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The Quiet Crisis in Business Aviation
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- Flight Department Show
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- Apr 2, 2026
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- 931
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Summary
A Vietnam-era fighter pilot who landed in a mud pit. A 34-chapter encyclopedia of business aviation wisdom. A new data-driven method for analyzing flight department compensation. It took all those factors…and years of flight department leadership…to create one epiphany. A breakthrough insight into business aviation's current crisis. I'm your host, Dr. Chris Broyhill. In this first episode, I break down this quiet crisis and how I created The Flight Department Show to address it. Through stories, anecdotes, and real-world data, I hope you'll see the crisis the way I do…as an opportunity. By leveling up our skills in one key area, we can get ourselves and our people paid fairly, create a culture of belonging, and stay in the business we all love. Here's what You'll Discover in This Episode What a Vietnam-era fighter pilot who landed in a mud pit taught me about leadership…and why you've almost certainly never met a business aviation leader you'd "follow into war" The missing ingredient to getting paid fairly…so you can stay in the business you love The overlooked factors that drive retention…or drive good people out of your flight department The hidden downside of flying for the airlines…and why moving into business aviation was one of my best decisions The most dangerous words a flight department leader can say to themselves The "Leadership Lab" hiding inside the military…that exposed the same deficiencies our industry suffers from today How a one-question LinkedIn poll revealed an uncomfortable truth about business aviation leadership The conversation most flight department leaders are too uncomfortable to have…and the skills it takes to have the conversation and win About Your Host Dr. Chris Broyhill is the industry's most respected authority on business aviation comp…