Nick Slabakov

“I cannot believe they will let me fly an airplane by myself,” thought Nick in amazement when he moved to the US over 25 years ago. That amazement propelled his persistence to learn to fly, earn advanced ratings, and now to teach, whether his students intend to fly...

Danny Smith

Daniel’s first flight was at age 16 with the Boy Scouts and was fortunate enough to have a Scout Master with an airplane who loved to fly. That passion and feeling of freedom that you get from being in an airplane that you are in control of wouldn’t go away. After...

Ron Dunn

Ron began his aviation journey with a discovery flight in Illinois and obtained his private pilot license while working towards his engineering degree. After completing the degree he moved to Southern California employed as a rocket engineer. He continued pursing...