From Sport Pilot to CFI, transition training at KFDK, KHGR
A professional pilot with 10 years of experience flying for the US Navy, both international and domestic, and FAR Part 121 operations. Additional experience in corporate aviation and flight instruction. Avid General Aviation pilot with experience in over fifty aircraft types and aircraft owner. Certified A&P with experience working with fixed wing, piston engine and turbine engine aircraft. Additional experience working in airport operations, air transport policy and regulation, and aviation safety. Assistant Chief Education Volunteer and CFI at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum for the Pathways Scholarship Program. Member of WAI, Ninety-Nines, EAA, AOPA, and the Seaplane Pilots Association.
Details
- State*Maryland
- CFI Insurance*No
- Aircraft Access for Pilot TrainingNo
- Open to traveling across the countryNo
Aircraft Category
- Single Engine Land
- Multi Engine Land
Held Pilot Certifications*
- CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor)
- CFII (Instrument Flight Instructor)
- AGI (Advanced Ground Instructor)
- IGI (Instrument Ground Instructor)
- MEI (Multi-Engine Instructor)
- Multi Engine Rating
- Commercial ASEL (Airplane Single Engine Land)
- Commercial AMEL (Airplane Multi Engine Land)
- Airline Transport Pilot (ATP)
- Tailwheel Endorsement
- High-Performance Endorsement
- Complex Endorsement
- High-Altitude Endorsement
- Seaplane Rating
- Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
Training Stages (Can offer)
- Private Pilot License (Certificate) - PPL
- Instrument Rating - IR
- Commercial Pilot License (Certificate) - CPL
- Multi Engine Rating - MER
- Certified Flight Instructor - CFI
- Certified Flight Instructor Instrument - CFII
- Multi-Engine Instructor - MEI
- Sport Pilot License (Certificate)
- Unmanned Aerial System - UAS (/Drone)
- High-Performance Endorsement
- Complex-Airplane-Endorsement
Specific Aircraft Access
RV-6A, Bristell LSA
Aircraft Experience (Instructed in)
Cessna 172, Piper PA-28, Vans RV-6A, RV-10, RV-12, Bristell, Vashon Ranger, and other owner aircraft
Home Airport(s)
KFDK, KHGR
Pilot Training Provided
- Certificates/Ratings Flight Lessons
- Ground School
- Intro/ Discovery Flight
- Flight Reviews - Biennial Flight Reviews (BFRs)
- Checkride Prep
- Safety Pilot
- Time Building
- Cross-Country Flying
- Flight Planning (VFR, IFR)
- Currency Training
- Night Currency/Proficiency
- Aircraft/Insurance Checkout
- Instrument Proficiency Check (IPC)
Type Ratings Held
CE-500, CE-650, CE-700, B737, L-188, CR-65
Ground School Programs Experience
- Gleim Aviation
- Sporty's
- ASA
- Jeppesen
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From Sport Pilot to CFI, transition training at KFDK, KHGRPosted: Feb 13, 2026
From Sport Pilot to CFI, transition training at KFDK, KHGR
$85.00 per hour