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The top financial resource for pilots! Elevate your wealth with expert insights. Where Pilots Upgrade Their Money.

Meet the team behind your favorite aviation finance podcast! Passionate about empowering pilots with financial knowledge to soar higher. Join us on this journey to upgrade your money! ✈️💼

11/09/2025

⚡ Did you miss this episode? ⚡
What if your rental property could put EVERYTHING at risk?

On Passive Income Pilots, Tait Duryea and Adam Kintigh (24+ yrs asset protection expert) unpack:
🔥 How to shield your assets from lawsuits & creditors
💰 LLCs vs. real estate trusts
⚖️ What “piercing the corporate veil” really means
📈 Practical frameworks to safeguard your wealth

Don’t let one mistake cost you everything.

🎧 Listen here: https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/119-llcs-trusts-and-bulletproof-asset-protection-with-adam-kintigh

04/09/2025

✈️ From Cockpits to Oil Rigs: Why Pilots Are Eyeing Energy Investments

What if your portfolio could tap into one of the world’s oldest and still most essential industries?

In this episode of Passive Income Pilots, Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson sit down with Mark Fleming, Turbine Capital’s Oil & Gas Advisor and a petroleum engineer with 20+ years of experience across Chevron, Hess, and EOG.

They unpack:
🔥 How oil & gas investing really works (beyond Wall Street stocks)
💰 The unique tax advantages that can offset W2 income
🌍 Energy politics, environmental concerns, and long-term global demand
⚡ Why new drilling technology has transformed risk and reward
📈 How oil & gas fits alongside real estate in a passive investor’s portfolio

If you’ve ever wondered how to diversify beyond real estate and equities, this conversation breaks down the realities of investing in an often-misunderstood sector.

🎧 Tune in now: https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/125-oil-gas-investing-for-high-income-pilots-with-mark-fleming

03/09/2025

💡 Oil & Gas: Smart Play or Risky Bet?

Oil & gas investing often gets overlooked, but it could offer unique opportunities,especially for high-income professionals.

In this new Passive Income Pilots episode, Tait Duryea & Ryan Gibson sit down with petroleum engineer Mark Fleming to explore:
🔹 How drilling actually works
🔹 The tax advantages that can offset W2 income
🔹 Political & environmental risks
🔹 Cashflow timing & non-op partnerships
🔹 Long-term energy trends

🎧 Listen here: https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/125-oil-gas-investing-for-high-income-pilots-with-mark-fleming

29/08/2025

Everyone loves the idea of appreciation, but what really counts is dependable cash flow.

👉 “Maybe there’s upside appreciation, but at least that cash flow I can count on.”

This week on Passive Income Pilots, Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson sit down with Mat Sorensen, CEO of Directed IRA, to explore how pilots and high-income professionals can leverage self-directed retirement accounts to access private markets.

Mat explains how to roll over old 401(k)s, use Solo Ks, and unlock investment opportunities that were once out of reach.

🎧 Tune in here ➡️ https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/124-44-trillion-and-the-future-of-retirement-investing-with-mat-sorensen

28/08/2025

🚀 Invest in what you know.

From dentists funding dental innovations to tech pros riding the Snowflake IPO, the smartest investors put their retirement dollars where their expertise and passion lies.

In this episode of Passive Income Pilots, Tait Duryea & Ryan Gibson sit down with Mat Sorensen to unpack how self-directed IRAs are reshaping retirement investing.

🎧 Ep 124: $44 Trillion and the Future of Retirement Investing

27/08/2025

✈️ Invest Beyond Wall Street with Your Retirement Accounts

Most pilots and high-income professionals don’t realize their 401(k) or IRA can do so much more than just sit in the stock market.

In this episode, Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson sit down with Mat Sorensen, CEO of Directed IRA, to break down how to:
✅ Roll over old 401(k)s into a self-directed account
✅ Use Solo Ks and IRAs to access private investments
✅ Navigate new regulations with confidence
✅ Unlock alternative assets once out of reach

If you’re ready to take control of your retirement wealth and open the door to exclusive private markets, this episode is a must-listen.

🎧 Tune in now: https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/124-44-trillion-and-the-future-of-retirement-investing-with-mat-sorensen

26/08/2025

🚫 No manual labor jobs. No “work for free” internships.
✅ A seat at the table.

When Hunter Thompson realized traditional real estate paths meant a decade of grinding on small flips, he took a different route.

Instead of trying to prove himself with sweat equity, he asked: What’s the real currency operators can’t get enough of? 💡

The answer was simple: capital.

By showing up with half a million dollars, he shortcut the gatekeeping and earned the meetings that mattered most.

If you’ve ever wondered how to break into real estate at a higher level, this mindset shift might be the green light you’ve been looking for.

🎧 Full episode: Market Cycles, Debt, and Real Estate Opportunities with Hunter Thompson on Passive Income Pilots.

22/08/2025

💡 “It’s all about the debt. That’s how you know where you are in the cycle.” – Hunter Thompson

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Hunter Thompson, founder of Asym Capital and host of Cash Flow Connections, to unpack today’s real estate market.

From rising interest rates to financial distress vs. fundamentals, Hunter explains why debt is the key to understanding market cycles and where the real opportunities are in 2025.

🎧 Listen now: https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/123-market-cycles-debt-and-real-estate-opportunities-with-hunter-thompson

21/08/2025

📉 Interest rates. 💸 Debt. 🏡 Market cycles.
Is now the time to buy or sit on cash?

Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson dive into the state of real estate with Hunter Thompson, founder of Asym Capital and host of Cash Flow Connections.

They unpack why today’s distress is more about financing than fundamentals and what smart investors should be doing in 2025.

🎧 Tune in now to hear how debt, demographics, and timing create opportunities for passive investors and operators alike.

15/08/2025

💬 “Wait, don’t I have to die to build wealth with life insurance?”
Rod Zabriskie says: Nope.

In our latest Passive Income Pilots episode, we break down how whole life insurance can be used as a living, breathing financial tool, not just a death benefit. Learn how pilots are leveraging policies to invest in real estate, reduce taxes, and create long-term cash flow.

🎧 Tune in now. Your future self will thank you.

13/08/2025

From $6K in to $10K back, how Brad & Aubrey bought a $790K home with zero money down.

This powerhouse pilot couple used a VA loan to score a home in San Diego by:
💥 Taking advantage of higher DTI limits
🔨 Choosing a fixer-upper
🤝 Negotiating $10K in seller credits
💸 Only putting down earnest money

Want to know how they did it? This clip breaks it all down and it’s a game-changer for military families and aspiring investors.

🎧 Listen now 👉 https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/121-short-term-rentals-long-term-wealth-with-pilot-couple-brad-hilton-and-aubrey-carlson

06/08/2025

What happens when a pilot couple turns one VA loan into a thriving real estate business?

Meet Brad Hilton and Aubrey Carlson, the dynamic duo behind a growing short-term rental empire in Southern California.

In Episode 121 of Passive Income Pilots, they share:
✅ How they found and financed their first deal
✅ Design tips that drive bookings
✅ Software and automation tools they swear by
✅ How they navigate business and marriage together

Whether you’re a pilot, a real estate rookie, or just curious how to start without a roadmap, this episode is packed with insight.

🎧 Listen now: https://passiveincomepilots.com/episode/121-short-term-rentals-long-term-wealth-with-pilot-couple-brad-hilton-and-aubrey-carlson

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