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18 instructors
Amelia Rand
Grass strips, floats, and a very patient right seat.
S60 (Kenmore, WA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Flight Instructor (CFI)Seaplane (ASES/AMES)Tailwheel endorsement
Arty Colville
Instructing, part-owning, and chasing the multi.
KUAO (Aurora, OR)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument RatingComplex endorsement
Bill Hargrove
Mock checkrides harder than the checkride. On purpose.
KLVK (Livermore, CA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Instrument RatingCommercial Pilot (CPL)Multi-Engine RatingAirline Transport Pilot (ATP)
Bo Ferris
I teach where the airplanes are.
0E0 (Moriarty, NM)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument RatingMountain / Backcountry
Dana Okafor
Robinson time, mountain pinnacle work, and a genuinely thorough autorotation.
KTRK (Truckee, CA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Instrument RatingCommercial Pilot (CPL)Flight Instructor (CFI)Mountain / Backcountry
Dave Callahan
Unhurried complex, high-performance, and multi. War stories included.
KADS (Dallas, TX)
Commercial Pilot (CPL)Multi-Engine RatingInstrument RatingAirline Transport Pilot (ATP)High-Performance endorsement
Duke Yamada
Floats, glassy water, and getting off short.
S60 (Kenmore, WA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Seaplane (ASES/AMES)Tailwheel endorsement
Frankie Doyle
Upset recovery, competition aerobatics, and the tailwheel checkout that finally makes sense.
KFFZ (Mesa, AZ)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Flight Instructor (CFI)AerobaticsSpin training
Frida Lindqvist
Soaring first, engines second.
0E0 (Moriarty, NM)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Mountain / Backcountry
Gordon Whitlock
Primary instruction the way it was done before the iPad.
KLAL (Lakeland, FL)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Flight Instructor (CFI)Tailwheel endorsementSpin training
Grant Whitlow
I own the school and I still fly the schedule.
KELN (Ellensburg, WA)
Commercial Pilot (CPL)Multi-Engine RatingInstrument Rating
Hal Ostrowski
Thirty-one years up front. Now I just teach.
KUAO (Aurora, OR)
Commercial Pilot (CPL)Multi-Engine RatingInstrument RatingAirline Transport Pilot (ATP)Complex endorsement
Lorna Vance
Chief instructor by day, taildragger by evening.
KELN (Ellensburg, WA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument RatingTailwheel endorsement
Maya Chen
Actively building hours, genuinely loves teaching the instrument rating.
KPAO (Palo Alto, CA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Instrument RatingCommercial Pilot (CPL)Complex endorsement
Peg Halloran
Club president, checkout pilot, and the person who chases your dues.
KUAO (Aurora, OR)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument RatingComplex endorsement
Renata Silva
Teaching primary while I chase my own float rating.
KUAO (Aurora, OR)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument Rating
Salma Haddad
High-performance and complex, in an airplane I part-own.
KUAO (Aurora, OR)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument RatingHigh-Performance endorsementComplex endorsement
Wes Tanner
Primary and tailwheel, in an airplane that has seen worse than you.
KELN (Ellensburg, WA)
Private Pilot (PPL)Commercial Pilot (CPL)Instrument RatingTailwheel endorsementMountain / Backcountry