Hello, I'm Mike J.

Captain Mike Jesch plies the skies of the Pacific Ocean as the Captain of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner by night​,​ but by day he owns and flies a Cessna 182Q based at Fullerton airport (KFUL) in Southern California. He earned his PPL at age 17 while still in high school​,​ and is now an ATP with six type ratings. He became a CFI in 1983​,​ and started airline flying in 1985. Since then​,​ he's accrued some 25​,​000 hours of flight time. He is a two-time Master CFI and the Western Pacific Region FAASTeam Rep Of The Year for 2021. He speaks to pilot groups on a range of topics​,​ including: Airspace; Flight Instruments; EFBs; ATC Communications; Emergencies; and more. With all the instrument flying experience he's gathered​,​ though​,​ his favorite subjects are in that realm​,​ including IFR flight planning​,​ regulations​,​ charts​,​ navigation equipment​,​ and more.