as a flight attendant shellie thomas dreamed of becoming a pilot. today she is, teaching josh to fly and headed for her own career in the cockpit. >> the ultimate goal would be to fly a 777 for united, yeah. >> reporter: a 777? >> yeah. >> reporter: that's a big plane. >> bigger than this one. >> reporter: before becoming a commercial airline pilot the grads need to have 1,500 flight hours. most will start at a regional airline. as for josh. >> i think it was my best landing i have had yet. >> reporter: in a few years he may be you pilot. >> nice. thanks to nbc's tom costello for that report. ♪♪ joining us now with a look at "axios" a.m., co-founder and ceo of "axios" jim vander hyde. jim, what is the one big thing this morning? >> we are looking at how democrats are spooked with the idea of appearing with joe biden, which i think speaks to