{"id":7401,"date":"2026-07-08T09:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/us\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:59:06","slug":"student-spotlight-christian-mac-givens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/us\/news-events\/student-spotlight-christian-mac-givens\/","title":{"rendered":"Student spotlight &#8211; Christian &#8216;Mac&#8217; Givens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7401\" class=\"elementor elementor-7401\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff6f65c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff6f65c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_bbad_use_it&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_bbad_sssic_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd0f231\" data-id=\"cd0f231\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_bbad_is_stalker&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_teleporter_use&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce0d32 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ce0d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_perspektive_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Christian \u201cMac\u201d Givens<br \/><strong>Course:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/us\/faa-141-program\/\">FAA 141 Program<\/a><\/p><p>Private Pilot License Complete \u2014 What\u2019s Next?<\/p><p><strong>Christian Givens Begins His Instrument Training Journey<\/strong><br \/>After successfully completing his Private Pilot License on Skyborne\u2019s FAA 141 Program, Christian \u201cMac\u201d Givens is continuing to power through his aviation journey as he begins his instrument rating training.<\/p><p>Christian shares how this next phase is helping him develop stronger decision-making skills, build confidence in the cockpit, and prepare for the professional standards required in an airline career. Learn more below!<\/p><p><strong>What new skills did you learn during the Instrument Rating phase?<\/strong><br \/>\u201cLearning on a new aircraft such as the Pilot 100i, you totally have to relearn your aircraft control settings.<\/p><p>You have different pitch settings, different power settings, even different speeds that you must follow. Learning to adapt to all these various changes was a positive learning experience for me.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>What advice would you give to someone just starting out in their flight training?<\/strong><br \/>\u201cI would tell them that it gets easier.<\/p><p>The more you study, the more your foundation grows and the more new concepts become easier for you to grasp. The foundation you\u2019ve built will really help you in the long run when you are learning new materials.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Want to learn more about our FAA 141 Program?<\/strong><\/p><p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/skyborne.com\/us\/faa-141-program\/\">here<\/a> for more information on how to get started.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"ob-is-breaking-bad elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6639bea elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6639bea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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