The best clients train at your school, right?

Hey, In my recent emails, I shared how helping a friend search for a flight school to complete their training made me realize there had to be a better way to help flight schools connect with clients. The fact is, without an easily searchable directory of verified and...

GA needs to fix this soon to survive

Hey, It was 2008, and a friend of mine had just completed his first solo when his flight school closed. Finding a school for him to complete his training was taking longer than we had expected. Too long. If it is this hard to find a school for my training, what is it...

Did you answer when I called?

Hey, In my last email I told you how finding the right flight school can be hard––even if people know what to look for. After trying several Google searches, it became clear that we were going to have to create our own list of local schools and call those that listed...

Google is not your friend

Hey, In my last email I told you about a student pilot who needed to find a flight school fast when his school closed days after his first solo. He was based in Los Angeles and there were plenty of airports and schools nearby. Despite the L.A. traffic, he was willing...

How long will it take you?

Hey, Some time ago, soon after the 2008 financial crisis, I was helping a student pilot look for a flight school. He had just completed his first solo in a Diamond DA40 when his school closed down at short notice. He needed to quickly find a new school fast––to...