Training innovation

How Flight Schools Use Aircraft Leasing to Grow Faster

Max Fuller
Flight School Training , Flight School Pricing , Pilot Retention , Flight School Fleet , Training Innovation
05 May, 2026

Most flight school owners think fleet growth is a capital problem. You need more aircraft, but you do not have the cash, and traditional lenders do not understand your business. In this episode of The

How Hawkins Flight Academy Ditched Hourly Billing and Built a 140-Student Flight School

Matt Wilkins
Flight School Training , Flight School Pricing , Pilot Retention , Flight School Fleet , Training Innovation
04 May, 2026

Matt Wilkins knows exactly what it feels like to run out of money mid-certificate and stop flying. He started his private pilot at Auburn University in 2007, earned his license, began instrument train

How a Navy Commander Is Fixing Flight School Training

Scott Angelo
Flight School Training , Aviation Technology , Microlearning , Pilot Retention , Training Innovation
20 Apr, 2026

If you run a flight school, you have probably watched a student go from motivated to missing. They come in ready to fly, grind through ground school, show up for their first few lessons, and then some