Welcome to the EAA Sport Pilot Instructor Database
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of the information provided.
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California
| City |
Name |
Company |
Phone |
E-mail |
Category and Class of Instruction Given |
Aircraft Available for Dual Instruction |
Willing to Instruct in Experimental Aircraft? |
| Aliso Viejo |
Ty Frisby |
Sunrise Aviation |
800-717-4200 |
acropilot_ty@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Apple Valley |
Herbert J. Tipton |
|
251-454-8074 |
herbtipton@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel, Glider |
S-233 |
Yes |
| Apple Valley |
Phil Dietro |
Inland Paraflite, Inc. |
760-242-3359 |
phil@paraplane.com |
Powered Parachute land |
Powrachute Pegasus |
Yes |
| Auburn |
David Consbruck |
|
530-906-0484 |
consbruck@earthlink.net |
Airplane land |
|
Yes |
| Auburn |
Don Campbell |
Sierra Vista Aviation |
530-823-3495 |
info@flysierravista.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea |
Evektor Sportstar |
Yes |
| Big Bear City |
Arlan E Lynch |
|
909-585-2155 |
rtrdrotordrvr@webtv.net |
Airplane land |
|
Yes |
| Big Bear City |
Bob Nye |
Big Bear Air, Inc. |
909-633-3522 |
bobbigbear@AOL.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor Sport Star Plus |
Yes |
| Camarillo |
Brook Evans |
|
805-987-6696 |
airmentor@verizon.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
No |
| Camarillo |
Henry Adelson |
|
805-384-9934 |
res04fid@gte.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Cameron Park |
Don Bradley |
Foothill Sport Aviation |
530-558-9613 |
info@foothillsportaviation.com |
Airplane land |
Rans S6 ES |
Yes |
| Carlsbad |
Keith Proctor |
|
760-803-7850 |
Keith@carleen.net |
Airplane land |
|
Yes |
| Chino |
Ted McLean |
|
909-628-1319 |
tednjulie@aol.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Chino |
Chris Petrikas |
E-1 Avaiation |
909-606-9090 |
momx10@hotmail.com |
Airplane land |
Remos |
No |
| Corning |
Ed Pitman |
Pitman Air |
530-945-1860 |
ed_pitman@hotmail.com |
Airplane land, Weight Shift land |
Apollo Fox |
Yes |
| Corning |
Carol Carpenter |
Rainbow Aviation Services |
530-824-0644 |
carol@rainbowaviation.com |
Airplane land |
Quicksilver Sport II |
Yes |
| Corning |
Brian Carpenter |
Rainbow Aviation Services |
530-824-0644 |
info@rainbowaviation.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
Quicksilver Sport II |
Yes |
| Corona |
John K. Emmons |
Emmons Aviation |
949-436-0045 |
jkemmons@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Piper L-4 Grasshopper |
Yes |
| Crestline |
Casey Erickson |
Allways Air Aviation |
619-417-0839 |
CErickson242@aol.com |
Airplane land |
|
Yes |
| Daly City |
Herb Young |
|
415-585-3214 |
herb_young@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Davis |
Frank J. Bernhard |
|
530-758-8522 |
fbernhard@ocg-us.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Davis |
Donald Ploof |
Cardinal Flight Instruction, Inc. |
916-372-6748 |
mtploof@aol.com |
Airplane land |
Rans Coyote II S6-ES |
Yes |
| El Cajon |
Lynn Wyatt |
San Diego Sport Flyers |
619-258-2190 |
sportflyers2@cox.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
Gobosh 700 |
Yes |
| El Monte |
Steve Privett |
Los Angeles Flight Center |
626 579-5232 |
steve@laflightcenter.com |
Airplane land |
Flight Design CTSW |
No |
| Elk Grove |
Dr. Howard H. Winter |
Elk Grove Flying Service |
916-685-9780 |
winterhj@msn.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Felton |
J.R. Warmkessel |
|
408-768-8654 |
flying@warmkessel.com |
Airplane land |
|
Yes |
| Fontana |
Walter Wasowski |
|
909-565-8099 |
flybiplanes4fun@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Fremont |
