PreFlite

08/08/2020

If you’re not on our email update list, you didn’t receive our analysis of this NTSB Order suspending a contract pilot for 240 days. There’s a link in this recent article we wrote. https://mailchi.mp/preflite.com/contract-atp-suspended-240-days-by-order-of-ntsb

05/29/2020

May 28, the first eve of normal contrails over Wichita in many weeks. The skies have been eerily silent but appear to be reopening now.

10/25/2019

preFlite beer wind-down from the 2019 crazy in Las Vegas (with Embraer Exec Jets demo pilot and awesome friend

10/23/2019

NBAA isn’t without the party. No one here should be flying in the next eight hours! .

09/25/2019

2019 confirmed for us that lower costs, less operational friction, more sharing, and eventually all-electric private aircraft are the future of business aviation. We’re feeling good about the software niche we are carving out in our corner of Part 91 noncommercial flight operations.

09/23/2019

There’s no better place to talk about the future of aviation than . Silicon Valley vs. the FAA. “An unstoppable force hitting an immovable object” according to this panel. At preFlite, we’re working hard to develop technology for reducing operational & compliance friction in business aviation.

09/21/2019

They’re flying on the ground! From PNC Bank aviation golf w/ friends straight to racing in Nor. Cal. Five-time champion still has chance to pull off 2019 championship here at of Monterey.

09/20/2019

Business Aviation is a competitive industry, even on the 10th hole at during the bank scramble. Brett Forrester, CEO, Jet Sense Aviation doing battle with Christy DeYoung, President, Jet RVSM Services.

09/14/2019

"Click & Ride" private jet apps for Millennials are an evolving sector "on-demand" charter. But, Millenials interested in entry-level access to shared business aircraft (props or jets) should message us!

Millennials are already altering the business aviation industry into a tool for providing them with click-and-ride transportation services.

09/10/2019

On Quora.com we try to answer the oddly phrased question: "When did private jets start to become popular?" Please check it out and upvote if you like our attempt!

https://www.quora.com/When-did-private-jets-start-to-become-popular/answer/John-Clark-218?__nsrc__=4&__pmsg__=+QUNheE52S0hYQzNoRDN4bk9pSy06YS5hcHAudmlldy5wbXNnLkxvZ2dlZEluRnJvbUxpbms6W1sxMjQ1NDY3MjBdLCB7fV0*&__snid3__=5140509717

John Clark's answer: It's hard to understand the question. Private jet travel started with the Lockheed JetStar in 1957. It took about 20 years to build and sell 200 of them. Is that ”popular”? Probably not. The first of the iconic Learjets (The Lear Jet 23) were built starting in 1962 but only ...

09/06/2019

Citation Jet Pilots Convention update: Dan Elwell, FAA Deputy Administrator links slow processing of Part 91 International Ops LOAs to the 737 Max recertification effort. On behalf of Chief Pilots, we deal with NextGen Office everyday, and we will be holding the Deputy Administrator accountable that NextGen inspector resources reviewing international ops LOA requests will be increased after recertification of 737 Max.

09/04/2019

“There’s a reason people fly over Kansas.” (says ‘ground transport’ heading to Citation Jet Pilots Convention, CO Springs.). . .