Think you don’t have enough time to learn to fly? Dr. Bose Cheeran became a private pilot while working full-time as an interventional cardiologist, taking call, raising a family, traveling internationally, and dealing with all the normal challenges that come with flight training.In this episode of Flight Tales, Ryan Owens sits down with Bose to talk about his journey from a Discovery Flight at Owens Flight Training to earning his Private Pilot Certificate in a Cirrus. What started as a birthday gift from his wife—who hoped one flight might get aviation out of his system—ended up doing exactly the opposite.Bose talks about fitting flight lessons around a demanding medical career, flying after work and on weekends, dealing with motion sickness, staying proficient during breaks in training, preparing for his checkride, and the confidence that came from his first solo.They also dig into what medicine and aviation have in common: checklists, risk management, staying calm during emergencies, knowing your memory items, and fighting complacency. As Bose explains, whether you're dealing with a complication during a medical procedure or an engine failure in an airplane, you can't freeze and start searching for the answer—you need to know how to respond.Plus, Ryan and Bose talk Cirrus training, avionics, CAPS, the new SR20 G7+, Safe Return Autoland, checkride mistakes, get-there-itis, flight planning, and why even the best technology can't protect a pilot from bad decisions.If you've been telling yourself “I don't have time to become a pilot,” Bo's story might change your mind. His advice to other busy professionals is simple: if you want to learn badly enough, you can find the time—even if it takes a little longer.In this episode:Learning to fly while working a demanding full-time careerDiscovery Flights and getting hooked on aviationTraining in a CirrusOvercoming motion sickness during flight trainingFinding time to fly consistentlyFirst solo and building confidencePreparing for the Private Pilot checkrideMistakes and go-arounds during a checkrideCirrus avionics and avoiding automation dependencySR20 G7+ and Safe Return AutolandSimilarities between physicians and pilotsChecklists, emergency procedures and memory itemsComplacency and get-there-itisWhy good preflight planning mattersEvery pilot has a story, and every story has a lesson. Flight Tales with Ryan Owens is about helping you become a safe, knowledgeable, and confident pilot.Owens Flight Training is a flight school based in Lafayette, Louisiana.www.owensflighttraining.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/owensflighttrainingInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/owensflighttraining