Stephen R. Brandon |
CaliforniaPoweredParachute |
510-579-9905 |
CaliforniaPoweredParachute@comcast.net |
Powered Parachute land |
Buckeye DM582 |
Yes |
| Fremont |
Wm. Byron Roberts |
FAR, Inc. |
510-657-5309 |
bbclipper@hotmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Fresno |
Wayne Bush |
Central Valley SportPlanes, Inc. |
559-978-8332 |
lightsportplanes@comcast.net |
Airplane land |
FPNA Valor A-22 |
Yes |
| Fresno |
Robert Schwoerer |
Central Valley SportPlanes, Inc. |
559-978-8332 |
lightsportplanes@comcast.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Valor A-22 |
Yes |
| Fullerton |
Daniel Wotring |
www.aviatorflighttraining.com |
714-423-4440 |
AviatorFlight@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Garberville |
Fred N. Baron |
|
707-923-2432 |
twobarons@saber.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Hemet |
Edwin James Matthews |
Flying Start, www.hemetflightcenter.com |
951-663-0668 |
embirdman@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Gobosh AT4-LSA |
Yes |
| Hemet |
Bill Harris |
Hemet Flight Center |
951-658-2008 |
bill@hemetflightcenter.com |
Airplane land |
Gobosh G700 |
Yes |
| Hollister |
Pete Marsh |
Alaskan Airborne Adventures |
831-245-9765 |
trikeman@gci.net |
Weight Shift land, Weight Shift sea |
Antares MR-34 912 Ranger |
Yes |
| Huntington Beach |
Joshua Muncie |
Sunrise Aviation |
800-717-4200 |
jlmuncie@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Piper J3 Cub |
Yes |
| Lakehead |
Dennis Chitwood |
|
530-238-8025 |
h2opilot@netzero.com |
Weight Shift land, Weight Shift sea |
Polaris FIB (Flying Inflatable Boat) |
Yes |
| Lancaster |
Paul Minnicks III |
Minnick's Aviation |
661-948-4692 |
minnicksaviation@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Lincoln |
Andy Massagli |
AeroSport West |
916-543-0915 |
aerosportwest@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Sting Sport, Sport Star |
Yes |
| Lincoln |
Rocky Green |
Lincoln Light Sport Center |
916-543-3303 |
|
Airplane land |
TECNAM BRAVO |
Yes |
| Livermore |
John Quayle |
|
925-989-4008 |
QuaylePI@aol.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Aeronca 7AC & L-16-A |
Yes |
| Livermore |
Richard Robbins |
|
209-629-7614 |
cldcruzr@sbcglobal.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
Aeronca 7AC, L16A(7BCM), Skylark |
Yes |
| Llano |
Jack Brian |
Brian Ranch Airport |
661-261-3216 |
jack@brianranch.com |
Airplane land |
RANS S12 |
Yes |
| Lodi |
Terry Miller |
Flying 4 Fun |
209-329-7681 |
tlmiller34@netscape.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Challenger, Quicksilver, Sport Star |
Yes |
| Los Angeles |
Ed Casey |
|
310-339-0807 |
edcasey@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Los Angeles |
Matthew Robinson |
Southwest Skyventures/LA Sport Aviation |
520-678-2424 |
mwr@swskyventures.com |
Airplane land, Weight Shift land, Airplane sea, Weight Shift sea, Tailwheel, Glider |
Samba XL Motorglider, Air Creation Tanarg 912 |
Yes |
| Mission Viejo |
Raymond Hecker |
Academy Aeronautique, LLC |
949-951-6784 |
rhecker@franek-tech.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Mojave |
Jeff Holle |
|
661-824-2284 |
jeff_beth_boys@netzero.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Novato |
Bill Faust |
|
415-897-8575 |
BUGSNTY@WORLDNET.ATT.NET |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Novota |
Joe Romson |
Sea and Sky Aviation |
415-254-0210 |
jromson@seaandskyaviation.com |
Airplane land |
Tecnam Sierra |
|
| Oakland |
Bennie F. Harris |
|
510-633-1972 |
tailskid@2by2.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel, Glider, Gyroplane |
Aeronca Champ |
Yes |
| Palm Springs |
David Shapiro |
Desert West Aviation |
