WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT. I THOUGHT FOR SURE AFTER MY FIRST VISIT AND RECURRENCY SESSION WITH HOBIE TOMLINSON THAT I HAD MET THE TOP GUN IN YOUR INSTRUCTORS RANKS. LAST WEEK I WAS PAIRED WITH CLIFF MAGNOR WHO NOT ONLY HOLDS ATP CERTIFICATES IN EVERY CATEGORY AND CLASS THE FAA OFFERS, BUT COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES IN AIRSHIPS AND BALLOONS AND AN ADDITIONAL FOUR-DOZEN-PLUS TYPE RATINGS. 

HOW DO YOU FIND SUCH INCREDIBLY TALENTED PILOT INSTRUCTORS AND RECRUIT THEM TO YOUR RANKS? EVERY TIME I VISIT I'M IMPRESSED. YOUR SIMULATORS ARE TOP OF THE LINE BUT IT'S YOUR PEOPLE WHO REALLY SET YOUR SHOP APART FROM THE CROWD. NOT ONLY DID CLIFF KNOW HIS STUFF ABOUT THE AEROSTAR BUT HE HAD ACTUALLY GONE OUT ON THE RAMP BEFORE OUR SESSION TO INSPECT MY AIRPLANE AND QUIZ ME ABOUT SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS UNIQUE TO THE AIRCRAFT I FLY. HE'S NOT ONE TO "PHONE IT IN" OR JUST GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS. HE PUTS IN THE LEGWORK BEFORE CLASS TO MAKE SURE THE SESSION IS PRODUCTIVE AND FOCUSED. YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER REFRESHER TRAINING OR A MORE DILIGENT MENTOR.I ALSO HAD MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO YOUR FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATION ON THIS VISIT, AND AGAIN, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU. YOUR CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, KEN WYMAN, HAS DONE QUITE A JOB ASSEMBLING HIS CORPS OF INSTRUCTORS. I'VE RECEIVED QUITE A FEW BFRS AT THIS POINT AND THE CLASSROOM REVIEW AND FLYING WITH TYLER SPECK WERE FOCUSED AND PRODUCTIVE. TIME WELL SPENT. YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS. AS I TOLD CLIFF, IF I DEMONSTRATE SKILL AND COMPETENCE IN MY PILOTING IT'S BECAUSE I'VE HAD THE BENEFIT OF LEARNING FROM SOME INCREDIBLY TALENTED INSTRUCTORS. MY THANKS TO CLIFF, HOBIE, KEN AND TYLER!