About Abdollah
A career built at the intersection of aviation and psychology.
Not a psychologist who read about aviation. An aviation professional who went and studied the psychology properly, in parallel, over years.
The story
Two careers, flown in formation
Abdollah Mohammadpour was born in Iran, grew up in Dubai, and has been based in Europe since the age of eighteen. What drew him to flying was the machine, the sky and its scale. What kept him there was a realisation he has repeated ever since: flying is mostly a human problem in a technical costume.
So he refused to pick between his two interests. He attended flight school during the four years of his psychology bachelor's degree, with classes on weekdays and flights at weekends, and built both careers in parallel from the start.
The flying path led through three years as a flight instructor to chief pilot of Prague's largest flight training organisation, and into the flight deck of commercial airline operations. The academic path led to a master's degree in psychology, where he found the specialisation that connected everything: aviation psychology and pilot mental health.
The route so far
Flight log
Iran → Dubai → Europe
Born in Iran, raised in Dubai, and based in Europe from the age of eighteen, where both careers began.
Psychology degree + flight school, in parallel
Four years of a psychology bachelor's degree combined with flight training: classes on weekdays, flying at weekends. Two disciplines, one timetable.
Three years as a flight instructor
Teaching people to fly, and watching, student by student, how much of flight training is psychology wearing an aviation headset.
Chief pilot, Prague's largest flight training organisation
Responsibility for training standards and for the people delivering them: the operational view of how pilots are made, and where they struggle.
MSc psychology, pilot mental health
A master's degree in psychology, and the discovery of aviation psychology as a field. The gap was obvious: pilots fear for their medical, feel alone, and can't easily explain their world to outsiders. He decided to become the insider they could talk to.
Airline pilot & coach, half and half
Half of each month flying commercial airline operations; the other half coaching aviation professionals, from flight students to airline captains, on imposter syndrome, anxiety, exhaustion, relationships and performance.
The philosophy
Discipline for the mind, not just the machine
Abdollah's view of professionalism is simple: a professional pilot has an attitude of discipline, dedication and responsibility in addition to technical expertise. Technical knowledge gets checked every six months. The psychological side, stress management and resilience, is something nobody gives you. You have to build it yourself.
His work exists so that nobody has to build it alone. The methods are evidence-oriented, the goals are concrete, and the tone is the one professionals prefer: honest, calm, and free of hype.
Credentials
On the record
Commercial Airline Pilot
Active line pilot in commercial airline operations, currently flying every month.
Former Chief Flight Instructor
Chief pilot of Prague's largest flight training organisation; three years of flight instruction before that.
MSc Psychology · Pilot Mental Health
Bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology, specialised in aviation psychology and pilot mental health.
ICAO ELP Examiner
Certified examiner for ICAO English language proficiency.
EMCC Certified Coach
Coaching certification accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.
Holistic Pilot
Founder of the Holistic Pilot platform: mind, body, skills, career. Practical content for pilots on Instagram at @holisticpilot.
