Episodes
From the Airline Flight Deck to Building a Career Flight School
- Joe Gilroy
- Airline Career , Flight Training , Pilot Mentorship , Aviation Stories , Career Development
- 06 May, 2026
Joe Gilroy walked off a Delta A330 flight deck for the last time on March 6, 2026. He was 65. He had no intention of stopping. In this episode of the Aviation Business Podcast, Dan Gill sits down wit
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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
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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
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How Home Simulators and Search Marketing Can Transform Your Flight School Growth
- Chris McGonegle
- Flight School Training , Aviation Technology , Home Simulators , Search Marketing
- 21 Apr, 2026
Search marketing, home simulators, and the AI future of flight training. One conversation with the man running all three at the world's largest pilot shop. Chris McGonegle has a view of the aviatio
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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
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What Every Flight School Owner Should Know About Aviation Insurance
Your flight school has an insurance policy. But do you actually know what it covers? Most flight school owners look at the premium, see a number they can live with, and move on. That is exactly the p
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