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Flight Training Experience Awards Distinguished Schools and Instructors

AOPA's 2019 Distinguished Flight Schools and Instructors by region

AOPA's 2019 Flight Training Excellence AwardsDistinguished Flight Schools By Region

Eastern

Air Fleet Training Systems (CDW)
APS Flight School (HWY)
Aviation Adventures (HEF)
Aviation Adventures (JYO)
Aviation Adventures (RMN)
Chesapeake Sport Pilot (W29)
Dominion Aviation Services Inc. (FCI)
FCA Flight Center (FIT)
Learn 2 Fly CT LLC (IJD)
Ocean Aviation Inc. (OXB)
Potomac Flight Training (JYO)

Southern

Aviator Zone Academy (TMB)
Atlas Aviation (TPF)
Cape Fear Aviation (2GC)
Cherokee Flight (CNI)
Dragonfly Aviation (WDR)
Flight Training Professionals (ORL)
Holladay Aviation (CRG)
MIL2ATP (GWW)
Murfreesboro Aviation (MBT)
Nashville Flight Training (BNA)
Pilot Training Center—Lantana (LNA)
Stratos Aviation (GMU)
WaterWings Seaplane School (EET)

Great Lakes

Air Trek North—Minneapolis (LVN)
Air Trek North—South St. Paul (SGS)
Blue Skies Flying Services (3CK)
Eagle Aircraft (VPZ)
Fargo Jet Center (FAR)
Jeff Air Pilot Services (BAK)
Skill Aviation (UGN)
West Michigan Aviation Academy (GRR)

Central Southwest

Aviator Air LLC (GPM)
Chickasha Wings Inc. (CHK)
Code 1 Flight Training (76F)
Flex Air (MHK)
Mike’s Flying Service (TRL)
Oracle Aviation (MLE)
Texas Flight Aviation (DWH)
Thrust Flight (ADS)

Western Pacific

Bush Air (1L4)
North-Aire Inc. (PRC)
Pacific Helicopters (HWD)
San Carlos Flight Center (SQL)
Travis Aero Club (O88)

Northwest Mountain

Aeromania (CYS)
Angel Aviation—Alaska (MRI)
Arctic Flyers (LHD)
Peak Aviation Center, Inc. (COS)
Rocky Mountain Flight Training Center (COS)
Summit Aviation (BZN)

AOPA's 2019 Flight Training Excellence AwardsDistinguished Flight Instructors By Region

Eastern

Steve Bussmann (HEF)
Raymond de Haan (JYO)
Justin Eshelman (FCI)
Colin J. Fischer (RMN)
Christopher Freeze (JYO)
Aaron Harrington (FDK)
Jim Henry (BED)
Robert James Hepp (HEF)
Tyler Jusko (1B9)
Elias James Kontanis (HEF)
Cynthia Manente (HEF)
Dan Miller (JYO)
Phillip G. Smith (IJD)

Southern

Bruce E. Allen (CNI)
Surrendra Beharry (LNA)
Brandon Gardner (ORL)
Lance Larsen (CRG)
Barry Loomis (LNA)
Ryan Medford (LZU)
Jay Nabors (TTA)
Brett Provinsky (GWW)
Todd Shellnutt (LZU)
Charles Welden (EET)
Kelly “Brad” Wooten (GMU)

Great Lakes

Peg Ballou (17G)
John Boos (UGN)
Pat Gaston (TYQ)
Gregory Patchel (OSH)
Ambyr Peterson (FCM)
Kathryn Robine (ARB)
Antonio Rodriguez (LVN)
Joe Standley (3CK)
Keegan Starkey (VPZ)
Dylan Ward (DPA)

Central Southwest

Robert Choate (ADS)
Charles Copeland (MHK)
Jeremy Deckinger (MHK)
Trevor Hall (WEA)
Samuel R. McLaughlin III (TDW)
Joe Near (MHK)
Russ Roslewski (HSD)
John Winslow (DWH)

Western Pacific

Scott Campbell (SDL)
Thomas de Young (SDL)
Shannon Hicks (HII)
Emily Meldrum (IWA)
Evan Paraskevopoulos (HWD)
Andrew Peterson (SVE)
Batelle Rachmian (RHV)

Northwest Mountain

Anthony Cirincione (CYS)
Joseph Kuberka (8S1)
Spencer B. Mamber (APA)
Jess Padden (BZN)

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