Instructors

Rick Wright - Chief Pilot/Instructor:  Single/Multi Engine Airplane, Instrument Airplane, Accredited Master Flight Instructor (2008 & 2010).

Total Flight Experience: 
6000+ hours
Instruction Experience: 
Master Instructor (2008 & 2010) with 9 years, 4200 hrs overall instuction given, including over 3100 hrs of Cirrus SR22/SR20 time & Cirrus CSIP (2003 to present).  Specializes in Initial and recurrent training for Piper PA46 series and Cirrus SR series as well as other Technically Advance Aircraft training.   TAA training includes Garmin 430/530, Avidyne and Garmin G1000 EFIS systems, G500/600 systems as well as Aspen MFD/PFD & Pro systems.
Business Experience: 
Retired airline executive with 33 years airline management experience prior to becoming a flight instructor.  Created a flight school in Fort Lauderdale, FL built around the Cirrus SR20/SR22 aircraft (Correct Aviation Services and Correct Aviation Maintenance) in 2002 which were sold in 2009.  Now owns and operates Wright Aviation Services to provide pilot, training and support services to discriminating clients in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area and throughout the western US.
Aircraft: 
Piper:  PA46-500 (Meridian) PA46-350 (Mirage/Matrix) PA46-310 (Malibu), PA32 (Saratoga), PA34 (Seneca), PA44 (Seminole), PA23 (Aztec), PA28R (Arrow), PA28 (Archer/Warrior/Cherokee)
Cirrus:  SR22 (G1-3, Conventional/Avidyne/Perspective), SR22T (G2-3, Avidyne/Perspective), SR20 (G1-3, Conventional/Avidyne, Perspective)
Cessna: 172 Skyhawk (Conventional/G1000), 182 Skylane (Conventional/G1000), LC41 Corvalis TT (Conventional/Avidyne/G1000) LC42 Corvalis (Conventional/Avidyne/G1000), Columbia 350/400, Cessna 172RG & 182RG
Diamond: DA42 Twinstar (G1000)
Avionics: 
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro and conventional panels

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Chuck Lapmardo - Gold Seal Flight Instructor: Single/Multi Engine Airplane, Instrument Airplane, Ground Instructors-Advanced/Instrument, ATP ASEL/AMEL.

Total Flight Experience:
10,000+ hours
Instruction Experience:
Gold Seal Instructor, Airplane-Land SE/ME with 3050+ hours as a flight Instructor, 6000+ hours of Turbojet time, some 1400 hours of actual instrument time and nearly 8000 hours of cross country flying which forms the base of experience from which he teaches.
Pilot Experience:  
More than 10,000 hours of overall experience. Type ratings include A-320 and DO328Jet. Pilot in comand includes Captain A320 and DO328Jet, single pilot PIC Cheyenne III and 400 series Twin Cessna in addition to the host of singles engine aircraft flown. He has extensive glass experience including advanced FMS systems and basic EFIS systems. 
Business Experience:  
A Kent State graduate, he started flying as a teenager, earned his PPL at 16, his Commercial, CFI/CFII and MEI by his 19th birthday and has been involved in aviation for more than 35 years.  He built a chain of retails stores (Micheal Charles Co) which he owned and operated until 2000 when he went to work for Skyway Airlines in Wisconsin flying the DO328Jet (FO then Captain).  In 2005 he moved to USA3000 flying the Airbus A320 (FO now Captain) flying both domestic and international routes.  Throughout his career he has maintained his flight instructor credentials and continued to provide advanced instruction. 
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Avidyne R9; Aspen EDF1000Pro and conventional panels.

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Patrick Scott - Senior Flight Instructor:  Single/Multi engine, Instrument, Airplane; ATP single and multi engine airplane and FAA Designated Engineering Representative for avionics.

Total Flight Experience:  
10,000+ hours
Instruction Experience:  
Pat has logged over 10,000 hours in the 41 years of his flying career. He holds an ATP certificate for airplanes, single and multi engine, as well as his CFI certificates for airplane, instrument and multi engine.  Pat provided flight instruction for the AOPA Air Safety Foundation's FLight Training Clinics from 1986 through the end of that program in 1995.  He subsequently taught in the Cessna Pilot Association's Cessna 210 recurrency programs at Santa Maria, CA.  In addition to the Cessna 210 and P210, Pat is a Cirrus "CSIP" instructor qualified in all models of the SR20 and SR22 series, as well as Beech Bonanza and Baron series aircraft.  He owns his own Cassna Cardinal 172RG, which is a TAA equipped aircraft in which he also teaches.
Business Experience:
Pat Scott has been involved in aviation for over 41 years.  He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and recently retired from a major avionics manufacturer after 33 years of work in general aviation, business jet and airline class avionics engineering.  
Aircraft:
Cessna:  100 and 200 series, 300 and 400 twin cessna series
Cirrus:  SR20 and SR22 series
Beech:  Bonanza and Baron series
Piper:  Aztec and Twin Commanche series
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro, Collins EFIS-84, Honeywell/King and conventional panels

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Douglas DiFrancesco - Senior Flight Instructor:  Single/Multi engine, Instrument, Airplane; ATP multi engine airplane-land/Commercial single airplane land.  

Total Flight Experience:  
5,100+ 
Instructional Experience:  
Doug has a diverse instructional background including Lecturer at Arizona State University teaching Meteorology, Air Navigation and Airline Instrucment Procedures; B1B Instructor-WSO for the United States Air Force as well as FAA Certified Flight Instructor 1996 to present.   
Business Experience:
Doug DiFrancesco has been involved in aviation for over 15 years.  He holds a BS in Meteorology from ASU, a Masters in Aeronautical Science from EmbryiRiddle, a Masters in Accountancy from Northern Kentucky University. In addition to his Lecturer experience, Doug has held a variety of assignments in the US Air Force including Staff Weather Officer, BiB weapson Systems Officer, Flight Safety Officer and B1B Operations Analyst.  As a pilot, he flew for Comair Airlines (Delta Connection) for 5 years before joining Netjet where he flew Hawker 800/900 XP business jets in 91, 91K and 135 operations.  
Avionics:
Garmin 430/530, Garmin 500/600, Garmin 1000; Avidyne Entegra; Aspen EDF1000Pro, Collins EFIS-84, Honeywell/King and conventional panels

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Flight Instructors coming soon.