Instructors

100+ years of professional aviation, on your wing.

01
FOUNDER
Dustin Newell
Founder · CFI · A&P · Air Traffic Controller
3,000+ flight hours

Dustin has been actively flying since he was 14. After 30 years of federal service — first as a US Navy Aviation Electrician and now as an Air Traffic Controller at Houston Center — Dustin brings a uniquely complete view of the National Airspace System into every lesson he teaches.

02
CAPTAIN
Tom Street
ATP · CFI · CFII · MEI
36,500+ flight hours

Over 50 years of flying. Tom retired as the #1-most-senior captain at Southwest Airlines on June 2, 2017. One hour with Tom is, in his students' words, equal to ten with anyone else.

03
LEAD CFI
Jimmy Whitson
ATP · CFI · CFII · MEI · A&P · IA
5,000+ flight hours

A true aviator — type-rated in jets and current in a wide range of general aviation aircraft. Loved by students and staff alike for the knowledge, enthusiasm, and joy he brings to every flight.