Home Town: Grants Pass, OR

Ratings Held: ATP, CFI-I, High Performance, Complex, High Altitude Endorsement, LR JET

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna, Piper (Single and Multi), Cirrus, Beech 1900, LearJet 35, Aviat Husky, Small Turboprops, Piper Malibu

Flight Experience/Training:
Over 2500 hours total time
Flight Safety International
International Operations
Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot
Metropolitan State University of Denver
B.S. Aeronautical Technology (Professional Flight)
Rocky Mountain Flight School (Broomfield, CO)
Scottsdale Executive Flight Training

Teaching Experience:
Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot
Over 1500 hours of dual given in all types.
Over 1000 hours of dual given in Cirrus Aircraft.
Wide variety of experience with Garmin navigation systems.

What is rewarding to you about being a CFI?
Seeing a student solo an airplane for the first time or pass a check-ride is the most rewarding thing for me. Being able to see a student succeed as a result of your work is extremely humbling. Like all my coworkers, we all have a passion for flying. I love sharing my passion for flying and nothing is better than seeing it come out in my students as well. Everyone has a story with how they got to where they are in their flying career and no story is the same. It’s an honor to be able to hear all the stories and help a student achieve their goals in the aviation industry.

Favorite Quote:
“You are about to embark upon the great crusade. The eyes of the world are upon you.”
-Dwight D. Eisenhower

Home Town: Rochester, NY

Ratings Held: CFI/CFII, MEI, TCI

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna 172, Piper PA-28

Flight Experience/Training:
B.A. in Criminal Justice, Gannon University

What is rewarding to you about being a CFI?
For me, the most rewarding thing is helping spread the joy of aviation. People who have been interested in airplanes their whole life rediscover that joy the first time they take the controls, when they solo, or when they pass their checkride. They go on to take friends flying, or tell their family, and more people may discover that aviation is their true passion. Being able to help people realize their dream in aviation and help spread that joy is incredibly rewarding.

Favorite Quote:
“Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description”
– Barry Goldwater

Home Town: Newport Beach, CA

Ratings Held: Commercial Single Engine, Instrument, CFI/CFII, MEI, TCI

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Arrow, Piper Cherokee

Flight Experience/Training:
B.S. Biology – Northern Arizona University
ATP Flight School
Classic Air Aviation
Scottsdale Executive Flight Training

Teaching Experience:
CFI/CFII since 2008
Technologically Advanced Aircraft
Complex Aircraft
High Performance Aircraft

What is rewarding to you about being an instructor?
With every job I have had in the past, there has always been a teaching aspect. It was never planned that way, I was just drawn to those positions. I enjoy helping others find the information they are looking for and bettering themselves. Witnessing the look of accomplishment and satisfaction on their faces gives me a sense of pride. We all have different learning styles and I love the challenge of adjusting to help others comprehend all aspects of the aviation world. There are so many options and possibilities out there with aviation and I look forward what it brings for not only me but for my students as well.

Favorite Quote:
“My scars tell a story… They are reminders of when life tried to break me, but failed.”
– Steve Maraboli

Home Town: Boca Raton, Florida

Ratings Held: Instrument, Commercial ASEL/AMEL, CFI

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Seminole

Flight Experience/Training:
Arizona State University, B.S. Aeronautical Management Technology (Professional Flight)
ATP Flight School
Scottsdale Executive Flight Training

Teaching Experience:
Certified Flight Instructor, Extensive training in aircraft operations

What is rewarding to you about being an instructor?
The most rewarding part of being a CFI is that moment when the student finally achieves their goals. After all the hard work that students put in they are able to see how everything comes together for success. I remember starting my flight training process from hour zero and thinking this is going to be a lot of time and effort. It definitely was, but it was also extremely satisfying to see my progression. Luckily I had some of the best instructors to learn from.

All I want to do is be the best flight instructor I can be and make my students feel comfortable and confident. At the beginning of each lesson I will always remind my students what we are going to learn, have fun, but most importantly be safe.

Favorite Quote:
“Do the right thing. It will gratify some and astonish the rest.”
– Mark Twain

Hometown: Anthem, AZ

Ratings Held: CFI/CFII, MEI

Aircraft Specialty:
Piper, Cessna

Flight Training:
Over 1000 hours total flight time
ASU Aviation

Teaching Experience:
Over 600 hours dual given, Over 1 year flight instruction, Part 61, Part 141

What is rewarding to you about being a CFI?
I’ve always enjoyed teaching others new skills. From instructing Watercraft Engineers in the US Army to becoming a flight instructor I enjoy watching my students grow. Being able to meet someone with a passion for flying and bring their skills to their desired level and more is one of my greatest achievements. The “ah ha” understanding moments and a proud smile from a smooth landing will never get old.

Favorite Quote:
“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
– Leonardo da Vinci

Hometown: Tacoma, WA

Ratings Held: CFI

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna 172, Cessna 152, Piper PA-28

Flight Experience/Training:
Pavco Flight Center-Tacoma, WA
Rainier Flight Service-Renton, WA
Scottsdale Executive Flight Training-Scottsdale, AZ

What is rewarding to you about being a CFI?
Helping spread aviation’s power to achieve a moment in a person’s life that they will be able to cherish and draw inspiration from, whether that be their first takeoff or shaking the rust off after a long break.

Favorite Quote:
“Pilots take no special joy in walking. Pilots like flying.”
– Neil Armstrong

Hometown: Lander, Wyoming

Ratings Held:
Instrument, Commercial AMEL/ASEL, CFI, RA390 SIC type rating

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna

Flight Training:
Denver, Colorado spring of 2017 I started my flight training and completed my ratings by the winter of 2018. After completing my ratings I flight instructed in Colorado and Wyoming for a total of over a year. While flight instructing in Wyoming I flew pipeline patrol during the winter months, I was also given opportunities to fly as a co-pilot in the Pilatus pc12 and King Air 250. Currently I fly light jets out of Scottsdale doing medevac missions, and have been fortunate to continue my flight instructing passion here at Scottsdale Executive.

Teaching Experience:
Flight Instructor since February 2018
450hrs of dual given

What is rewarding to you about being a CFI?
Being a CFI it is rewarding seeing your students grow from their fist flight to their first solo and how they progress. By the end of the training you see their passion and developing skills grow. I still look up to my old flight instructors so it’s a pleasure being apart of those experiences a student will never forget. I think another rewarding aspect is taking the knowledge through my past experiences and passing that along to future pilots

Favorite Quote:
“There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots”
-E. Hamilton Lee