Klaus Thalinger

Director of Operations

Experience: 6000 hours +

Ratings: Airline Transport Pilot

Flight Instructor, Instrument, Multi-Engine, Seaplane

Advanced Ground Instructor

Instructor since: 2001

Favorite Airplane I flew: Cessna 404

I like teaching my students: How to fly an airplane by not just numbers, but by their seat of the pants

Here is why I do it: Because I want to fly a Draken

Favorite quote: Shoot for the moon – even if you miss you will land among the stars

Mike Dorr

Chief Flight Instructor

Experience: 7000 hours +

Ratings: Airline Transport Pilot

Flight Instructor, Instrument, Seaplane

Advanced Ground Instructor

Instructor since: 1994

Favorite Airplane I flew: Baron, CE-402, BE-99

I like teaching my students: How to land

Here is why I do it: Cause its fun!

Favorite quote: Live free or die

Kelsey Nutt

Flight Instructor

Experience: 1000 hours +

Ratings: Commercial Single / Mutli-Engine, CFI. CFII, MEI

Instructor since: 2011

Favorite Airplane's I flew: c208 Amphib, P. Ponk C-182

Kelsey caught the flying bug before he could even walk. Sitting on the deck of the house in BC Canada he would watch the helicopters flying just above the tree tops carrying bomber buckets to help battle the forest fires that were roaring just down the valley. Ever since those early days, his eyes have always looked skyward. Twenty five years later nothing has changed. Now Kelsey is a flight instructor who enjoys passing the joys of flight to others whose eyes are glued to the sky to aviators of all ages.

Mark Rolfe

Flight Instructor

Experience: 1000 hours +

Ratings: Commercial Pilot

Flight Instructor, Instrument, Seaplane

Advanced Ground Instructor

Instructor since: 2005

Favorite Airplane I flew: Mudry Cap 10

I like teaching my students: How to have fun flying while staying safe

Here is why I do it: I like the interface between the magic of flight, science and people.

Favorite quote: The superior pilot uses their superior knowledge to avoid using their superior skill.

Matt Sylvester

Flight Instructor

Experience: 500 hours +

Ratings: Commercial Pilot, Seaplane, Flight Instructor

Instructor since: 2010

Favorite Airplane I flew: Dehavilland Beaver - Anything on floats or skis.

I like teaching my students: To enjoy it, Why do this if it isn't fun?

Here is why I do it: I love floatplane flying!

Favorite quote: Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth...

Doug Manter

Flight Instructor

Experience: 2400 hours +

Ratings: Commercial Pilot

Flight Instructor, Instrument, Multi- Engine, Seaplane

Instructor since: 1995

Favorite Airplane I flew: Cessna 172 Floatplane, Piper Seneca

I like teaching my students: Make sure they understand the “why?”

Here is why I do it: I grew up in it, my Dad was a Navy Test Pilot

Favorite quote: Know thee power setting, less the ground rise up and smite thee