AeroSummit 2026 Recap: AI Caught the Instructor Breaking Planes and a $10,000 Scholarship Is Open Now
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Putting all your squawks into Claude and comparing it with flight data and seeing who's breaking the planes. ✈️
In this episode of the Aviation Mentors Podcast, Brandon and Carson just got back from AeroSummit 2025 in Miami and break down everything that happened, from a heated on-stage FAA debate to a live $10,000 scholarship announcement. The hosts discuss:
- How AI is now being used in flight schools to identify which instructors are damaging aircraft
- Why over-speeding flaps is a serious problem and what it does to an airplane
- The heated on-stage debate over FAA Part 141 modernization and what it means for flight training
- How AeroSummit grew from 300 to 430 attendees and what to expect next year in California
- The new Ascend Flight Training Summit coming to Dallas September 8 through 10 in partnership with NAFI
🚀 Whether you're a student pilot, flight instructor, or flight school owner, this episode is packed with real-world insights from one of general aviation's fastest-growing industry events, plus a $10,000 scholarship you can apply for right now if you have over 25 flight hours.
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