I was messing around in the FAA databases one afternoon (same as I'm sure you've done a hundred times), pulled up a random name, got the address in seconds. Looked it up…
…and saw a $5 million home staring back at me.
My pulse actually jumped.
Because right then I knew, this wasn't just another name on a spreadsheet. This was a serious prospect. Someone with real capability. Someone worth my time.
I flipped over to LinkedIn, typed the name, and there he was, smiling in his profile picture like he was waiting for my call. That familiar rush hit me… the one every salesperson lives for. The “I've got a real shot at this guy” feeling.
Except this time it wasn't luck.
It was repeatable.
That single moment lit a fire under me. I realized the data had been sitting there the whole time, hiding the most qualified prospects in my market in plain sight, but nobody had made it actually usable enough.
So slowly, methodically, and with absolute intention, I started building tools to fix it. AeroSleuth is the latest, most complete version of that work.
And honestly? It's become one of those rare tools that makes me think, “Why the hell didn't this exist years ago?”
Here's what it does:
You type a name, phone, email, address, or N-number of a known pilot or aircraft, and instead of getting a bunch of useless raw data, you instantly see the full picture: their certifications, aircraft ownership, home value indicators, corporate revenue, corporate officers, connected records and more.
It pulls in the complete FAA datasets automatically (Airmen, Non-Airmen, Aircraft Registrations, Part 135 Operators/Aircraft, NTSB history), cleans up the mess most people never figure out, enriches everything with real-world context, lets you filter with ridiculous precision, compare changes over time, save your killer segments, and export saved records straight into Salesforce.
No spreadsheets fighting you.
No more crossing your fingers.
Just clear, predictable access to the exact prospects who can actually write the check and are most likely to do so.
I've been using it myself for a while now and I still catch myself shaking my head thinking, “This feels almost too good to be true.”
If you're in aviation sales or marketing and you're tired of leaving qualified money on the table simply because digging through the data feels like punishment…
I put together a quick, no-BS demo that shows exactly how this works in real life—including the kind of moments that make your heart beat a little faster.
Click here and I'll walk you through it →
Fair warning: Once you see how fast you can zero in on high-value prospects who are already behaving like buyers… it's genuinely hard to go back to relying on the hope that they'll raise their hand.
This one's different.
Talk soon,
Gary-James Knight
P.S.Look, I've seen a lot of tools over the years. Most are “nice to have.” This one feels necessary. If you've ever thought “there's gotta be a better way to actually use all this FAA data,” you owe it to yourself to take a look. Worst case, you spend five minutes and roll your eyes. Best case? You finally get that rush every single time you sit down to prospect.
