OUR INSTRUCTORS

CFI-A

Scotty Weber

CFI-A, CFII, TailW, IGI, TCI

Scotty Weber

Aside for the Decathlon, Scotty flies every airplane in the Santa Monica Flyers fleet.
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Emily Hacker

CFI-A, CFII

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

Assistant Manager, Chief Ground Instructor, and Director of Cirrus
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Erfan Zargari

CFI-A, CFII

Erfan Zargari

As of June 2020, Erfan has logged more than 2,850 hours as an instructor.
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Daniel Collier

CFI-A, Tailwheel, Spin Training, and Aerobatics

Daniel Collier

Assistant Chief Flight Instructor
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Collin Casey

CFI-A, CFII, MEI, TCI

Collin Casey

I specialize in teaching the Cirrus
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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, TCI

Kolby Juarez

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Cameron Speyer

CFI-A, CFII

Cameron Speyer

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Andrew Zizik

CFI-A, CFII

Andrew Zizik

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Aria Tedjarati

Gold Seal CFI, CFII, MEI, CSIP, Tailwheel

Aria Tedjarati

Master CFI and electrical engineer
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John Kingsley

CFI, CFII

John Kingsley

From music to flying
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Kelly Wong

CFI-A, CFII

Kelly Wong

Kelly approaches training with a blend of enthusiasm and diligence
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Paul Case

CFI-A

Paul Case

When people ask him what he flies, he is known to respond, “Anything and everything I can get my hands on!”
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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
Maintenance Director

Jorge Sanchez

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

Danny Grijalva

Santa Monica Flyers is my passion
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