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Finding an independent flight instructor offers unique opportunities for personalized training tailored to your learning pace and style. Independent instructors often provide flexible scheduling and one-on-one attention, enhancing your understanding and skills. They can also offer competitive pricing and customized lesson plans that focus on your specific goals and needs, ensuring a more efficient and effective path to achieving your pilot’s license. This individualized approach can lead to a more enjoyable and rewarding training experience.
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Dale Easter
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10 years experience as flight instructor. 40 years of flying
Richard Eastman
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Cedar Glen; California
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CFI I ME I 13000+ hours Most of it as CFI
Older - Experienced - 5000+ hours in tailwheel airplanes FAAST team member
David Eaves
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Clewiston; Florida
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CFI&I ME Fixed Wing and Helicopter; Ground Instructor BAI DPE Fixed Wing and Helicopter
Jer Eberhard
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Mountain Flying Aviation LTD
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Retired software engineer; mountain flying; instruments; gliders; tail wheel;Civil Air Patrol Checkpilot; FAASTeam Member. Adventure flying: Oshkosh AirVenture; Sun-N-Fun; hot springs.
Richard Edgerton
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Arlington Flight Services
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Instructing in airplane
Single Engine Land
Single Engine Sea
Instrument
Theodore Ekberg
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Cape Coral; Florida
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Instruments; airplane single and multi-engine land
Maurice Elbaz
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Shodanmo Aviation
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Flight training and continuing education for serious pilots
Matthew Elia
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Mansfield; Massachusetts
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Matt is a Flight Instructor and the Chief Ground Instructor for King Aviation Mansfield at the Mansfield; MA airport. In addition to primary student training Matt organizes; manages; and co-teaches all of the ground schools at King. Matt holds a Bachelors degree in Aviation from Bridgewater State University and is currently working on an MBA at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. While at BSU Matthew led the competitive flight team to earn a bid to the annual national collegiate flight competition during each of his four years. During that time Matt placed first or second in seven separate competition events including first place in the short field landing event at the 2008 regional competition. Matt's writing can be seen from time to time in the Mentor magazine; the official publication of the National Association of Flight Instructors.
Erin Ellis
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Meridian Aviation
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I love to fly and I love to teach! Please feel free to text; call; or email me if you are interested in flying with me.
Lee Elson
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Instruction in Cessnas; Bonanzas and Pipers. Initial; add-on; flight review. Glass cockpit and turbo experience. Call 775-267-9371 lelson@charter.net
Robert Elves
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Big Bird 1 LLC
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Gold Seal CFI (All Ratings) - Flying Super Cub (PA-18) amphibious floatplane w/reversible prop - Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) panel.
Michael Ely
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Soaring Club of Houston
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ATP AMEL CL600; EMB145; G100; HS125; IA1125; LR60; LR-JET
Commercial Privileges Airplane Single Engine Land & Sea; Glider
CFI-AMEI; CFI-G
James Elza
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Independent
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CFI specializing in initial training; high performance; complex; and glass cockpit training.
Chester Engler
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Pensacola
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Former US Navy T-34C Instrument and Fam Stage Flight Instructor. Aircraft flown C-172; C-152; C-210; PA-180; T-34C; T-2C; T/A-4J Skyhawk; S-3B Viking; BE-200 KingAir; C-12B/M
John Enticknap
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Cumming; Georgia
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ATP/CFII for over 40 years. Current Pt. 135 Charter Pilot in BE58. Also have 2000 hours Commercial Helicopter. See current background at www.AviationBusinessStrategies.com. I also provide training; consulting and training for FBO's.
Kevin Erker
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Launch Aviation LLC
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22 Year Marine F/A-18; F-35; T-45 Operational Pilot and Test Pilot.
Jim Eshleman
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Blue Raven Aviation
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CFI since 1980; over 3;800 flight hours; 40+ years instructing. Licensed A&P. MS in Aerospace Engineering; 38+ years experience in aerospace. Also teach engineering and mathematics at the collegiate level.
Cameron Etezadi
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Rainier Flight Service
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CFI; with certification to teach in Cirrus aircraft. Also experienced teaching floatplanes.
Russ Etheridge
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BASI/Lompoc; CA and Independent
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Personalized Flight Instruction to help you achieve your goal of becoming a pilot. 25 years aviation experience gained from military; charter; airline; and general aviation. Airline Transport Pilot rating. Flight Instructor-Airplane; Instrument; Multi-Engine.
russ.etheridge@yahoo.com
831.402.5552
https://www.facebook.com/cacentralcoastflying
Grayson Evans
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Treasure Coast Flight Training
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Creator of both on-line and classroom courses for PP and Instrument Pilot.
