• Why Tyson stumbled into a career in aviation.
• How the dot com crash led to a career in aviation.
• Tyson had a fascination with aviation as a younger kid.
• Flying flight simulators at a younger age.
• Tysons grandfather was a bombardier on a B-24 in the Pacific.
• Tyson talks about how aviation went from an idea in the back of his head to a career.
• Tysons training was start and stop.
• Why Tyson decided to switch flight schools during his private pilot training.
• Why it is important to find a stable operation when looking for a flight school.
• The importance of finding a good instructor and how they are a huge factor in the quality of your training.
• It took Tyson four years to get his PPL.
• Other struggles Tyson had during his training.
• Why Sheppard air was life changing for Tyson and I.
• Why Diamond is one of the best first airplanes to own
• We talk about aerial survey flying in Texas with no air conditioning.
• Tyson talks about his type ratings and training.
• We talk about differences in a type rating training vs regular training.
• Tyson talks about some maintenance issues while flying.
• Why Tyson likes to fly with a second pilot.
• We talk about Tysons goals for his flying career.
• How ForeFlight has evolved with their own personal flying needs.
• I asked Tyson if he wishes he had ForeFlight while he was training.
• We talk about how ForeFlight has helped make aviation safer.
• We goin into the history of fo ForeFlight.
• What would ForeFlight be without the iPad.
• ForeFlight was one time the most expensive app in the App Store.
• How Apple talked with ForeFlight about how they were too expensive.
• ForeFlight started out as a hobby and only worked on nights and weekends
• When they knew ForeFlight was sustainable for full time employment.
• Started with three owners of the business.
• How was ForeFlight initially received by the public.
• Why ForeFlight had doubts by the general public when it was first released.
• Tyson talks about his big vision for ForeFlight.
• Would there be a ForeFlight if Tyson didn’t have that one job in South Carolina.
• How ForeFlight determines what new features come out,
• Are there any features that surprised Tyson on whether they would be more popular or less popular than though.

We lost a member of the aviation community a few weeks ago. Please head to ISWAPand consider donating to the Francesca Norris scholarship.

Avination, welcome back to episode 70 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. Today, I am talking with Christina Brown who is the founder and creator of Aviation Wellness. Aviation Wellness is something that needs to be talked about in aviation, I hope this episode can be a step in the right direction and helping aviators take care of themselves physically, emotionally and spiritually.

• How Christina ran into my dad at the airport.
• How Christina originally had no interest in getting into aviation
• Christina's dad is an airline pilot.
• Christina used to work as a private yacht stewardess.
• Why she switched from yachts to planes.
• What Christina's first flight was like as a flight attendant.
• What is more luxurious, a private plane or private yacht?
• How a flight attendant has to be good at reading body language.
• How corporate aviation was the next logical step.
• Christina talks about pilots from a flight attendants perspective.
• How many passengers does Christina serve at one time?
• We talk about the private aviation industry and schedules.
• Christina talks about Aviation Wellness and why she started this community.
• How to reset your thoughts on health and wellness.
• Why creating a Facebook page was the first step.
• We talk about how mental issues can be taboo in the aviation industry.
• Why it's hard to make healthy decisions when you are tired.
• The first step to change is believing that you can.
• The difficulties of living in a world of instant gratification.
• What Christina has learned from creating Aviation Wellness.
• Christina's ultimate goal for Aviation Wellness.
• The power of not knowing that you are alone in your struggle.
• The importance of talking about your struggles and flaws.
• Comparison is the thief of happiness.
• Accountability is huge for aviation wellness.

Thanks for listening to episode 70 of the Pilot to Pilot podcast. If you haven't already, please leave a review on iTunes and please tell all your friends to support the show on Patreon!

Happy Flying,

Justin

Avination, what is going on? While at EAA AirVenture I was able to sit down and talk with John and Martha for thirty minutes. I know it isn't you typical hour-long episode, but it is a jam-packed 30-minute episode.

Some of the things we talk about are...

• Why John and Martha got into aviation
• How a failed business led them into aviation
• They got their private pilots license within two days of each other.
• Martha talks about the moment she knew she loved aviation.
• How Martha is only a little bit of a better pilot than John.
• How John and Martha support each other in everything they do.
• When did the Kings realize this was more than just a hobby.
• How the Kings went from in-person courses to VHS recordings.
• Why they were hesitant to switch up the business model. 
• Only 4% of the US population had VCR when they made the jump to VHS.
• The Kings considered private branded VCR’s.
• Talk about moving from a multi-engine piston to a citation.
• When did John and Martha realize they were on to something.
• How they moved from selling to Flight Instructors directly to flight students.
• John and Martha talk about their own flying.
• How John and Martha have their blimp rating.
• How they have flown over multiple major sporting events flying blimps.
• We talk about the amazing things you can do in the aviation industry.
• Martha talks about getting their seaplane rating.
• John and Martha talk what all pilots have historically struggled with.
• John talks about how we have improved our view on risk management in aviation.
• We talk about the stigma around fatal aviation accidents.
• John and Martha answer the rapid-fire questions.