Meet the Instructors

Douglas Carmody
Douglas Carmody
OWNER – INSTRUCTOR
All Aircraft and Simulators. DPE- CE-500, CE-510, CE-525, CE-560XL
LOCATION
Beaufort, SC
TRAVEL
Worldwide (very limited availability)

Douglas Carmody is a former airline Captain with over 30,000 flight hours.

Lee Gentile
Lee Gentile
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
CE-500 and BE-90/200
LOCATION
Muscle Shoals, AL
TRAVEL
USA

Lee is an experienced, independent contract instructor with more than 3,800 hours in the T-1, T-6, T-37, T-38 and A-10.

Lex Brown
Lex Brown
FLEET MANAGER
PC12 TBM In-Aircraft and Simulator
LOCATION
Beaufort, SC
TRAVEL
USA

Lex is a seasoned contract flight instructor having logged over 4500 hours flying FA-18 Hornets for the Marine Corp.

Bob Rutherford
Bob Rutherford
INSTRUCTOR
CE-525 Aircraft and Simulator.
LOCATION
Beaufort, SC
TRAVEL
Worldwide

Bob Rutherford, specializes in airborne operational issues, from flight test, flight training, aircraft safety, and aircraft certification (icing).

Lee Smith
Lee Smith
INSTRUCTOR
CE-525, 510 Aircraft.
LOCATION
Lexington, NC
TRAVEL
USA

Lee Smith has been flying corporate fixed wing and rotorcraft for over 27 years.

Richard Whittemore
Richard Whittemore
INSTRUCTOR
In Aircraft CE-525 -Initial
LOCATION
KTYS
TRAVEL
Worldwide

Richard holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate for Airplane Multi /Single-Engine Land, Rotorcraft- Helicopters and Commercial pilot privileges for Airplane Single Engine Sea.

John Bretagna
John Bretagna
INSTRUCTOR
All King Air series aircraft
LOCATION

TRAVEL
Worldwide

John has over 30 years of flying and instructional experience including a combat tour in the F-18.

Jordan Hedges
Jordan Hedges
INSTRUCTOR
PC-12
LOCATION
Beaufort, SC
TRAVEL
Local

Recently retired from the Marine Corps, Jordan has been flying and instructing for over 15 years.

Bob Peterson
Bob Peterson
INSTRUCTOR
King Air 200 and 350
LOCATION

TRAVEL
USA

Bob’s flying Career began at Southern Illinois University in 1986 in the Aviation Flight/Management program, flying multiple single and light twin general aviation aircraft.

Jake Patrick
Jake Patrick
INSTRUCTOR
King Air 200 and 350
LOCATION

TRAVEL
USA

Jake has nearly 20 years of aviation experience in both the civilian and military communities.

Derek Richardson
Derek Richardson
INSTRUCTOR
Senior King Air Flight Instructor
LOCATION

TRAVEL
USA

A veteran of 22 years of United States Marine Corps Aviation, Derek began flying in 1990.