WVFC Instructors

40+ flight instructors are authorized to instruct in WVFC aircraft. They are independent contractors who offer a wide range of budgets, desired training levels, and ratings. If you are starting as a new student, who has never flown before, browse the list of instructors below and explore your options. You pick the instructor and are free to change instructors at anytime you choose. If you would like to learn to fly in a Tailwheel aircraft, then check that the instructor has a “Yes” in the Tailwheel column.

If you are already a private pilot and want earn an instrument rating, or check out in an advanced airplane, then check the columns labeled Instrument, Cirrus, Tailwheel, or Multi.

Please note, most instructors accept credit cards, cash or check. Payments are made directly to instructors as independent contractors and not West Valley Flying Club.

Experience Key

1-Gold: CFI with FAA Gold Seal endorsement. 2+ years and 1,000 hours teaching experience.
2-Senior: 2+ years and 1,000 hours of teaching experience.
3-Advanced: Over 400 hours of teaching experience.
4-Instructor: Up to 400 hours of teaching experience.

Instructor Types

All instructors cover private certification, in addition some instructors also teach the following additional ratings:

Instrument: Teaches instrument rating
Cirrus: Teaches in Cirrus aircraft
Tailwheel: Teaches in tailwheel aircraft
Multi: Teaches in multi-engine aircraft

Instructor	Rate	Experience	Accepts New Students	Available Days	Instrument	Cirrus	Tailwheel	Multi	Bio Page
Abraham, Edward	115	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Agranovich, David	100	3-Advanced	Yes	Mon-Fri	No	Yes	No	No	Bio
Ali, Rozh	140	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
Babcock, Drury	180	2-Senior	Yes	Mon-Fri	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
Ballew, Sue	150 to 160	1-Gold	Yes	Mon-Fri	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Baser, Orhan	140 to 160	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Bio
Blanck, Greg	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Blonstein, Steve	120	2-Senior	Yes	Mon-Fri	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
Dalvand, Mehdi	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	No	Yes	Yes	No	Bio
Dietz, Lou	140	1-Gold	Yes	Mon-Fri	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Bio
Druch, Ian	125	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Eames, Geoffrey	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Eater, Ben	90	4-Instructor	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Farsaie, Nariman	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Floersch, Eliot	Quote	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Bio
Gaffney, Nate	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	Yes	Bio
Gauvin, Steve	140	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	Yes	Bio
Higgins, Jim	170 to 200	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Irish, Wes	160	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
Kamel, Melek	120	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Kosovskiy, Dmitriy	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
May, Michael	100 to 125	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Miller, Terry	125	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Monaco, Peter	100	4-Instructor	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Moseley, John	120	4-Instructor	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Neville, Sean	130	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
O'Dea, Kelly	150	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
O'Leary, Jack	100	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Oz, Doron	130	2-Senior	No	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Pashchenko, Oleksii	100	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Popovici, Radu	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	Yes	Bio
Regenstein, Elie	100	3-Advanced	Yes	7 day	Yes	No	Yes	No	Bio
Savidge, Greg	140 to 145	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Bio
Schwartz, Scott	140	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	Yes	No	Bio
Serra, Edoardo	100	4-Instructor	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	No
Shea-Burgess, Patrick	80	4-Instructor	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Sloan, James	120	2-Senior	Yes	Mon-Fri	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Smith, Jonathan	125	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	Yes	Bio
Trescott, Max	180	1-Gold	Yes	7 days	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Bio
Vandevoorde, Nicolas	120	2-Senior	Yes	7 days	No	No	No	No	Bio
Woo, Raymond	80	3-Advanced	Yes	Sat-Sun	Yes	Yes	No	No	Bio
Zhang, Huiru	110	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio
Zhou, Jason	90	3-Advanced	Yes	7 days	Yes	No	No	No	Bio

WVFC Instructors

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