Future of Pilot Staffing: Flying Company with Tyler Flagg | Episode 91

In this episode, Lindsay Dyer speaks with Tyler Flagg, CEO of Flying Company. Aiming to bringing greater transparency, efficiency, and reliability to pilot staffing, Flying Company is a platform built to streamline how flight departments find, evaluate, hire, and pay professional pilots. They address many of the pain points involved in the process and how Flying Company aims to alleviate the entire process, as well as changes they are looking to implement in the future. Find more at: https://flyingcompany.com Show Notes 0:00 Intro 1:14 Aviation Background 7:58 The Flying Company 17:27 Scheduling & Dispatching 19:49 Credentials & Communication 25:00 Safety Reports & SMS 30:09 Looking to the Future 35:49 Before Starting on App 39:35 Trusted Partner Program 41:50 Payment & Final Thoughts ABOUT TYLER FLAGG Tyler Flagg is a former U.S. Air Force Special Operations Instructor and Evaluator Pilot and deployed Squadron Commander, with operational flying experience spanning 67 countries across six continents. During his final deployment, he led 35 Airmen and commanded a fleet of Special Operations aircraft in the Pacific theater. After separating from the Air Force in 2021, Tyler transitioned into business aviation as Chief Pilot and Aircraft Manager for a Part 91 flight department in Arkansas. In that role, he experienced firsthand the operational friction and inefficiencies associated with sourcing, vetting, and compensating qualified contract pilots. Motivated by that challenge, Tyler founded Flying Company, a platform built to streamline how flight departments find, evaluate, hire, and pay professional pilots—bringing greater transparency, efficiency, and reliability to pilot staffing. Tyler currently serves on the NBAA Domestic Operations Committee and is an active member of the working group for NBAA’s Military Connect program, where he continues to support the transition of military aviators into civilian and business aviation roles. Email: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerflagg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/flyingcompany/ ABOUT LD AVIATION PODCAST Welcome to the LD Aviation Podcast! We aim to promote cooperation and collaboration within the Business Aviation community by featuring discussions with industry leaders, experts, and professionals. We know how important it is for Executive Assistants, Schedulers and Dispatchers to learn efficiently.That’s why we made this podcast to give you helpful ideas about Business Aviation. Host and CEO, Lindsay Dyer, talks to experts in Business Aviation to share their knowledge. They talk about what’s new and interesting in the industry, and give tips to help EA’s, Schedulers and Dispatchers do their job well.We hope you join us on this exciting journey to learn more about Business Aviation! https://ldaviationservices.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-dyer-ancora/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices