MachTen Aviation Consulting

We've Sat in Your Chair.
Now We're In Your Corner.

"The Expertise Aviation Actually Needs."

We help flight schools, airlines, MROs, and aviation organizations solve their most pressing challenges in talent acquisition, safety compliance, and workforce training — grounded in 21+ years of real operational experience.

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Talent · Compliance · Training
21+
Years Aviation Experience
11+
Years in Aviation TA
3
Industry Board Positions
100%
Operator Experience
What We Do

Three Pillars.
One Firm. Real Results.

MachTen's work is organized around the three areas where aviation organizations most consistently need expert guidance — and where generic consulting falls short.

Talent

Talent acquisition strategy, pipeline program design, workforce planning, and TA function development. We review what exists, identify gaps, and deliver actionable recommendations rooted in aviation-specific data.

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Compliance

Safety and compliance advisory — audit preparation (Argus PROS, IOSA), SMS program development, regulatory gap analysis, and safety culture assessment. Preparatory, not theoretical.

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Training

Curriculum design, CRM programs, instructor development, and training effectiveness assessment. Specialized focus on generational dynamics in the aviation workforce and pilot mental health.

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Why MachTen

We've Sat Where You Sit.

The difference between advice that sounds right and advice that actually works is operational experience. MachTen was built because that difference matters.

Operator-Informed

Our founders have held senior leadership roles inside aviation organizations — managing TA teams, navigating audits, and building training programs. We don't advise on what we haven't done ourselves.

Data-Anchored

Every recommendation traces back to an observation, a benchmark, or a data point. We don't trade in impressions. We bring the analysis that supports the decision.

Partner Perspective

Two founders bring two lenses. Tyler's TA and compliance background pairs with Jonathan's education and training expertise — together we see operational and instructional dimensions simultaneously.

Client-First by Design

MachTen keeps engagements founder-led. No handoffs to junior staff. No templates applied without context. If you're working with MachTen, you're working with the people who built it.

Research Capability

Clients hire us to answer questions they don't have time to research themselves. We conduct benchmark studies, regulatory landscape analysis, and industry research so decisions are made on solid ground.

Credentials That Count

Certified Argus PROS Lead Auditor. IOSA Auditor. 2024 TA Leader of the Year. UAA Executive Treasurer. These aren't decorations — they represent the network and credibility that makes our advisory meaningful.

The Team

Founded by Aviation Professionals.

MachTen was co-founded by Tyler Tenbrink and Jonathan Caudill — two professionals who have spent their careers inside aviation, not on the outside looking in.

Tyler Tenbrink, Co-Founder and Principal Consultant
Tyler Tenbrink
Co-Founder & Principal Consultant

21+ years in aviation. 11+ years leading talent acquisition at regional airlines and air medical organizations. Certified Argus PROS Lead Auditor, IOSA Auditor, and 2024 TA Leader of the Year.

Argus PROS Lead Auditor IOSA Auditor Private Pilot — IR UAA Executive Treasurer
Jonathan Caudill
Co-Founder & Principal Advisor

Aviation educator, presenter, and curriculum specialist. Jonathan leads MachTen's training and education practice, with a focus on generational dynamics in the aviation workforce and pilot mental health.

Aviation Educator Curriculum Design Training Facilitation
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Tell us what you're working through. We'll tell you honestly whether MachTen is the right fit — and if we're not, we'll tell you that too.

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