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# From 0 to Delta First Officer in Three Years
- URL: https://nickrroberts.com/from-0-to-delta-first-officer-in-three-years/
- Published: 2020-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-06T23:47:40.000Z
- Description: From building intercontinental ballistic missiles to the pilot seat
- Author: Nick Roberts
- Tags: Podcast, #nick-2, Aviation, #Import 2024-11-11 16:59

Available on: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/71iMARPaJEDi1jiYgzGKzf?ref=nickrroberts.com), [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-0-to-delta-first-officer-in-three-years/id1504736472?i=1000480026200&ref=nickrroberts.com), or [Google](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNjhhNmFmNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==?ref=nickrroberts.com)

### ****Aviation episode**

Laura McNerney is a pilot, engineer, skier, climber, mountaineerer, kite-surfer, van-lifer, mountain biker, and the textbook definition of a badass. She ranks among the youngest women ever to join Delta Airlines as a pilot. Today I speak with her about her experience going from building components for intercontinental ballistic missile systems, and having no piloting experience, to becoming a first officer with Delta in merely three years. We also talk about her love for the outdoors, along with the joys and perils of climbing mountains and glaciers.

I find her story of relentless, singular focus on her goals to be very inspiring and I think it needs to be heard. Laura is a model for folks who want to make a career pivot into something they love.

Music: “The Big Guns” by Silent Partner.