Meet Your Ground & Flight Instructor SID

Former Fighter Pilot   ATP   CFI   CFII   ASEL   AMEL

Learn from OVER 30 years of experience

Your Flight Instructor Sid has taught over 500 CFI students and endorsed over 180 applicants for the Initial CFI Certificate.

Experience Matters!

Flight Experience:

  • Recent flight time – 800 Hours. Endorsed over 180 applicants for the Initial CFI Certificates with a 95% pass rate on the first attempt.
  • Total flight time – Over 8000 Hours
  • Have flown 85 different model airplanes, including fighter jets
  • Most Cessna piston-engine models, single & multi-engine
  • Most Piper piston-engine models, single & multi-engine
  • Beechcraft models, single & multi-engine, including turboprops King Air 90, 100 & 200
  • Former Fighter Pilot

Certificates & Ratings:

  • Airline Transport Pilot Certificate AMEL (ATP) – FAA
  • Commercial Pilot Certificate ASEL – FAA
  • Certified Flight Instructor ASEL & AMEL (CFI) – FAA
  • Certified Flight Instructor Instrument ASEL & AMEL (CFII) – FAA

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautics
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Teaching Credentials:

  • Lifetime Teaching Credentials in Aeronautics – State of California
  • Lifetime Teaching Credentials in Computer Science – State of California

Aviation Management & FAA Designated Check Airman:

  • Grand Airways, Inc. (Started as 135 Charter & expanded to 121 Scheduled Airline operating DC-9 jets). Founder, Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, Check Airman
  • Pacific Air Academy, Inc. (Flight Academy). Founder, Director of Operations, Chief Pilot, Check Airman
  • Chart Air, Inc. (Part 135 Charter Operation) Director of Operations, Check Airman
  • Inland Empire Airlines, Inc. (Part 135 Scheduled Commuter Airline) Chief Pilot, Check Airman

University/College Teaching Experience:

  • Private, Instrument & Commercial Pilot Ground Schools at Mt. San Antonio College, California
  • Private, Instrument & Commercial Pilot Ground Schools at Pacific Air Academy, California
  • Aviation Ground School at Beijing University, Beijing, China

International Teaching Experience:

  • Instrument & Commercial Pilot Ground School to Airline Pilots from Taiwan
  • Private, Instrument & Commercial Pilot Ground Schools to Japanese Students, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Aviation Ground School at Beijing University, Beijing, China

Airline / Flight School Certification Experience:

  • US Department of Transportation Economic Authority certification for large jet scheduled airline under FARs part 121
  • FAA Certification of Scheduled Airline Operating large jets under PARs part 121
  • Scheduled Commuter Airline certification under FARs part 135
  • FAA Approved Flight Schools under FARs part 141

Awards & Merits:

  • Won the highest merit-based award on graduation from the Air Force Academy – “The Sword of Honor”.
  • Won the highest leadership and merit-based rank and command of officer cadets at the Air Force Academy.

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