Erin Lai

Erin earned her private, instrument, commercial, multi, and CFI ratings in Southern and Northern California. She has honed her flight skills in diverse aircraft, including the Cessna 172 models and Beechcraft Baron. Apart from teaching at Tradewinds, Erin is pursuing...

Diego Frisby

Diego is from Morgan Hill, CA and graduated from San Jose State University with a B.S. in Aviation, Professional Flight. Originally entering as a business major, Diego decided to pursue his childhood dream of becoming a professional pilot. He completed all of his...

Elliot Tolar

Elliot Tolar has been flying since he was a kid. He earned his Private Pilots License through the Civil Air Patrol cadet program in 2014. He is always striving to learn more in aviation, to not only make himself a better pilot, but also a better instructor. When he...

Julie Johnson

Julie started flying at the age of 19 at Centennial Airport. There she learned about mountain flying and Denver’s busy airspace. Julie completed her instrument, commercial, CFI and multi-engine while attending Cochise College in Arizona. In 2020, after...

Garrett Magill

Garrett moved to Colorado to attend MSU Denver in the fall of 2018. He also began his flight training at Aspen Flying Club at the same time as well. Since then Garrett has moved through PPL, INST, COMM, & CFI as well as graduating from MSU Denver. Garrett has had...