ForeFlight Co-Founder and CEO Tyson Weihs on How ForeFlight Started
The co-founder of ForeFlight on how the dot-com crash led him to aviation, and where ForeFlight came from.
Getting ForeFlight’s co-founder on the show was a goal since the podcast began. In this episode, Tyson Weihs talks openly about ForeFlight’s beginnings, where it stood and where it was headed.
In this episode you’ll learn
- 01How the dot-com crash led him into aviation
- 02Stumbling into an aviation career
- 03Flight simulators as a kid
- 04How ForeFlight began
- 05His grandfather, a B-24 bombardier in the Pacific
Into aviation
Tyson explains how the dot-com crash pushed him toward aviation, after a childhood fascination with flight simulators.
ForeFlight
He talks about the company’s beginnings, its state at the time and its future.
51 minHear the full conversation with Tyson Weihs.
Frequently asked questions
Who founded ForeFlight?
Tyson Weihs is a co-founder and was CEO at the time of this episode.
How did ForeFlight start?
Tyson Weihs describes ForeFlight’s beginnings in this episode.
