Type-specific training quickly provides an intimate picture of an airplane from instructors who have collected years of experience.
For Mooneys, the clean airframe means that particular attention must be paid to landing speed. An extra 5-10 knots can mean that the aircraft will bounce. In the worst cases, directional control can be lost and a prop strike (or worse) results.
Mooneys are placarded to avoid intentional spins: for good reason. Here's one instructor's story about entering a cross-controlled stall unintentionally and what he learned from the spin that resulted. And the webmaster's account of an inadvertent spin. In my case it was directly related to training with an instructor with no Mooney time -- and who insisted on entering a full stall and recovering during commercial ticket training.
Experienced Mooney instructors can expose pilots to a better understanding of the mechanical structure of the plane; more complete checklists; assistance with learning complex GPS equipment; suggestions about maintenance; and information about systems that are outside the scope of the Pilot's Operating Handbook.
This page is intended to be a directory to Mooney-specific instructors throughout the world. For more information on their philosophy of instruction and cost, please see their web link. If an instructor also teaches for MAPA Safety Foundation's Pilot Proficiency Program, it is noted in this chart.
Instructors wishing to be added to the directory should contact Andy Czernek, aczernekATcomcast.net
Web pages can be created easily for flight instructors without their own sites. See Don Kaye's web link for a template to follow. |
| State/ Province |
City | Name | Hours instructing/ Hours in Mooneys |
Updated | PPP Instructor | Website | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | Phoenix/Prescott | Todd Underwood | 5,000 550 |
3/2015 | Yes | Link |
623-202-6910 928-443-0862 |
| AZ | Phoenix/Prescott | Boris Vasilev | 2,000 400 |
7/2015 | Website |
602-791-9637 | |
| AZ | Phoenix | Aaron Walker | 500 150 |
5/2021 | Link |
602-740-7876 | |
| AZ | Tucson | Philip Abrams | >4,800 >2,825 |
10/2021 | 609-613-8983 | ||
| CA | San Jose | Don Kaye | 5,640 8,460 |
10/2015 | Link Website |
408-499-9910 | |
| CA | Santa Cruz (KWVI) | Jesse Kempa | 250 |
6/2010 | 831-325-6604 | ||
| CA | San Francisco | Shawn Sullivan | 600 400 |
2/2007 | 415-971-5262 | ||
| CA OR |
San Diego Sunriver |
Chuck McGill | 9,125 3,988 |
3/2011 | Yes | Link |
858-451-2742 |
| CO | Denver | Brandon Thompson | 1,200 200 |
1/2023 | 678-360-0484 | ||
| CO | Denver | Jim Rogers | 900 500 |
8/2002 | 303-921-6937 | ||
| FL Netherlands |
Ft. Myers Amsterdam |
Leonard van Linschoten | 2000 1400 |
1/2011 | Yes | FL: 941-928-7905 Netherlands: 0031-344-652860 |
|
| IA | Cedar Rapids | Richard Baize | >5,500 >2,500 |
6/2017 | Yes | Link |
623-252-1506 |
| IL | Chicago | Chris Kraj | 760 40 |
6/2012 | 773-383-7955 | ||
| IN FL |
Indianapolis (KEYE) Clearwater (KCLW) |
Mike Elliott | 950 1,900 |
12/2015 | 727-939-4164 | ||
| MD | Baltimore | Jerry Hinshaw | 3,100 1,700 |
9/2021 | 707-280-0380 | ||
| MN | Minneapolis | Loren D. Jones | NA 530 |
2/2002 | 952-447-0600 | ||
| MN | Minneapolis | Ruben Alvarez | NA 500 |
2/2002 | Yes | 612-377-9481 | |
| NV | Reno | Bill Custer | 1,100 200 |
3/2015 | (775) 410-8000 | ||
| NH | Nashua | Steven Brown | 1,000 4,000 |
5/2021 | Yes | 603-930-6690 | |
| NY | New York City | Larry Collinson | 3,750 1,225 |
4/2009 | Yes | 516-432-2742 | |
| PA | Allentown (7N8) | Gary Banas | 2,000 600 |
8/2017 | Link |
267-614-5582 | |
| SC | Beaufort | Doug Carmody | 2,000 |
2/2002 | Link |
843-521-9412 | |
| TX | Dallas | Jonathan Hanold | 3,000 1,800 |
2/2004 | (972) 355-3707 | ||
| TX | Houston | Carl Sharon | 800 1,500 |
9/2015 | (281) 799-8487 | ||
| TX | Kerrville | Dylan Foley | 420 1,750 |
5/2009 | Yes | (512) 589-1862 | |
| TX | San Antonio | Trey Hughes | 5,800 4,450 |
11/2003 | Link |
(210) 495-8696 F: (210) 525-8085 |
|
| TX | San Antonio | Stephen Masters | 1,000 475 |
11/2003 | (210) 313-5158 | ||
Revision: 6/6/2023
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