FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR

  • Flight and Ground Instruction - private, commercial, instrument, CFI, CFI-I
  • Spin Endorsement
  • High Performance / Complex Endorsement / Insurance Checkout (your aircraft)
  • Introductory Lesson or Discovery Flight
  • Flight Review or Instrument Proficiency Check
  • Pilot Proficiency WINGS Credits
  • Redbird FMX 3-Axis AATD Simulator Training: flytwinoaks.com/simulator


Home airport is Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3, flytwinoaks.com), and I would be happy to discuss flying from other airports in the area.


Connect with me via phone at (503) 887-0889 or contact me with your questions or to schedule. I look forward to flying with you!

  • Experienced - More than 5,200 hours total time, including 300 in Redbird simulators. Nearly 3,000 hours instruction given.
  • Not a time builder - no airline aspirations, here. I fly because I love it and I love to share the joys of aviation with others.
  • Fun, always - Slipping the surly bonds of earth is a fun, fascinating and joyful experience.
  • Safety first - I emphasize emergency procedures more than most instructors. I want my students to be ready for anything.
  • Airplane types - experienced in the popular models of Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Grumman American, experimentals, and more.
  • Aircraft owner - I have owned and operated the following airplanes: Cessna 150 and 172, Piper Cherokee 140, Piper Apache (twin engine), and experimentals Thorp T-18, Van's RV-4, and Christen Eagle II aerobatic biplane.
  • Airports - Based at Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3), happy to discuss flying from other airports in your owned or flying club airplane.
  • Ratings, certificates, and endorsements: commercial pilot, instrument rating, flight instructor and instrument instructor, multi-engine instructor, plus high performance, complex, and tailwheel qualified.
  • Experienced ferry pilot ranging from local relocation to cross-country deliveries.
  • Call or email today with your questions. I look forward to hearing from you!