Instructors – Providing Part 61 & 141 Training
The following individuals are instructors based at Squadron 2, what ratings/certificates they are authorized to instruct, what aircraft they can instruct in, and if they are eligible to provide training under Part 141. 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, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | Chief Pilot, Gold Seal Instructor, BPPP Instructor |
| Robert “Bob” Etchell | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | Senior Instructor |
| Joon Song | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On | Assistant Chief Pilot, Gold Seal CFI |
| Jean Jimenez | Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI Initial/Add On, "Multi", ATP | |
| Ron Vlaslelica | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On, ATP | Senior Instructor |
| Steve Canby | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On | Gold Seal CFI, Senior Instructor, www.cficanby.com |
| Ariel Conrad | Private, Instrument, Commercial | Assistant Chief Pilot, Gold Seal CFI |
| Ales Janhar | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi, CFI Initial/Add On | |
| Eric Zhang | Private, Commercial | |
| Hanna O’Connor Rigby | Private, Instrument, Commercial | SJSU Aviation Graduate & Faculty |
| Jason Hernandez | Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI Add On | SJSU Aviation Graduate & Faculty, www.jasonhernandezcfi.com |
| Sam Soltani | Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI Add On | www.cfisamsoltani.com |
| Pang Hsiao | Private, Commercial | |
| Youngmin “Henry” Choi | Private, Commercial | First Officer at SkyWest |
| Neeraj Khatwani | Private, Commercial | |
| Vijay Raghaven | Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi | |
| Hyle D. Aldabashi | Private, Commercial | |
| Makaiokalani Snyder | Private, Commercial | |
| Ben Son | Private, Instrument, Commercial |