NFSS Flight Instructors
James Weseman
Chief Flight Instructor
Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land,
Single Engine Sea, Multi Engine Land,
Glider. Instrument Airplane.
Certified Flight Instructor, Glider. Advanced Ground Instructor, UAS-Remote Pilot
Ken Ekman
Certified Flight Instructor - Airplane Single Engine
Certified Flight Instructor - Glider
Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land, Multi-Engine Land, Glider
Instrument Airplane
1,100 hours in gliders with Gold and Silver Badges. 4,800 hours total with most time in F-16, F-22, and T-38 plus single-engine GA aircraft. Have owned a Schweizer 1-26 sailplane since 2004.
Marc Dickman
Private Pilot, Airplane Single Engine Land
Commercial Pilot, Glider
Certified Flight Instructor, Glider
Stephen Coan
Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land
Commercial Pilot, Glider
Certified Flight Instructor, Glider
Chip Yant
Certified Flight Instructor - Airplane Single Engine
Certified Flight Instructor - Glider
Commercial Pilot, Single Engine Land and Sea
Commercial Pilot, Glider
Instrument Airplane
Private Pilot - Airplane Multiengine Land
Johnny Bruce
Private Pilot, Airplane Single Engine Land
Commercial Pilot, Glider
Certified Flight Instructor, Glider
Wayne Henderson
Private Pilot, Single Engine Land
Commercial Pilot, Glider
Certified Flight Instructor, Glider
Civil Air Patrol Check Pilot
Phyllis Thorpe
Private Pilot, Single Engine Land
Commercial Pilot, Glider
Certified Flight Instructor, Glider