March 5 issue of Flight School Business

VOL. 9-ISSUE 5-3/5/2019

TRAINING TRENDS

Flight School Spotlight:

Galvin Flying

Are you utilizing your simulator(s) effectively? Galvin Flying shares how a simple curriculum change is resulting in significant benefits, including saving clients money. READ MORE ›

NEWS

GPS jamming scheduled across U.S.

Pilots are hurrying to beat a deadline for equipping their aircraft with GPS-based navigation technology at the same time the military is stepping up its jamming of GPS during training exercises, said AOPA. The association called on the FAA to recognize the problem as a growing flight safety risk. READ MORE ›

GAMA: Aircraft sales continue shallow climb

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association on Feb. 20 reported modest increases across piston, turboprop, and business jet aircraft shipments in 2018. It was the first year since 2013 that airplane shipments increased across all types of aircraft, including pistons, turboprops, and business jets. READ MORE ›

Redbird announces 2019 Migration

This year’s Redbird Migration conference for flight training professionals will be held Oct. 15 through 17 in Denver. The event will take place at Wings over the Rockies Air & Space Museum at Denver Centennial Airport (APA). To receive email updates, contact Redbird Flight Simulations at the website.

Cape Air, Mountain Air announce partnership pathway program

Regional airline Cape Air announced it will establish a partnership program with express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo (MAC) so that pilots can transition to either company to gain flight hours and experience. The program will enable Cape Air pilots to transition to ATR aircraft at MAC to gain turbine time, and for MAC’s Caravan pilots to log pilot-in-command multiengine time flying for Cape Air.

POLL

Pilot supplies

Does your flight school sell pilot supplies of any type? Tell us in this week’s survey.

Results

In the Feb. 19, 2019, survey, we wanted to know whether your flight school charges for cancelled or missed lessons. Here are the results.

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MARKETING

Value-added emails

Student solos and new instructors? Sure, these are great additions to your customer newsletter. But don’t ignore the obvious. A North Carolina flight school shows how much it values its customers by taking a deep dive into an annual inspection. READ MORE ›

QUICK TIP

If your flight school is located anywhere but Florida, Arizona, or California, you likely have seasonal spikes of furious training activity interspersed with slow periods when the weather is poor. Understand that this is a fact of life for business, and you might have to maintain as much as a three-month cash cushion to get your company through. See more financial tips from Entrepreneur.

SAFETY

Add ASI to your next safety presentation

The Air Safety Institute’s free “Safety to Go” resources can enhance your next flight school seminar with the most thought-provoking and exciting safety education to date. Find seminar presentations, safety videos, accident case studies, Real Pilot Stories, pilot safety announcements, and Ask ATC videos on the website.

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