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
Former pilot for an on-demand Part 135 operation and a commercial airline
Ashley Paulus - Chief Instructor
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 - Asst. Chief Instructor
Former Air Force primary pilot instructor; formation instructor.
Paul O'Connor
Part 135 Experience - On-Demand Operations
Jesse Osswald
Tom Bell
Former Air Force instructor pilot
Ed Pendleton
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
Former Director of Operations for a Part 135 operation
Kevin Price
Former Air Force instructor pilot
Steven Butler
Eric Puschmann
Former Air Force Instructor Pilot
Built and Flies RV-7A airplane
Charles (Chuck) Dahle
Former Air Force Instructor Pilot
Built and Flies RV-7A airplane
Meredith Randazzo
Former Marine Corps Pilot, Pipeline Survey Pilot
Fred Eisert
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
FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
Aerospace Engineer (Retired) U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Bruce Snyder
A former Air Force Flight Test Engineer (1,100 hours flight time)
Mike Mckeever
Former USAF Instructor Pilot and American Airlines Pilot
Jeff Stands
Former Air Force instructor pilot
David Lindamood
M.Ed Wright State University; Chemistry/Physics Teacher at Fairmont H.S.
Rich Stepler
Chief Pilot, Wright B Flyer, airshow pilot, formation pilot
Doug Magoffin
Former Air Force instructor pilot
Dean Vorhees
Helen Miller
Part 121 Experience - Commercial Airline Pilot