Over 20 years training experience as a professional instructor.
Gordon Ewald
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SML Aviation
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30 Yr. pilot; 13 yr. CFI; Hold: ATP/ME; CFI; CFII; MEI; 10 Yr. Master CFI; AGI. Mooney M20J owner; Piper Seneca II owner. over 5;000 hrs. dual flight instruction given.
David Fadio
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Costa Flying
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Gold Seal Flight instructor with over 1000 hours of instruction given.
Adam Farley
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Independent
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I have been an active CFI for 10 years. Formerly Chief Pilot for my most recent flight school with over 300 students trained and signed off personally. I have also signed off several dozen CFIs for their initial and added CFI ratings.
I hold the following ratings in both my Commercial License and CFI: Airplane Single Engine Land; Airplane Multi-engine Land; Helicopter; and Instrument Airplane and Helicopter.
I have provided CFI and Emergency Procedures training for both Riverside PD and San Bernardino Sherriff. I currently work in aerial firefighting in helicopters as well as provide crew transports in my company's King Air.
I have ample availability outside of fire season. During fire season; availability will depend on how busy of a season it is.
Lou Fausak
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Lone Star Flyers
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I specialize in accelerated flight training! For example; you can get your instrument rating in only ten days.
I do more instrument ratings in a year than most instructors do in a lifetime.
Kevin Fedon
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Independent
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Currently a First Officer based at KSFO for United Airlines on the 737. Current CFII with 1600 hours dual given.
Scott Ferguson
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Instructor since 1989; currently on medical leave from airline. 9000 hours TT.
Tanner Fernando
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TAS Aviation
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TAS Aviation is the only flight school within a 45-minute radius of Defiance. Serving NW Ohio and NE Indiana with quality flight instruction and premium service.
Kevin Ferreira
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Berrien Center; Michigan
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Fulfill YOUR Dream - Learn to fly!
If you're looking for a Flight Instructor who can fit your schedule out of these airports or others nearby; I might be able to help.
All you need is your own plane and we can start your Single or Multi-engine Private; Instrument; Commercial or CFI/CFII or MEI. I'm ATP rated with more than 2;770 hours instruction given and more than 3;500 hours overall.
When might you like to begin?
Need a full-time or contract pilot? I have experience as SIC in the CII/SP; CJ3; Mustang and PC12NG. Let me crew your operation; call now!
Stephen Fiegel
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Keystone Aerosports
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Stephen has more than 13 years of flying experience and is a certified flight instructor. He holds an Commercial Pilot certificate as well as his CFI certificate. Stephen specializes in "stick-and-rudder" flight training in tailwheel; warbird and aerobatic aircraft. He is a professional aerobatic and warbird pilot with a passion for teaching. He is also a regular FAA WINGS Program presenter and aerobatic competition pilot.
You can learn more about Stephen at www.KeystoneAerosports.com.
William Finagin
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Annapolis; Maryland
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aerobatics and recovery from emergency "out of control" situations
2008 International Aerobatic Hall of Fame inductee
Train in a Pitts S2C aircraft
Todd Fine
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Todd has been flying airplanes for over 30 years; since getting his pilot certificate in 1986. He is rated or endorsed for single engine; multi-engine; seaplane; tailwheel; high performance; and aerobatics. He also has his commercial glider rating as well. Todd loves all things aviation and is building a full scale WWI Fokker Eindekker E-III in his basement.
Denton Finley
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Texas State Technical College
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Chief Flight Instructor for Texas State Technical College
Over 2;000 hours of instruction for primary and advanced certificates and ratings.
Gold Seal CFI; CFII; and MEI
David Finstad
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Centurion Aviation Services
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Part 61 Flight; Ground and Simulator Instruction towards Private; Instrument; Commercial; Flight Instructor Init'l; Rusty Pilots; Transition Training; Flight Review and IPC's. We teach in our own fleet C150L; C172N; M20J FTS Simulator and owner flown private & experimental aircraft. Recipient of Wright Bros Master Pilot Award 11/2019.
More recently am scheduled to attend Cirrus CSIP certification training later this June.
William Fischer
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Advance Aircraft Training
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25000 hours; 20000 as CFI; speciallizing in IFR and advanced panel GPS
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