"I recently moved to TN and needed a Flight Review (BFR). I scheduled with Chris and we went through the requisite ground and air work. He was very thorough and easy to get along with. The most important thing for me was Chris made sure I was ready to safely return to the skies after an 8 year lapse." --Franco V.
The Dream of Wings
Perhaps you've always had the idea, maybe you'd call it a dream, that you'd like to learn to fly. You glance up whenever you hear a plane above you and you realize that you've always done that. You find yourself fascinated with the intricacies of flight. You're the one who momentarily holds up the boarding process on an airliner just so you can pause to take a look at the cockpit. Few people may understand this hidden passion, but you know it's there.
Flying is an adventure unlike any other. When you become a pilot you become part of a life that relatively few people ever experience. In a country of over three-million, there are only a little over 220,000 Private Pilots. They come from all walks of life and all sorts of occupations and backgrounds. There's no "pilot-type" just someone who has been smitten with the flying bug. Is that you?
There's only one cure for the itch to fly....to learn to fly!
I took my first flight when I was 10 years old. A friend of our family had a Piper Cherokee and he offered to take me up to see my hometown and my house. From that first moment I was hooked. By the time I was 14, I was involved in the Civil Air Patrol and bumming rides from whomever I could.
At 16, I made my first solo flight (the first major step in earning your Private License) and at 17 I became a Private Pilot, finishing my training in the blustery winds of west Texas.
I attended Auburn University where I majored in Aviation Management (Professional Flight) and earned my Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine and Flight Instructor licenses. After Auburn I was comissioned into the U.S. Army and spent five years on active duty. After a hiatus from flying, I began instructing at the Gallatin-Sumner County Regional Airport (M33) just north of Nashville, TN.
One of the greatest thrills of my life is teaching people to fly. I enjoy seeing the immense satisfaction and unmistakable sense of accomplish that students feel when the make their first unassisted landing or make their first solo cross-country flight. Of course, there's no grin like the goofy and relieved smile of the pilot who has just passed their flight test and recieved their new license.
Throughout my training I emphasize safety and caution, while developing strong decision-making skills. I encourage formal procedural flying, similar to airline training. Scenario-based training is joined with a structured syllabus to help stay on track, prevent reduncy, and minimize cost. Of course, I utilize and adapt training methods based on the student's needs and the situation. My goal is to help you learn to fly. Period.
And of course, we will have fun earning your wings!
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