Meet Our Expert Instructors
Get to know our instructors, each bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience. Their diverse backgrounds and qualifications ensure that you’re learning from the best.
Chief Flight Instructor
Jake is a former U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet instructor with 15+ years of civilian flight instruction experience across more than 100 aircraft types, including S-211, amphibious, seaplanes, business jets, general and specialized mission aircraft. In addition to his instructional background, he serves as a fire attack pilot flying the AT-802F Fire Boss and is a federally certified National Aerial Firefighting Academy (NAFA) instructor.
Meet Our Team
Experienced Instructors
Personal one on one instruction taught by Certified Flight Instructors with years of experience:
– Chief Instructor – Jacob Patrick
– Asst Chief Instructor – Sam Ragland
– Instructor – Heather Penney
– Instructor – Andrew Gordon
– Instructor – Ying Hua
– Instructor – Eva Perkins
– Instructor – Mitch Finn
At Ace Flight Academy, we teach at the student’s pace, not a predefined timeline. Our students become fully proficient pilots who are prepared to think and handle scenarios within the ratings they have achieved.
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