something completely different in the military, I'm happy. I'm happy that the things worked the way they did. At the time, it was really, really hard for 18 years old at VATU. First time, it was like a big failure for me. It's like they don't want me. But I think everything worked out the way it should and made me happy. go and achieve my dream in a different way.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Adva Amir to become a pilot?
3:31–5:03
2
What challenges did Adva face while training to be a pilot?
5:03–7:36
3
How did Adva overcome setbacks in her military pilot training?
7:36–8:58
4
What was Adva’s experience moving to the U.S. for flight training?
8:58–11:33
5
How did COVID-19 impact Adva’s career as a pilot?
11:33–14:35
6
What barriers did Adva break as one of the few female airline captains?
14:35–17:11
7
What was the significance of Adva’s viral LinkedIn post?
17:11–21:37
8
How does Adva inspire others to pursue their dreams?
21:37–51:04
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