Gary Stern Earns CFI
Gary Stern, who took his instrument and commercial with me has now passed his CFI. Gary did all this within a year and was successful on all checkrides on the first attempt. Gary's goal was to fly the Predator for the military and because of his advanced ratings, was recently selected to do just that. Gary is currently on a 16 week training program in an undisclosed location somewhere in the desert!
Gary had this to say about his CFI experience. "I passed my CFI checkride the first try thanks to Dave Simpson. I
decided to pursue a CFI certificate after having experienced Dave's
professional and fun approach to flight instruction. Experiences with
prior instructors had left me feeling no urge to want to follow that
path. After meeting Dave and having him bring me from my Private
rating to Instrument, then Commercial, and now to CFI, I was exposed
to a better example of flight instruction and this is what made the
idea of becoming a CFI attractive to me. If you find that you are tired
of being just another student, call Dave and find out what you are
missing. Thanks again Dave".
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Ant Bilsev Earns CFI
Ant Bilsev, a German student of mine has a similar story. Within the past year, Ant has taken instrument, commercial, and now CFI and like Gary, passed all three on the first attempt. Ant also has a tailwheel endorsement and glider license.
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Jerry Swartz Earns Instrument Rating
Congratulations to Jerry Swartz who received an instrument rating after his successful checkride in July. Jerry had this to say about his experience. "I came to Dave Simpson from another instructor but had never got to the
IFR checkride stage. Dave was able to assess my skills and work with me
to get me to checkride readiness. In the course of our work Dave
introduced me to cockpit automation and SRM topics in a manner
consistent with the latest PTS and that I had not experienced before.
By the end of our lessons I was well prepared for a successful checkride
and had increased my knowledge and skills. My education with him
transformed me from a tentative IFR student to a more competent and
confident IFR pilot. His easygoing manner and knowledge made the
experience enjoyable and I'm looking forward to more instruction from
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