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Michael Winkler                Last Visit: 12.25.2007


Hello to Everyone! Please let me introduce myself: I have been flying since the age of 18, have been an instructor since the age of 21, have over 1,300 hours on business jets, and love to share my world as seen from the cockpit. If I can be of help to you in getting to where you want to go (literally & figuratively), please let me know via e-mail (michael@airandsea.biz). Thank you for your time. Michael

I'm located in Farmingdale, New York

Certificates:    Pilot, Pilot - foreign (obsolete), Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, Mechanic and Dispatcher.  

Certificate Levels:    Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial, Private and Private - foreign.  

Certificate Ratings:    Advanced, Aircraft, Airplane Multiengine Land, Airplane Single Engine Land and Instrument Airplane.  

Flight Instruction Rate:   US$50 for booked time  

Ground Instruction Rate:   US$40 for booked time  

Instruction Plane:   Piper, Cessna, Cirrus  

Airplane Rental Rate:   depends on aircraft  

Instruction Material:    Jeppesen, ASA and Gleim.  

Military Experience:   N/A  

Airline Experience:   1,300+ biz-jets under §135  

Other languages I speak:   German  

Associations:   Aircraft Owner and Pilot Association (AOPA).  

Operate Airports:   Long Island, NY  


Flight/Flight Instruction Experience
The very first priority is safety! I have over 3,300 hours total time, and while I started off as the "invincible young man," experience has taught me repeatedly how lucky I was to have gotten away with things. Be prepared, and the best way to prepare to think things through prior to going into the air; once up, be vigilant! Flying is beautiful (I can not live without it, or at least not very happily), but it brings with it the burden of responsibility towards those people that fly with us, and who can not distinguish between a good pilot and bad one. We owe the best of our ability to those that trust us as pilots.

Educational Background
Bachelor's Degree in Aviation Management, an all-but-dissertation for my unfinished MBA (... was I too busy flying???), and life!


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