Seven instructors.One hangar.
The full Desert Wings line. Career-pilot training at Falcon Field (KFFZ) in Mesa — the same instructors who watched you solo will sign off your commercial checkride.
Brandon SchneiderFlight InstructorVolunteers with Mesa's Aviation Explorers program alongside his line work at the school. Specializes in primary training and discovery flights.
Rick RyallPresidentFounded Desert Wings in 2008. Private pilot since 1989. Built his own RV-10 and flies it out of Falcon Field most weekends.
Jacob JohnsonDirector of Operations / CFIRuns the day-to-day at the school. 2,500+ total hours. Gold Seal CFI — the FAA designation for instructors with the highest checkride pass rates.
Isaac YoungFlight InstructorGold Seal CFI focused on instrument and commercial students. Background in multi-engine instruction in the Seneca II.
Dennis HaworthFlight InstructorFlying since 1990. Patient, methodical, and the instructor most students request for their first cross-country.
Devon WebbFlight InstructorCFI and CFII — works with new students through their instrument rating.
Patrick VasquezFlight InstructorCFI focused on primary training — first solos, first cross-countries, the early-checkride core of the syllabus.
Come meet them.
About an hour on the ground at Falcon Field. Free, by appointment, no flight required.