Training innovation

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