Home Town: Grants Pass, OR

Ratings Held: ATP, CFI, CFII, High Performance, Complex, High Altitude Endorsement, LR JET PIC Type Rating

Aircraft Specialty: Cessna, Piper (Single and Multi), Cirrus, Beech 1900, Learjet 35/55, Aviat Husky, Small Turboprops, Piper Malibu

Flight Experience/Training:
Over 2800 hours total time
Airline Transport Pilot
Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot
Part 135 Charter Pilot
Air Ambulance Operations
Flight Safety International Initial and Recurrent Training
International Operations and Procedures
Metropolitan State University of Denver
B.S. Aeronautical Technology (Professional Flight)

Teaching Experience:
Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot
Cirrus Standard Operating Procedures
Over 2000 hours of dual given in all types.
Over 1400 hours of dual given in Cirrus Aircraft (Generation 1 thru 6)
Garmin Avionics Specialist
Mountain Flying Courses
Destination Cirrus Instruction and Courses
Human Factors and Hazardous Attitudes Courses
Cirrus Embark Training

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

Hometown:
Golden, British Columbia, Canada

Ratings Held:
Commercial ASEL/AMEL (FAA and Transport Canada), Instrument, CFI, CFII, IGI

Aircraft Specialty:
Cirrus SR20/22/22TN/22T, Cessna 152/172/182/206/206T

Flight Experience/Training:
Over 4000 hours total time USA and Canada with trips to hundreds of airports across the Western States and Canada in 30-plus aircraft types

Experienced in teaching spin recovery and mountain flying courses

Former aircraft owner (Commander 114)

B.S. Professional Aeronautics – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Cirrus Training Center Instructor

What is Rewarding to You About Being a CFI?
It’s rewarding to guide people toward what for most is a major life achievement, becoming a pilot. Beyond this, specializing in the Cirrus means our clients generally have a mission in mind, planning to bring family along or loved ones counting on a safe return. I’m passionate about instilling a mindset of safety, respect for the system and the risks. I work with the goal that this resonates in keeping everyone safe beyond the checkride.

Favorite Quote:
”CAUTION… YOU are about to enter THE No Spin Zone. Keep your eye on your airspeed while in the traffic pattern or you might die today. And that’s a memo.”
– Richie Lengel, author of Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot