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Rick Wright - Scottsdale, Arizona: Master Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane, Instrument Airplane,
Accredited Master Flight Instructor (2008 & 2010)

Total Flight Experience:
6000+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Master Instructor (2008 & 2010) with 8 years, 4200 hrs overall instuction given, including over 3100 hrs of Cirrus SR22/SR20 time & Cirrus CSIP (2003 to present). Specializes in Initial and recurrent training for Piper PA46 series and Cirrus SR series as well as other Technically Advance Aircraft training. TAA training includes Garmin 430/530, Avidyne and Garmin G1000 EFIS systems, G500/600 systems as well as Aspen MFD/PFD & Pro systems.
Business Experience:
Retired airline executive with 33 years airline management experience prior to becoming a flight instructor. Created a flight school in Fort Lauderdale, FL built around the Cirrus SR20/SR22 aircraft (Correct Aviation Services and Correct Aviation Maintenance) in 2002 which were sold in 2009. Now owns and operates Wright Aviation Services to provide pilot, training and support services to discriminating clients in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area and throughout the western US.
Aircraft:
Piper: PA46-500 (Meridian) PA46-350 (Mirage/Matrix) PA46-310 (Malibu), PA32 (Saratoga), PA34 (Seneca), PA44 (Seminole), PA23 (Aztec), PA28R (Arrow), PA28 (Archer/Warrior/Cherokee)
Cirrus: SR22 (G1-3, Conventional/Avidyne/Perspective), SR22T (G2-3, Avidyne/Perspective), SR20 (G1-3, Conventional/Avidyne, Perspective)
Cessna: 172 Skyhawk (Conventional/G1000), 182 Skylane (Conventional/G1000), LC41 Corvalis TT (Conventional/Avidyne/G1000) LC42 Corvalis (Conventional/Avidyne/G1000), Columbia 350/400, Cessna 172RG & 182RG
Diamond: DA42 Twinstar (G1000)
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro and conventional panels

Larry Barna - Scottsdale, Arizona: Senior Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane, Instrument Airplane

Total flight Experience:

6000+ hours

Instruction Experience:
Seventeen years, 3183 hours overall including 8 years ground and simulator instructor (King Air 90/200 series & Cessna 300-400 series) and 8 years of part time flight school and independent CFI activities in Cleveland, OH.
Pilot experience:
Corporate pilot, 95-97 (Cessna 414); Contract Pilot (135 & 91), 97-98 flying Beechjets, Diamondjets, King Air 200 as well as Cessna 414, Aztec & Baron aircraft; Corporate Chief Pilot, 98 (Citation II).
Business Experience:
President, Pro Pilot, Inc a Cleveland, Ohio pilot services, part 135 certificate operator and flight instruction business. Plant Manager, Metro Molding Corp of Cleveland, OH, (1977-1990) a consumer plastics manufacturer.
Aircraft:
Piper:
PA46-350 (Mirage/Matrix) PA46-310 (Malibu), PA32 (Saratoga), PA34 (Seneca), PA44 (Seminole)
Twin Cessna:
Cessna 310, Cessna 340, Cessna 401, 414 (Chancellor), 421 (Golden Eagle), 425 (Conquest II)
Beechcraft:
BE58 (Baron), King Air (C90-200)
Cirrus:
SR22 (G1-3, Conventional/Avidyne/Perspective), SR22T (G2-3, Avidyne/Perspective), SR20 (G1-3, Conventional/Avidyne, Perspective)
Cessna:
172 Skyhawk (Conventional/G1000), 182 Skylane (Conventional/G1000).
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro and conventional panels

Todd Underwood - Prescott, Arizona: Master Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane/Seaplane, Instrument Airplane, FAA Designated Pilot Examiner

Total Flight Experience:

