Share Trips. Help Friends. Get Paid.
One of the things we’ve always believed at Flying Company is that the best pilot networks already exist. They’re just informal. Text threads. Phone calls. “Hey, are you free next Tuesday?” conversations. Quiet referrals between people who trust each other.
We decided to build that behavior directly into the platform.
Now, if a pilot sees a trip they can’t take, they can simply press Share on the trip, enter the email address of another pilot they trust, and send them a referral in seconds. No screenshots. No forwarding long email chains. Just a clean, direct introduction to a specific trip.
If that referred pilot signs up and gets hired for the trip, the referring pilot earns a finder’s fee. A small thank-you for helping the right operator connect with the right crew.
Why This Matters for Pilots
Every contract pilot knows the feeling: you’re booked, but you know someone else who would be perfect for the trip. Maybe they live near the departure airport. Maybe they’ve flown that aircraft before. Maybe you simply trust them to represent you well.
Now you can make that connection instantly — and get compensated for it. It rewards pilots for participating in the network in a meaningful way, while keeping quality referrals at the center of the system.
And this is just the beginning. Down the road, pilots who actively refer others — and who are frequently referred themselves — will unlock additional benefits. The goal is to recognize pilots who invest in the network and help strengthen it.
Why This Matters for Operators
For operators, this feature quietly expands access to trusted pilots without adding work for schedulers or dispatchers. Instead of cold outreach to unknown pilots, operators receive candidates who come pre-vetted by someone already in the community.
That means higher-quality introductions, faster staffing, and more confidence in who is showing up to fly the mission.
A Network Built on Trust
At its core, aviation has always run on reputation and relationships. This feature simply gives those relationships a proper home inside the platform — with transparency, traceability, and fair incentives.
If you know a good pilot, you can help them find work.
If you help the operator, you get rewarded.
And everyone flies safer, smoother trips as a result. That’s the kind of network we’re building.
