I am a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) and Professional Pilot. In August of 2014 I was recognized as the 2014 National CFI of the Year by the FAA Administrator. I hold the FAA ATP airplane multiengine land certificate with Commercial privileges in airplane single engine land and sea. I hold a Gold Seal Flight Instructor certificate for airplane single and multiengine and instrument airplane, and a Ground Instructor certificate with Advanced Instrument. I maintained the Cirrus Standardized Instructor Program (CSIP) designation from Cirrus Aircraft for more than 10 years, have 18,000 hours of flight experience, and have given more than 13,000 hours of flight instruction, and have conducted more than 1,500 FAA Practical Tests. I am an expert in Technically Advanced Aircraft training including the Avidyne PFD​/​MFD, Aspen PFD, Garmin G1000, G500​/​G600, GTN750, GTN650, GNS530, GNS430, and GNS480 avionics; EDM​/​JPI engine monitors; TAS, Mode-S and ADS-B traffic systems; and S-Tec (Cobham​/​Genesis Aerosystems), Bendix​/​King and Garmin autopilots. I have provided instruction at all levels from student pilots with no prior experience to major airline Captains and Executives that want to fly General Aviation airplanes. My clients have successfully passed their practical exams for more than 100 certificates and ratings. In addition to flight training, I have served as a Corporate Pilot for a number of clients, and I have provided my expertise to purchase, maintain, upgrade, and sell their aircraft. I have flown those clients and their customers on business and pleasure flights in the USA and Internationally. I have documented a number of cross country trips taken in my personal airplane and in client aircraft, and have given a number of presentations as a FAA Safety Team Representative, including a seminar on ADS-B at the 2014 thru 2016 Flying Aviation Expos in Palm Springs, CA, and have been a speaker at the 2015 thru 2019 Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Shows.

Flying At/Near These Airport(s)

KRNT – Renton Municipal Airport (RNT), Renton, Washington KBFI – King County International Airport ​/​ Boeing Field (BFI), Seattle, Washington KSEA – Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Seattle, Washington S36 – Crest Airpark (S36), Kent, Washington