Aviation business
Why This Airline Pilot Left the Airlines to Build a Part 141 Flight School from Scratch
_Jack Parrish resigned from Envoy Air with shaking hands at a coffee shop. Six years later, Parrish Aviation has 12 aircraft, nine more on order, a second location opening this month, and a glider-fir
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Tailplane Founder Greg Kedzierski on Flight School Operations
Who Is Greg Kedzierski? Greg is not a typical aviation software founder. He spent 20 years building software across agencies, startups, and large enterprises before getting his private pilot licen
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How Better Checklists Can Transform Your Flight School
- Otto Mand
- Aviation Business , Entrepreneurship , Checklists
- 03 Feb, 2026
Running a flight school in 2026 isn't just about scheduling aircraft and coordinating instructors anymore. It's about creating experiences, solving problems creatively, and finding ways to work smarte
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Building a 90% Pass Rate Flight School with Paul Beaulieu
- Paul Beaulieu
- Aviation Business , Entrepreneurship , Operations
- 08 Dec, 2025
Here's something that keeps most flight school owners up at night: about 80% of students who start flight training never finish. That's not just a statistic—it represents thousands of dreams deferred
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How Aerospace Art and Strategic Sales Can Transform Your Flight School Marketing
- Marty Tascona
- Aviation Business , Entrepreneurship , Art
- 04 Dec, 2025
Lessons from an unexpected conversation about positioning, innovation, and standing out in aviation When Marty Tascona called me a few weeks ago, I'll admit—I was confused. He was talking about aer
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How Financial Literacy Can Transform Your Flight School
Here's something most flight school owners won't admit: they're amazing pilots but struggle with the business side of things. It's not a character flaw, it's just reality. Most aviation professionals
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How New FAA Rules Are Transforming Flight Training with EAA's Sean Elliott
Live Recording: October 16, 2 PM Central on Riverside The aviation training industry stands at a pivotal moment. After nearly a decade of advocacy wor
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From Near-Death to Seven Figures with EOS Implementer Lyn Askin
Live Recording: October 10, 10AM Central on Riverside Episode Guest: Lyn Askin, EOS Implementer® & Former Digital Marketing Agency Owner **What if
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How Gordon Scaled his Flight School From One Leased Plane to 70+ Aircraft and Four Locations
- Gordon Alvord
- Flight Training , Aviation Business , Flight Schools
- 22 Mar, 2025
This episode examines the extraordinary journey of Gordon, founder of Rainier Flight Service, as detailed in a recent podcast with Right Rudder Marketing. His
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Maximizing Flight School Profits with Ari Prevalla
- Ari Prevalla
- Flight Schools , Aviation Business , Pilot Training
- 19 Sep, 2024
In this episode of the Right Rudder Marketing Podcast, Tim Jedrek interviews Ari Prevalla, owner of Flight Schools for Sale and an aviation consultant. Ari shares his expertise on running successful f
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Arming Independent CFIs and Specialty Flight Schools to Thrive with ORKA
In this episode of the Right Rudder Marketing podcast, Tim Jedrek hosts Adriana Barragan, co-founder and CEO of ORKA, for an in-depth conversation on how independent CFIs (Certified Flight
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How Milivate Helps Flight Schools Elevate Their Workforce With Military Talent
- Milivate
- Flight Training , Aviation Business , Flight Schools
- 02 Jul, 2024
How Milivate Helps Flight Schools Elevate Their Workforce with Military Talent The aviation industry faces a persistent challenge: finding skilled and dependable talent to grow its workforce. In
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