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Teaching Philosophy

I make it a point to start our relationship with an assessment and plan your training for success. As we go, I will continue to adapt the syllabus to your specific needs.

To ensure our flight time is safe, productive and fun, we will have pre-and post flight briefings for every session in the aircraft or the simulator. When necessary, I will be prioritizing simulator-based training over flight.

I am passionate about building strong fundamentals from the start -—I regard the VOR-era instrument skills as the cornerstone for mastering moving maps and autopilots—-, and really enjoy doing pre-Solo training and teaching VFR maneuvers.
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