Speaking
“I can hire passion; I cannot teach it.”
—Rob Zettel, Author, American MiG Pilot: Inside the Top Secret USAF Red Eagles MiG Squadron
The author, seen here addressing cadets of the Ukrainian Air Force Academy
in Lviv, Ukraine, February 19, 2023.
Rob Zettel is a gifted and motivational speaker, having addressed groups ranging from high school classes to auditoriums full of USAF Fighter Weapons School students and their instructors, as well as civic and corporate groups.
His talks center around his journey as a boy from Wisconsin, who a H.S. Guidance Counselor told him he’d never become a pilot, to one just 12 years later, selected to fly America’s Top Secret Soviet fighters as an elite fighter pilot of the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron. Later, while managing the Flight Standards program for an entire airline fleet, raised the bar for all fleets at United Airlines. Rob’s focus is often on one powerful message: Never underestimate the power of a dream and the passion to attain it.
Topics:
– The book, American MiG Pilot: Inside the Top Secret USAF Red Eagle MiG Squadron
– Keys to Greatness: Attributes of all the best fighter pilots
– Airline Flight Standards: Professionalism versus Cost and Expediency
– General Aviation: Lessons learned that will make you a better and safer pilot
