Interview with private pilot Jay Baird

Jay Baird watches as a plane takes off from Hollister Airport in Hollister, Calif.
Jay Baird Hollister Airport, California

Jay Baird got his private pilot license in 2004. Since then, he’s flown about 100 hours. Jay is my husband. I think it’s pretty cool being married to a pilot. It means we can wake up on Saturday morning and fly to Hollister for a $100 hamburger. (More on that below.)

I’ve wanted to interview Jay for awhile so I finally took the opportunity (while he was willing to humor me) and asked him a few questions about being a pilot and what it means to him.

In this clip, Jay explains his greatest fear… Get Adobe Flash player

I asked the Twitterverse and Facebook what they wanted to know from Jay. Here’s a few of the questions and answers:

Kelsey asks, “Has he ever had to pull down the oxygen masks?” Get Adobe Flash player

@jrustigian asks, “Do pilots ever get scared when landing/taking off?” Get Adobe Flash player

And here it is, the million dollar question…

“What is with the $100 hamburger?” Get Adobe Flash player

I’m working on a photo/audio slideshow which will be posted soon. I’ll add the link when it’s live.