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Welcome back to Me Too Daily,
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and I'm Alejandro, and once again we're not in the studio
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they gave us the boot,
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not like fired us at least I think,
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but you know it's prerecorded.
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They're, they're busy with the studio doing some other stuff.
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we have a super fly interview for you today.
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Yeah I see what you did there using them dad jokes for
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this father and son duo,
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bro, sometimes he's got a flex on him,
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we had the Ramirez pilots joining us,
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father son duo for American Airlines.
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They gave us like the best seat on the plane,
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like those little tips and tricks,
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and they used their pilot voice.
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well, let's check it out.
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Let's do it. All right,
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we are super excited to have Father Sonduo First Officer Nick Ramirez
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and Captain SC Ramirez with us today.
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Welcome to Me Too Daily.
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Hey, we're excited to be here.
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Thank you. Thank you for taking time out of your busy
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schedule. I know you guys have lots of planes to fly
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and get places to be literally.
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So growing up, did you always know you want to fall
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in your dad's footsteps and become a pilot?
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It's really just always been a part of who I am.
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From the time I was really little,
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my favorite toys were always my toy airplanes.
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And,, one of my favorite.
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Things growing up was always going to the Air Force base,
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because my dad was in the Air Force and,
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and he flew in the Air Force and so I remember growing
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up one time he was coming back from an Air Force deployment
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and he had been gone for the last 3 months and
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so I was, I was really excited to see him and
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I remember waiting for him to land and then looking out.
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Over the runway and seeing this airplane pop out of the clouds
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and make this really smooth landing and then it turned and it
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taxied over to the parking spot and they parked the airplane and
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then all of a sudden I see the window open up and
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I see my dad waving out of the window and I just
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remember thinking that was so cool and and I've always just Kind
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of see my dad as a as a superhero and and his
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ability to fly. And so I always knew that I wanted
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to to get to fly with him.
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That's so awesome to hear.
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I mean, because my dad,
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you know, pick me up from school like,
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but like this is a whole another level.
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Like this is so awesome.
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You can't make this stuff up.
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what was your reaction when you first saw Nick take control as
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a pilot? It was really exciting to,
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you know, kind of see him.
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one of his favorite things to do when he was growing up
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as a, as a little guy to go into the simulator
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So I would take him into,
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our Air Force simulator,
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before he could even reach the rudder pedals,
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sitting in the seat at the controls,
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flying the airplane and it's been just an exciting to to
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watch his journey and to to see him come.
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and I'm just, just so,
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Was there any tense moments like when you were showing him the
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ropes because my dad showed me how to drive stick shift in
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the Kroger parking lot and there was this time that I wanted
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to throw in the towel I'm like,
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Dad, I can't do this.
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we're not leaving until you get this.
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So like, was there any little things like that where you're
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Luckily,, Nick and I spent a lot of time
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practicing., and so he was really big in
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the flight simulator. And he learned a lot of the procedures
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of how to fly on the computer.
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So when it came to actual flying flying,
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he already kind of knew what to do,
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and he's he's a really gifted kid,
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so I was never really scared and if anything,
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I was worried his landings were going to be a lot better
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than mine. It's funny because to this day,
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you know, I've been in the airlines since 2019,
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so about six years and to this day,
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my dad is still one of the Most laid back,
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relaxed, patient and kind people that I've ever flown with,
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and I'm not just saying that because he's my dad.
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if I had to pick anybody to learn how to fly from
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I'm, I'm grateful that it was him.
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Well, he was a good student,
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so it's truly a blessing to be able to to do that
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with my son. Awesome.
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I was wondering, do you have any traditions or rituals like
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as a pilot that you do before flight after flight?
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One thing my dad and I have in common is our favorite
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coffee drink is a mocha.
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and so before every flight.
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I,, I don't even have to ask him.
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I'll just show up to the airplane with a grande Starbucks mocha
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one for him and one for me and it's
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it's gonna be a good day if we start off with a
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good coffee. That's for sure.
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That's the mark of a good first officer,
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knowing what the captain needs.
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Mochas and we're we're locked in.
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That's awesome. And now I play a little game.
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We'll call it, it's a little rapid fire,
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we'll call it pilot picks.
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In your opinion, best seat on the plane,
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window. Where, where are you going?
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I'm going to exit row aisle.
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And then go to snack combo.
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Oh, we used to have,
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I don't know if they still have them,
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but we used to have these little olives on the airplane,
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that came in a little package,
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and they were in the first class snack basket.
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Yeah, yeah, I have to agree with olives,
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olives are good. I mean,
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I'm a ginger ale or cranberry.
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cranberry drinker. OK,
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cool. I think we'll get along just great.
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And then when you're traveling for pleasure,
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what time do you get to the airport?
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Do you like go out there with time to spare,
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I'm straight to the gate,
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I, I'm pulling up 5 minutes before.
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Well, we always have to be there at least an hour
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when I'm playing with Nick,
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you know, I'll be there a little bit early waiting for
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don't want to miss that before we go down the
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jet bridge. And then,
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what's a slept on travel item?
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I feel like the neck pillows I could go to,
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you know, maybe some headphones,
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like, what's one traveling thing that because I'm going to Mexico
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What should I take with me?
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that is definitely gonna elevate my experience.
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You should bring a empty water bottle,
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because you can bring an empty water bottle through security,
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but then there's a lot of restaurants and stores in the airport
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that will fill up your water for you.
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So a lot of people don't want to bring a full water
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through security, but they don't want to pay $10 for an
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airport water either. So bring an empty water bottle and have
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somebody fill it up for you.
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That's definitely good advice.
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I'm just curious, like clapping after landing like it's a,
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it's a party in there like,
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is it, is it too much now or are we,
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You can't hear it like when you're walking out,
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if you've got some appreciation for the pilots,
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we, we love to hear it.
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All right, gentlemen,
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well, it seems that the plane has landed.
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I'm gonna grab my luggage and get out of here.
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But once again, thank you so much to First Officer
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Nick Ramirez and Captain ST Ramirez for joining us.
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Thank you. Thank you.
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It's nice to meet you.
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Thank you so much and we'll see you guys in the sky
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