Instructor bios
Our Instructors represent the best in the industry. Our first goal in teaching is safety. When you pass your check ride we want you to be the safest, most efficient pilot you can be - with emergency procedures as your best maneuver. The safer you are as a pilot, the more confident you will be, and the more fun you will have. The more fun you have, the better you'll learn - so we make flying fun!
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Bill
Brady is a Certified Flight Instructor (Gold Seal) with single engine
land, multi-engine land and instrument teaching privileges. He also
holds an Advanced Ground Instructor rating. Bill received his private
pilot's certificate in 1970 and has accumulated over 4000 flying hours
in various civilian aircraft. In addition, Bill has over 30 years in
engineering and project management experience and has owned several
aircraft. Bill holds an Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
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David
Kelly is a Certified Flight Instructor with single engine land, and
instrument teaching privileges. He also holds an Advanced Ground
Instructor rating. David received his private pilot certificate in 1976
and has accumulated over 3000 flying hours in various civilian aircraft
including 700 hours in tailwheel aircraft. In addition, David has over
30 years in civil engineering designing refineries and power plants. |
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Ethan
Crane is a Certified Flight Instructor (Gold Seal) with single and
mult-engine land ratings, and instrument teaching privileges. Ethan
received his private pilot certificate in 2001 and has accumulated over
1800 flying hours in various civilian aircraft. In addition, he holds
an associates degree in Aviation Science from Texas State Technical
College and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree. |
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Brian
Varnell is a Certified Flight Instructor with single and mult-engine
land ratings, and instrument teaching privileges. Brian got his
private pilot's license in 2005. He has accumulated over 500 hours in
various civilian aircraft including tailwheel time in a Citabria.
Brian graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical
Science, with a concentration in Professional Flight, from LeTourneau
University in May 2008. |
 | Tom Freund is a Certified Flight Instructor
(Gold Seal) with single engine land, multi-engine land, and instrument teaching
privileges. He received his private
pilot license in 2000 and has accumulated over 4000 flying hours. In June of 2007, he began flying the Embraer
135 and 145 regional jets at Expressjet airlines, (Continental Express), until
September 2008. He obtained a bachelor's
degree in Agricultural Studies with a minor in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 1999. E-mail Tom at tomf@bvfs.net |
"CFII" - Certified Flight Instructor, Instrument
"MEI" - Multi-Engine Instructor
"AGI" - Advanced Ground Instructor
"IGI" - Instrument Ground Instructor