760-327-3636 |
info@desertwestaviation.com |
Airplane land |
SportCruiser |
No |
| Palo Alto |
Bert Postma |
Stanford Flying Club |
650-858-2200 |
sfc001@sbcglobal.net |
Airplane land |
Cessna-162 Skycatcher |
Yes |
| Paso Robles |
Doug Erway |
|
805-459-7547 |
desaber6@charter.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Sonex, A22 Valor |
Yes |
| Petaluma |
Michael Globensky |
Spirits Up |
800-971-5233 |
michael@spiritsupusa.com |
Weight Shift land |
Air Creation Tanarg 912 |
Yes |
| Placerville |
Harold E. (Hal) Stephens |
|
530-263-3699 |
aerohal@comcast.net |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Ramona |
Julie Keane |
Julie Keane Aviation Inc. |
760-703-1967 |
jkaviation@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evector SportStar |
Yes |
| Rancho Palos Verdes |
Daniel Colburn |
|
310-373-0520 |
w6dc@arrl.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Red Bluff |
Irwin Fust |
Northern California Light Sport Associates |
530-351-8203 |
IrwinFust@NorCal-LSA.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Flight Design CTSW |
Yes |
| Redondo Beach |
Jon Thornburgh |
|
800-971-8710 |
Jon@JonThornburgh.com |
Airplane land, Weight Shift land, Airplane sea, Weight Shift sea, Tailwheel, Glider, Gyroplane |
Quicksilver GT-500, Sport Cruiser, Air Creation Trike, Samba motorglider, Lambada Motorglider |
Yes |
| Riverside |
Walter Wasowski |
Flabob Aero Club |
909-565-8099 |
flybiplanes4fun@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Tecnam Echo P-92, Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Sacramento |
Mike Huckle |
|
|
m230683@hotmail.com |
Weight Shift land |
Raptor Trike |
Yes |
| Sacramento |
David J. Gall |
|
916-952-4475 |
David@Gall.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Sacramento |
Bill Bardin |
California Sport Aviation |
916-488-2FLY |
billbardin@surewest.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
Challenger II, Quicksilver Sport II, Exektor SportStar |
Yes |
| Sacramento |
Ray Mello |
Freedom Field.com |
916-952-1819 |
N9817H@aol.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel, Gyroplane |
Rans S-6, Rans S-7, Rans S-12 |
Yes |
| Sacramento |
Andy Massagli |
Lets Fly |
916-730-4037 |
letsflymore@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor SportStar |
Yes |
| Sacramento |
Gregory Thomas |
Light Sport West |
855-LSA-West |
GThomas@LightSportWest.com |
Airplane land |
Remos GX |
Yes |
| Sacramento |
Steve Clyatt |
PoweredParaSports |
530-878-8749 |
sclyatt@poweredparasports.com |
Airplane land, Powered Parachute land |
|
Yes |
| Sacrmaneto |
Gordon Sorensen |
|
916-548-2079 |
twotterdriver@hotmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Salinas |
Shawn Kelly |
Acme Aviation |
831-754-2263 |
shawn@acme-aviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Piper Cub |
No |
| San Diego |
Eamonn Powers |
Powers Performance Aviation |
619-318-8364 |
powersaviation@gmail.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Aeronca Champ |
Yes |
| San Jose |
David E. Henderson |
|
408-224-4781 |
lrn2fly@comcast.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| San Jose |
Patrick Balagot |
AeroDynamic Aviation |
408-251-4939 |
info@aerodynamicaviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor SportStar, Zlin Savage Cub, Aeronca 7AC Champ, Taylorcraft L-2 |
Yes |
| San Jose |
Kyle Cooper |
AeroDynamic Aviation |
408-251-4939 |
kylec@aerodynamicaviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor SportStar, Zlin Savage Cub, Aeronca 7AC Champ, Taylorcraft L-2 |
Yes |
| San Jose |
Lennert von Clemm |
aerodynamic aviation |
408-896-5589 |
lennertvc@earthlink.net |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
