Ventures / Venture 5 of 5
Your teaching, packaged
Short, beautifully produced courses drawn from Jon's one-on-one style: spin and upset awareness, tailwheel transition prep, a rusty-pilot return program, and an introduction to aerobatics. A video channel builds the audience.
- Red tape
- Very low
- Build effort
- Low
- First revenue
- Medium
- Our way in
- Former students
The opportunity
Why this, and why now.
Generic ground school is plentiful. Personal, specialist instruction from someone who has taught upset recovery and aerobatics for years is the rarer thing, and it is exactly what pilots seek out before tailwheel, spin or aerobatic training.
Courses are also the engine for every other venture: they build an audience, establish Jon's voice, and lead naturally into the tools, the coaching and, eventually, the facility.
What we'd build
The first version.
Spin and upset awareness
A ground course on recognition, prevention and recovery, taught the way Jon briefs it.
Tailwheel transition prep
What changes, what bites, and how to arrive at the first lesson ready.
The rusty-pilot return
A structured path back for pilots who have been away.
An introduction to aerobatics
What to expect, how to choose an instructor, and how to prepare.
Chair-flying exercises
Each course links into the visualization tool for rehearsal.
A video channel
Short, generous lessons that build trust and an audience.
Teach it once, beautifully, and it keeps on teaching.
On teaching
Who it's for
The people it serves.
- Pilots heading into specialist training tailwheel, spins or aerobatics.
- Returning pilots rebuilding currency and confidence.
- Students supplementing their primary training.
- Instructors who want polished material to recommend.
How it pays its way
Ways to make it pay.
- Per-course purchases for each program.
- A membership with access to every course.
- Live cohorts with Q&A sessions led by Jon.
- Training bundles paired with in-person flying at the facility later.
Guardrails
Keeping the red tape light.
- Supplemental education No claim of FAA approval or official training credit.
- Optional credit later Official recognition, for example through the FAA's WINGS program, is a possible later step, not a requirement.
- Safety first Every course is clear about what must be learned with an instructor in the airplane.
The first 90 days
Four moves, in order.
Pick the first course
Choose the lesson Jon gives most often and could film once.
Film and edit
Produce it to the same standard as the site.
Publish free lessons
Release six short videos to build an audience and a waitlist.
Open a first cohort
Run the course live with early students.
The best lesson is the one a pilot remembers in the air.
On learning
Questions for Jon
Your take shapes this.
- Which lesson do you give most often that could be filmed once and shared widely?
- How do you feel about being on camera, and what would make it comfortable?
- Which course should come first?
Answer any of these, push back, or tell us about a different idea entirely.
