Instructors – Providing Part 61 & 141 Training
The following individuals are instructors based at Squadron 2 who are authorized to provide training under FAR Part 141 or 61, what ratings/certificates they are authorized to instruct, what aircraft they can instruct in. All pre-solo students must fly with the chief pilot, assistant chief pilot, or an authorized senior instructor before solo. Click on each instructor for more individual information on them!
| Instructor | Certifications | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton Conrad | Private, Instrument, Commercial, SEL, SES, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | Chief Pilot, Designated Pilot Examiner, Gold Seal Instructor, Tail Wheel, BPPP Instructor, Aerobatics & Spin training |
| Robert “Bob” Etchell | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | |
| Joon Song | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On | Assistant Chief Pilot, Gold Seal CFI |
| Ron Vlastelica | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | |
| Steve Canby | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On | Gold Seal CFI |
| Ariel Conrad | Private, Instrument, Commercial | Assistant Chief Pilot, Gold Seal CFI |
| Ales Janhar | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On | |
| Eric Zhang | Private, Instrument, Commercial | |
| Jason Hernandez | Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI Initial/Add On | SJSU Aviation Graduate & Faculty |
| Sam Soltani | Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI Initial/Add On | Gold Seal CFI |
| Pang Hsiao | Private, Commercial | |
| Neeraj Khatwani | Private, Commercial | |
| Vijay Raghaven | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi | |
| Hyle D. Aldabashi | Private, Instrument, Commercial | |
| Makaiokalani Snyder | Private, Commercial | |
| Ben Son | Private, Instrument, Commercial | |
| Jean Jimenez | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | |
| Patrick Swartz | Private, Commercial | |
| Tram Do | Private, Commercial | SJSU Aviation Graduate |
| Vas Ketavarapu | Private, Commercial | RV-10 Transition Training |