Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Dan George is a Gold Seal CFI, educator, and creator best known as the founder of FlightInsight, one of aviation’s most trusted online ground schools. In this episode, he shares how he transformed FlightInsight from a small classroom into a global learning platform serving over 10,000 students and how technology, creativity, and empathy are redefining the way pilots learn.
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00:00 Intro
01:10 Dan’s first flight
03:19 Early teaching lessons
06:33 Gaps in typical training
09:09 Flight Insight origin
12:53 Keeping teaching energizing
14:49 Gold Seal CFI
16:00 Adapting training for individuals
20:47 Advanced whiteboarding
23:12 Content strategy
24:53 What’s changed in education?
31:58 Advice for CFI’s
37:39 Innovation for aviation training
40:03 Long term vision
43:23 Advise to someone starting
47:02 Trends in aviation education
49:56 Learning from failure and doubt
51:43 What excited you the most?
52:48 Where to find Flight Insight
54:01 What’s at stake?
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Dan George is a Gold Seal CFI, educator, and creator best known as the founder of FlightInsight, one of aviation’s most trusted online ground schools. In this episode, he shares how he transformed FlightInsight from a small classroom into a global learning platform serving over 10,000 students and how technology, creativity, and empathy are redefining the way pilots learn.
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00:00 Intro
01:10 Dan’s first flight
03:19 Early teaching lessons
06:33 Gaps in typical training
09:09 Flight Insight origin
12:53 Keeping teaching energizing
14:49 Gold Seal CFI
16:00 Adapting training for individuals
20:47 Advanced whiteboarding
23:12 Content strategy
24:53 What’s changed in education?
31:58 Advice for CFI’s
37:39 Innovation for aviation training
40:03 Long term vision
43:23 Advise to someone starting
47:02 Trends in aviation education
49:56 Learning from failure and doubt
51:43 What excited you the most?
52:48 Where to find Flight Insight
54:01 What’s at stake?
New to ForeFlight? Start here!
foreflight.com/support/video-library
FLIGHTINSIGHT'S WEBSITE
flight-insight.com
NEWSLETTER
📫 Be the first to know the latest features in ForeFlight, tips & tricks, and more. Sign up here: foreflight.com/support/subscribed
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-two-wings/id1567429912?i=1000732701495
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🌍 Work with us: foreflight.com/about/careers
🌍 Questions? Feature Requests? Let’s talk! foreflight.com/support/contact
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ABOUT US
This is Between Two Wings! A video and podcast series interviewing industry professionals, aviation enthusiasts, and fellow ForeFlighters to get an inside look at their lives Between Two Wings.
MEET THE HOST
foreflight.com/campaigns/b2w/#meet-the-host
#BetweenTwoWings #B2W #AviationPodcast
