Instructors
With over 38,000 hours of combined instruction, MacAir has some of the most experienced and seasoned flight instructors in the area. The key qualification in selecting these instructors is their number of hours in light aircraft, temperament, instruction experience and techniques, and safety. Our instructors will enable you to succeed.
David Gracia-Rodriguez - Manager
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Former pilot for an on-demand Part 135 operation and a commercial airline
Ashley Paulus
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Former Senior Flight Instructor, The Ohio State University
Ass't Program Manager and Supervisor of Flying for MacAir Aviation Aeromedical Aviation Laboratory Program and Residency in Aerospace Medicine Program
Mike Nowak - Chief Instructor
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Former Air Force primary pilot instructor; formation instructor.
Paul O'Connor
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Part 135 Experience - On-Demand Operations
Jesse Osswald
Tom Bell
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Former Air Force instructor pilot
Ed Pendleton
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Former Aerospace Engineer in the Aeroelasticity Group of the Air Force Research Laboratory; worked on experimental aircraft programs such as the X-30, X-45, X-51, X-56 and Phantom Express
Nick Burch
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Former Director of Operations for a Part 135 operation
Kevin Price
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Former Air Force instructor pilot
Steven Butler
Eric Puschmann
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Former Air Force Instructor Pilot
Built and Flies RV-7A airplane
Charles (Chuck) Dahle
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Former Air Force Instructor Pilot
Built and Flies RV-7A airplane
Meredith Randazzo
Former Marine Corps Pilot, Pipeline Survey Pilot
Fred Eisert
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Aerospace Engineer for the Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Army (Retired)
Chris Shearer
Aerospace Engineer, USAF Test Pilot School Graduate, Antique aircraft owner and restorer
Lanny Jines
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FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
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Aerospace Engineer (Retired) U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Bruce Snyder
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A former Air Force Flight Test Engineer (1,100 hours flight time)
Mike Mckeever
Former USAF Instructor Pilot and American Airlines Pilot
Jeff Stands
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Former Air Force instructor pilot
David Lindamood
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M.Ed Wright State University; Chemistry/Physics Teacher at Fairmont H.S.
Rich Stepler
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Chief Pilot, Wright B Flyer, airshow pilot, formation pilot
Doug Magoffin
Former Air Force instructor pilot
Dean Vorhees
Helen Miller
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Part 121 Experience - Commercial Airline Pilot
