I started flying ultralights as a hobby 25 years ago. Now a full time CFII teaching Sport, Private, Commercial, Instrument and Tailwheel from my home airport with a small staff of CFI’s. Also and A & P and IA. I’m not a young time building instructor, flight instruction is my passion, and this is my permanent occupation. We teach new glass panel Aeroprakt aircraft as well as classic Taylorcrafts. We are also the USA Distributor for Aeroprakt Aircraft. Business name, Heavenbound Aviation and AeropraktUSA. We have specialized in Sport Pilot flight training for many years. I recognize that the flight training industry as a whole in the United States seems to be very singularly focused on being a pipeline for the airlines and have significantly neglected Sport Pilot training. All of the training in these programs is geared for people who intend to fly for the airlines or corporate aircraft. We often find pilots who have trained in that environment all the way through flight instructor and yet have never flown a tailwheel, hand propped an airplane or even landed on a grass runway! My approach is very different. The goal is to train up pilots with a wide variety of experience that gives them the best foundation possible, and one that scales up well to whatever they want to accomplish in the future.

Flying At/Near These Airport(s)

Flight Training Available at These Ohio Airports 5OI8 – Riverside Airport (5OI8), located in Miamisburg, Ohio (based here) 4I3 – Moraine Airpark (4I3), located in Moraine, Ohio KVTA – Newark-Heath Airport (VTA), located in Newark, Ohio This combination provides coverage in Southwest and Central Ohio, with a good balance of small, GA-friendly airports for primary training and access to cross-country routes across the state.

Specific Aircraft Access

Aeroprakt A22LS, and A32 IFR, Taylorcraft BC12D and BC65