6000+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Master & Gold Seal Instructor, Airplane-Land & Sea, SE/ME/Instrument with 3000+ hrs of instruction given.
Pilot Experience:
Chief Pilot-FreedomAir, Inc, Contract Pilot-Country Wide, Comanche Pilot Proficiency Instructor, Mooney Pilot Proficiency Instructor, Chief Orientation Pilot/Flight Leader-Angel Flight (375+ missions).
Business Experience:
Founder, CEO Emeritus & Owner-Atjeu Publishing LLC (1995 to present); Professor - Maricopa County Community Colleges, Phoenix, AZ (1991-2001) taught Chemistry/Physical Sciences.
Aircraft-Land:
Piper: PA46-500 (Meridian/JetProp), PA46-350 (Mirage/Matrix), PA46-310 (Malibu), PA32 (Saratoga), PA34 (Seneca), PA44 (Seminole), PA24 (Comanche-CPPP Proficiency Instructor), PA30 & PA39 (Twin Comanche series)
Twin Cessnas: Cessna 310, Cessna 320, Cessna 335, Cessna 337, Cessna 340, Cessna 401/402, Cessna 404, Cessna 414 (Chancellor), Cessna 421 (Golden Eagle)
Beechcraft: BE-55,-56 & -58 (Baron), BE-18 (Twin Beech), King Air C-90, 200/250, Bonanza Turbo & Non-Turbo
Mooney: All models, MPPP Proficiency Instructor
Cessna: 172 Skyhawk (Conventional/G1000), 182 Skylane (Conventional/G1000), Corvalis (Avidyne & G1000), Cessna P-210/T-210, Cessna 206
Diamond: Diamond Star - DA40, Twin Star - DA42
Aircraft-Sea:
Singles: Maule M5 & M7, Aviat Husky, Piper Super Cub, Cessna C180, C185 & C195, Decathalon
Multi Engine: Republic Twin Bee
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro, Collins EFIS-84, Honeywell/King and conventional panels

Joe Birkinbine - Steamboat Springs, Colorado: ATP and Master Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane Instrument Airplane

Total Flight Experience:

7000+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Master & Gold Seal Instructor, Airplane-Land, SE/ME/Instrument with 5000+ hrs of instruction given.
Pilot Experience:
ATP with 7000+ hours of overall experience. Mountain flight experience - 6000 hours. Corporate pilot: King Air 350 (type rated), Contract Pilot: TBM 850 (Simcom Pro Card). Own and operate Steamboat Flight Academy (1988 to present).
Business Experience: Owner/Flight Instructor - Steamboat Flight Academy (1988-Present), American Portfolios - Financial Advisor (1995-Present).
Aircraft-Land:
Cessna: 100 & 200 series
Cirrus: SR20 & SR22
Beech: Bonanza
Piper: PA28, PA28R, PA32, PA34
Sacota: TBM 700 & 850
King Air: C90, 100 & 350
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro, Collins Proline 21, Honeywell/King and conventional panels

Chuck Lapmardo - Scottsdale, Arizona: Gold Seal Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane, Instrument Airplane,
Ground Instructors-Advanced/Instrument, ATP ASEL/AMEL.

Total Flight Experience:
10,000+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Gold Seal Instructor, Airplane-Land SE/ME/Instrument with 3050+ hours as a flight Instructor, 6000+ hours of Turbojet time, some 1400 hours of actual instrument time and nearly 8000 hours of cross country flying which forms the base of experience from which he teaches.
Pilot Experience:
More than 10,000 hours of overall experience. Type ratings include A-320 and DO328Jet. Pilot in comand includes Captain A320 and DO328Jet, single pilot PIC Cheyenne III and 400 series Twin Cessna in addition to the host of singles engine aircraft flown. He has extensive glass experience including advanced FMS systems and basic EFIS systems.
Business Experience:
A Kent State graduate, he started flying as a teenager, earned his PPL at 16, his Commercial, CFI/CFII and MEI by his 19th birthday and has been involved in aviation for more than 35 years. He built a chain of retails stores (Micheal Charles Co) which he owned and operated until 2000 when he went to work for Skyway Airlines in Wisconsin flying the DO328Jet (FO then Captain). In 2005 he moved to USA3000 flying the Airbus A320 (FO now Captain) flying both domestic and international routes. Throughout his career he has maintained his flight instructor credentials and continued to provide advanced instruction.
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Avidyne R9; Aspen EDF1000Pro and conventional panels.

