OUR INSTRUCTORS

CFI-A

Scotty Weber

CFI-A, CFII, TailW, IGI

Scotty Weber

Scotty flies every airplane in the Santa Monica Flyers fleet.
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Emily Hacker

CFI-A

Emily Hacker

Growing up, Peter Pan was my favorite movie and I always loved the idea of flight.
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Max von Mallinckrodt

CFI-A, CFII, TCI, Tailwheel, ATP, ERJ 170/190

Max von Mallinckrodt

Chief Ground Instructor
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JJ
Daniel

CFI-A

JJ
Daniel

Flying has always been a part of my family.
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Daniel Collier

CFI-A, Tailwheel, Spin Training, and Aerobatics

Daniel Collier

Assistant Chief Flight Instructor
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AJ Larson

CFI-A, TailW, Spin Training, and Aerobatics

AJ Larson

I booked an intro flight and from day one knew I wanted to be an instructor.
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Collin Casey

CFI-A, CFII, MEI

Collin Casey

I specialize in teaching the Cirrus
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Alden Marquez

CFI-A

Alden Marquez

Ever since I was a child I was fascinated with flying and all types of aircrafts.
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Aryan Mashayekhi

CFI-A, Tailwheel and aerobatics

Aryan Mashayekhi

Santa Monica Flyer's lead instructor in aerobatic flight.
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Andre Bennett

Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, CE-550

Andre Bennett

Andre has obtained the Ratings of: Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, CE-550.
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Kolby Juarez

CFI-A, CFII

Kolby Juarez

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Cameron Speyer

CFI-A, CFII

Cameron Speyer

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Josh Jansen

CFI-A, CFII

Josh Jansen

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Andrew Zizik

CFI-A, CFII

Andrew Zizik

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Darien Echeverry

CFI-A, CFII, TCI

Darien Echeverry

My favorite thing about instructing is seeing progress in my students!
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CFI-S

Efer Lazo

CFI-S

Efer Lazo

Schloop schloop (the sound of clicking the push to talk on radio)
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Jorge Sanchez

CFI-S
Operations Manager

Jorge Sanchez

Keeping the SMF aircraft fleet safe and maintained is my number 1 priority
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Keenan Brown

CFI-S

Keenan Brown

Born in Torrance, California, Keenan has always wanted to be a pilot.
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James McKie

CFI-S

James McKie

LA native & Santa Monica Flyers alumni.
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Sam Nozik

CFI-S

Sam Nozik

From a young age Sam was fascinated with airplanes and how they worked.
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Oliver MacLean

CFI-S

Oliver MacLean

Oliver MacLean is a passionate aviator with a love for music and the outdoors.
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Danny Grijalva

CFI-S
General Manager

Danny Grijalva

Santa Monica Flyers is my passion
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