7AC Aeronca, Evektor Sportstar, L2Taylocraft |
Yes |
| San Jose |
Jim Grant |
AeroDynamic Aviation |
408-251-4939 |
info@aerodynamicaviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor Sportstar, Zlin Savage Cub, Aeronca Champ 7AC, Taylorcraft L2 |
Yes |
| San Jose |
Zdravko Podolski |
AeroDynamic Aviation |
408-251-4939 |
info@aerodynamicaviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor Sportstar, Zlin Savage Cub, Aeronca Champ 7AC, Taylorcraft L3 |
Yes |
| San Jose |
Rimas Viselga |
AeroDynamic Aviation |
408-251-4939 |
info@aerodynamicaviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Evektor SportStar, Zlin Savage Cub, Aeronca 7AC Champ, Taylorcraft L-2 |
Yes |
| San Luis Obispo |
Gary Sparks |
PCF Aviation |
|
gary@xceltoday.com |
Airplane land |
|
Yes |
| San Rafael |
Dave Mitchell |
|
415-246-6127 |
dsmitch43@msn.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
|
Yes |
| Santa Ana |
Michael Church |
Sunrise Aviation |
949-852-8850 |
mc@sunriseaviation.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel, Glider |
Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Santa Ana |
Ron Rapp |
Sunrise Aviation |
949-852-8850 |
ron@rapp.org |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel, Glider |
Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Santa Ana |
Ty Frisby |
Sunrise Aviation |
949-600-5990 |
acropilot_ty@yahoo.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Santa Ana |
William G. Hill |
Sunrise Aviation |
949-852-8850 |
www.sunriseaviation.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
Piper J-3 Cub |
Yes |
| Santa Cruz |
Steven A Blackwell |
Ocean Air Flight Services, Inc. |
831-763-0290 |
mail@oceanairflightservices.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Tecnam Sierra and Eaglet |
Yes |
| Santa Monica |
Charles Thomson |
Santa Monica Flyers, Inc. |
310-800-0203 |
Charlesdavidthomson@hotmail.co.uk |
Airplane land |
SportCruiser |
Yes |
| Santa Rosa |
Robert G. Archibald |
Dragonfly Aviation |
707-575-8750 |
dragonfuel@aol.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel, Glider |
Evektor Sportstar, Tecnam Sierra, Zodiac601, Cessna Skycatcher |
Yes |
| Santa Rosa |
Arthur Hayssen |
North Coast Air, Inc. |
707-542-8687 |
art@northcoastair.com |
Airplane land, Airplane sea, Tailwheel |
Zodiac 601XL, Taylorcraft BC12D |
Yes |
| Thermal |
Scott Mourhess |
JacksonAir |
800-714-8098 |
scott@flyjacksonair.com |
Airplane land |
Tecnam P92 Super Echo |
No |
| Torrance |
Terry Johnston |
|
310-422-0147 |
terrysportpilot@verizon.net |
Airplane land, Glider |
Quicksilver Sprint II, SportCruiser, Samba XXL motorglider |
Yes |
| Torrance |
Matt Liknaitzky |
LA Sport Aviation |
310-534-2509 |
matt@LASportAviation.com |
Weight Shift land, Weight Shift sea |
DTA Voyageur II 912 |
Yes |
| Upland |
Jim Byrd |
|
909-982-0013 |
jim@byrd-jim.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Aeronca 7AC Champ |
No |
| Upland |
Michael Widder |
|
909-297-6884 |
mwidder@earthlink.net |
Airplane land |
Gobosh 700, Sting Sport |
Yes |
| Upland |
Anthony Settember |
Foothill Aircraft Sales |
909-917-5851 |
tony@foothillaircraft.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Gobosh 700s, Piper Cub |
Yes |
| Valley Springs |
Douglas Donaldson |
Golden State Trikes |
209-327-6674 |
ddonald247@aol.com |
Weight Shift land |
|
Yes |
| Watsonville |
Dave Stoik |
Ocean Air Flight Services, Inc. |
831-763-0290 |
mail@oceanairflightservices.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Tecnam Sierra and Eaglet |
Yes |
| Wrightwood |
Robert Comperini |
|
661-609-5576 |
bob@fly-ul.com |
Airplane land, Tailwheel |
Aeropro Eurofox |
Yes |
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