From a small farming town in North Carolina, Amy discovered aviation through a Young Eagles flight in 2010. Now she is a commercial pilot, CFI, and aviation enthusiast. She owned a Cessna 150 for 7 years and now co-owns a tailwheel GlaStar. Amy served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in the Pacific Northwest before transplanting to Colorado in 2021. Currently, she is also working on her A&P Mechanic license. Amy has aspirations to fly medivac locally in Colorado and eventually corporate jets.

Browning’s first flight in a small plane was at 3 months old, and she’s had a passion for flying ever since. Although she didn’t start taking flight lessons until after graduating from Texas A&M University, it was always a huge part of her life growing up. Her dad and three older brothers are all airline pilots and her mom is a flight attendant, so aviation is at the center of her family. In her free time, Browning likes to hike, ski, and spend time with her pets.

Kendra began flying in college when several members of a student flying organization encouraged her to take a discovery flight. Like many aviators, she was “bit by the aviation bug” and has been hooked on flying ever since. She went on to finish her degree in Civil Engineering and worked as an engineer for a few years before deciding to pursue a career as a professional pilot. Originally from Minnesota, she has lived in Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio, and Colorado, and consequently has a wide variety of flying experience. Her favorite part about being a flight instructor is getting to share her passion with others and helping people turn their dreams of becoming a pilot into reality.

Melanie comes from a family of aviators. She started flying after graduating from West Texas A&M University in 2016 with plans to become a teacher. Instead, she went up in a friend’s small aircraft for the first time and fell in love.
Now she is one of the most rewarding types of teachers — a flight instructor!

Melanie received her Flight Instructors Certificate in 2020 and her CFI-I in 2021.

Outside of aviation, Melanie likes climbing 14ers, mixing drinks, and reading classic horror stories.

Michael was born in Southern California but grew up and spent the majority of his life here in Colorado. He’s a Navy veteran, which is where his love for aviation began and has continued outside of the service and is also a full time student at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Michael has a commercial single and multi engine license with instrument rating. He recently got his instructor certificates to include CFII with MEI on the way. He’s stoked to be here at Front Range and is ready to start teaching.

I started flying in 2007 as a full-time flight student. In 2008 I got my CFI rating and instructed for the next year. I also became a driver’s ed instructor where I specialized in training autistic students. I am working to get into the airlines. I enjoy teaching and getting students to improve their flying skills.

Ryan’s had a passion for aviation since he can remember and took his first flight at the age of 12 with the Civil Air Patrol. After obtaining his private pilot certificate at 19, he went on to receive his instrument, commercial multi and single engine ratings, and eventually his flight instructor certificates. One of his favorite highlights in aviation was flying in a C-130 to DIA for its opening air show. He has flown to airports around the country like Sedona, Arizona and San Diego, California in two of his favorite aircraft, the Diamond Twin Star and the Cirrus SR22T. His greatest thrill, however, is seeing his students obtain the flying and decision making skills necessary to become safe and competent pilots.

Wade Wood first received his pilot license back in 1978. Over the course of the next two years he received his commercial license, instrument rating and his instructor rating. Wade then worked as an air traffic controller for the next twenty-five years at the Denver AARTC (Denver Center). After retiring in 2007, Wade decided to return to flight instruction and received his Instrument Instructor rating. Wade Wood holds ASEL Instructor rating and Instrument Instructor rating.