Startup Spotlight: Skyfarer connects pilots with instructors, mechanics and airplanes in one place
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General aviation is getting the vertical marketplace treatment—connecting pilots, instructors, mechanics, examiners, and aircraft in one network. For founders, this is another proof point that AI-accelerated development plus tight vertical focus can still unlock fragmented, under-digitized services.
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