Patrick Scott - Phoenix, Arizona: Senior Flight Instructor: Single/Multi engine, Instrument, Airplane; ATP single and multi engine airplane and FAA Designated Engineering Representative for avionics.

Total Flight Experience:
10,000+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Pat has logged over 10,000 hours in the 41 years of his flying career. He holds an ATP certificate for airplanes, single and multi engine, as well as his CFI certificates for airplane, instrument and multi engine. Pat provided flight instruction for the AOPA Air Safety Foundation's FLight Training Clinics from 1986 through the end of that program in 1995. He subsequently taught in the Cessna Pilot Association's Cessna 210 recurrency programs at Santa Maria, CA. In addition to the Cessna 210 and P210, Pat is a Cirrus "CSIP" instructor qualified in all models of the SR20 and SR22 series, as well as Beech Bonanza and Baron series aircraft. He owns his own Cassna Cardinal 172RG, which is a TAA equipped aircraft in which he also teaches.
Business Experience:
Pat Scott has been involved in aviation for over 41 years. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and recently retired from a major avionics manufacturer after 33 years of work in general aviation, business jet and airline class avionics engineering.
Aircraft:
Cessna:
100 and 200 series, 300 and 400 twin cessna series
Cirrus:
SR20 and SR22 series
Beech:
Bonanza and Baron series
Piper:
Aztec and Twin Commanche series
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro, Collins EFIS-84, Honeywell/King and conventional panels

Michael Phillips - Phoenix, Arizona: Senior Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane, Instrument Airplane

Total Flight Experience:
3300+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Seven years, 2900+ hours overall including 3 years as Check Airman. Experience includes training private pilots, commercial pilots, multi-engine as well as training new CFIs with a 91% overall pass rate.
Pilot Experience:
First officer (SIC) Trans State Airlines, ERJ 145 (St Louis, MO); Check Airman, CFI, Commercial Pilot - Westwind Aviation (Phoenix, AZ); Commercial Pilot, CFI - Glendale Aviation (Glendale, AZ).
Business Experience:
Owner/manager - Mirage Computers & Networking, Portland, OR & Phoenix, AZ. Store manager - CNG of AZ.
Aircraft:
Piper: PA32 (Saratoga), PA34 (Seneca), PA44 (Seminole)
Cessna: 172 Skyhawk (Conventional/G1000), 182 Skylane (Conventional/G1000)
Diamond: DA42 (Twinstar)
Avionics: Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; and conventional Honeywell/King panels

"I hired Rick Wright for flight training and found him to be extremely professional and knowledgeable. I would enourage anyone considering his services to give him a try, I think you will be pleased."  
 Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
Chuck E. Weston, FL

"...I can with all honesty say, the training you (Larry) provided over the weekend was the best training I've ever received in a Malibu...I learned more in a few hours with Larry than in the previous 5 years of recurrent training at (brand X). I look forward to training next year to continue to learn instead of just fulfilling insurance requirement..."

Wade P.
Gig Harbor, WA

Piper Flight Training, Cirrus SR22 Training

Wright Aviation offers an accredited master flight instructor for Piper Malibu training, Piper Matrix training, Piper Meridian training, Piper Mirage training, Piper Seneca training, Piper Arrow training, Piper Seminole training, Piper Archer training, Piper Warrior III training, Cirrus SR22 training, Cirrus SR20 training and Cirrus Vision training, Diamond Twin Star DA42 training, Cessna 350 training and Cessna 400 training. Our insurance approved instructor offers glass training including EFIS Generic Transition, Avidyne / GNS430 Glass Transition, Garmin G1000 Glass Transition, Garmin G500 / G600 Glass Transition and Aspen Glass Transition.