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We catch up with Fly2High’s Lee and Ashton to talk about building high-quality airport scenery for the places most developers skip, from Tulsa and Birmingham to the upcoming Houston Hobby. We get honest about LOD performance, ground textures, marketplace delays, and why owning your own distribution platform can change how fast customers get updates.

•Fly2High’s origin story and how the team structure evolves
•Why mid-sized and niche airports matter for realistic route flying
•How airport selection shifts from reactive to planned roadmaps
•Ashton’s move from GSX work into marketing, coding, and strategy
•What LOD actually is and why it can tank performance
•How beta testing and workflow changes reduce post-release fixes
•Why Houston Hobby becomes a “new standard” project
•MSFS vs X-Plane market size and what that means for developers
•Console and Marketplace sales expectations versus PC users
•Why Fly2High launches its own app store for faster updates
•Creator discount codes, partner promos, and community growth
•How photogrammetry cleanup and custom clutter improve immersion
•A220 excitement and why it fits Fly2High airport operations
•How devs handle duplicate airport projects and coordination

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We talk with Jet Card founder Sean Doyle about building a business aviation companion app that gives every flight a reason, from AI-generated charter backstories to a full operator ecosystem. We also get honest about integrations, developer expectations, pricing pressure, and what it takes to keep immersion fun without turning it into a second job.
• Sean’s flight sim background from early Microsoft Flight Simulator to VATSIM
• The problem Jet Card solves for business jet flying in MSFS and X-Plane 12
• Procedurally generated charter demand paired with AI narratives and deadlines
• Company ownership, pilot hiring, and running a virtual operator economy
• Real-world business aviation flavor through FBO calls, fueling, and coordination
• Contrail Falcon 50 integration and why in-sim triggers are a big deal
• Launch growth, server scaling, and filtering community feedback into priorities
• Pricing, value, and why “roadmap expectations” can distort add-on development
• The Operators update with brand-forward pages and specialty missions like med flights
• Jet Card Live plans for AI voice interactions plus optional subscription costs
• Rapid-fire favorites, underrated airports, and the Gulfstream licensing reality

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We sit down with A320 captain and developer Katie Pilot to unpack EFBX, a new electronic flight bag platform designed to turn flight simulation into a clean, unified workflow. Along the way, we get the origin story, the frustrations that sparked the build, and the feature ideas that could make MSFS flying feel truly plug and play.
• Katie’s unexpected path into aviation and what hooked her on flying
• Why airline flying is structured and why coding scratches the creative itch
• Running the EFB on phones and tablets over a local network without IP hunting
• Integrations discussed: GSX, vPilot VATSIM tuning, message relay, ATC replay
• Quality-of-life apps like remote screenshots, scratch pad, and customizable backgrounds
• App store concept, code review, and security concerns around local networking

…….and much more!

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