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Mountain Flying Instructors


CPA APPROVED MOUNTAIN FLYING INSTRUCTORS
The instructor pilots listed are Colorado Pilots Association members with experience in training for flights over mountainous terrain. 

They are available for the cross-country training flight recommended as a follow up to the Mountain Flying – High Elevation Operations Ground School. 

They are also available to pilots unfamiliar with flight over high terrain and who would like counsel or dual instruction before venturing off for the first time to one of the state's high elevation airports. Most of the instructors double as Accident Prevention Counselors with the FAA. 

Aircraft types for which they are QUALIFIED FOR MOUNTAIN FLYING CHECKOUTS are shown.



Name

Credentials

Qualified Aircraft

Location/Airports Served

Contact


Rich Barclay

CFII, 4-time MASTER CFI, AGI, IGI, COM, A&P, FAASTeam Rep

All ASEL Cessna, all ASEL Beech, all Cirrus, Mooney M-20, DA40, DA42, Husky, Piper SE and most Light Twins, AMEL

Elbert

Robert Braun

CFI/CFII, ATP, MEI, FAA Safety Counselor, USFS Card

All ASEL Cessna, C-402, Piper, Mooney & Barron, Navion, Rockwell Commander AC-112/AC-115 & Diamond DA-20

Golden


Matthew Carrigan

CFI/CFII, MEI

Cirrus SR20, SR22, SR22T

Highlands Ranch


Don Dolce

CFI/CFII, AGI, FAA Safety Counselor

All ASEL Cessna, Beech, Piper, Mooney, Grumman, Trinidad, Cirrus, Piper Navajo and Chieftain

Longmont / KGXY, KFNL, KLMO, KBDU, KBJC, KEIK


William (Bill) Dunn

ATP ME / COMM SE / Gold Seal CFII SE LAND+SEA / MEI / IGI / Extensive ATC Experience FAAST Rep

Beech: (ABS CFI Academy) - BE24/35/36 + BE55/95 Cessna: - All 100 and 200 series - C310/340 Mooney: ALL Piper: - PA18/24/28/32 - PA23/27/44 Cirrus: SR22(T) Bellanca: BL14-19/26/31

Centennial


Jer Eberhard

CFI/CFII, CFI-Glider, AGI, FAASTeam Rep, FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor, Civil Air Patrol.

All ASEL Cessna, Piper, Beech & Mooney, Bellanca Viking, Scout, Husky, most Tail Draggers, some motor gliders. Specializing in C182, 206, BE-36 and G1000

Fort Collins / KFNL, KGXY, KLMO


Erik Jensen

CFI/CFII, COM

SE Cessna, Piper, Beech, Vans, Diamond, Citabria, Most Taildraggers

Open to any airport


Bart Jones

CFI

All ASEL Cessnas, most ASEL Pipers, all RVs, Cirrus & most Tail Draggers

Colorado Springs


Brian Jones

CFII, MEI, AGI, ATP, SES and FAA Safety Counselor

ASEL Cessna, Cirrus, Mooney, Piper, Beech, Columbia, Turbo prop & most Tail Draggers

Aurora


Rick Kolker

CFII, MEI, ATP, FAA Safety Counselor

All ASEL Cessna, Beech, Piper, Mooney, Cirrus, Grumman, Duchess, Seminole, Seneca, Aztec, C310 & C303

Castle Rock


Rob Lawton

CFI/CFII, MEI, AGI, ATP - AMEL & Helicopter, Jet-ASE/EGE Qualified

All ASEL piston Cessnas and Pipers, DA40, Seminole, Duchess; Specialize in Turbo Arrows, Turbo 182, Turbo 206

Centennial, KAPA, KCFO, KBJC


John Mitchell

CFI/CFII, ASEL & Helicopter, FAAST Rep, CAP Check Pilot & Mission Check Pilot Examiner

All ASEL Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Be-36, GA-8, specializing in C-172/C-182 & G-1000.

Fort Collins


Tim Sale

CFI/CFII, MEI, COM, AMEL,

All ASEL Cessnas, all ASEL Pipers, all ASEL Beechcraft, Husky, Stinson, RV-6, RV-7 & RV-9

Golden / KBJC, KCFO, KBDU, KEIK, KLMO, K18V, KAPA


Paul Sciera

CFII, ATP, MEL, COM

All ASEL Cessnas, all Beech and all Pipers, singles and twins

Highlands Ranch


Bill Standerfer

CFII, MEI, ATP, FAA Safety Counselor 

Most ASEL Cessna, Piper & Beech (except Tail Draggers), Beech Baron, Aztec & Seminole

Fort Collins


Sue Wolber

CFI/CFII, FAASTeam Rep, BPPP

All ASEL Cessnas & Bonanzas, specializing in C182 & Be-36

Fort Collins


Ronald Zasadzinski

CFII, MEI, AGI

All ASEL Cessna, Piper, Beech and Beech Baron, DA50

Fort Collins / KAPA, KBJC, KFNL