Alameda Aero Club has a number of members who are FAA certificated flight instructors (CFIs) and have been approved to provide flight instruction in AAC aircraft. Club CFIs are independent contractors who set their own rates and policies, and have a range of backgrounds and interests. When you join AAC, you’ll work with the Membership Officer and Chief Pilot to identify one or more club CFIs who would be a good fit for your training objectives.

Common acronyms used below:
CFI-A: Flight Instructor with airplane rating
CFI-I: Flight instructor with instrument rating
MEI: Multi engine instructor
AGI: Advanced ground instructor
IGI: Instrument ground instructor
ATP: Airline transport pilot

Liz Sommers, CFII, ATP, Chief Pilot esommers99 at aol dot com 510-290-5291	Background/Occupation: Part-time flight instructor Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; ATP Instruction Offered: Flight reviews, IPCs, Aircraft checkouts: C172, Piper Warrior, Piper Arrow, DA40, C182 Accepting New Students? Not for ratings/certificates Times Available: By appointment
Clarence Binninger, CFII 510-761-5405	Background/Occupation: Part-time flight instructor Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; AGI; IGI Instruction Offered: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, Flight Review, IPC, aircraft checkouts Accepting New Students? Yes, on a case-by-case basis Times Available: Flexible
Mike Eggen, CFII 2mikeeggen at gmail dot com 510-289-7724	Background/Occupation: Flight instructor, A&P (IA) Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I Instruction Offered: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, Flight Review, IPC, aircraft checkouts; tailwheel and aerobatics Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Any day
Jeff Ferland, CFII jeff at storyinmemo dot com 207-776-3384	Background/Occupation: Site Reliability Engineer; Part-Time Flight Instructor. Piper Comanche owner, single engine coast-to-coast flying experience Certificates: CFI-A, CFII, CPL-G Instruction Offered: Flight Reviews, IPCs, Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, HP and complex endorsements, mountain flying Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: By appointment, usually outside business hours
Christian Goetze, CFII cg at miaow dot com 415-336-7697	Background/Occupation: Software engineer Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I Instruction Offered: Flight review; IPC; Cirrus checkouts Accepting New Students? No Times Available: By appointment
Tim Greer, CFII greertim at gmail dot com 415-271-2025	Background/Occupation: Retired tech professional, now part-time flight instructor. Loves sharing the flying bug! 3000 hours in numerous aircraft types, tailwheel several makes, Cirrus certified, and owner of Vans RV6A. Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; AGI; Gold Seal; Cirrus Training Center Instructor (CTI) Instruction Offered: Flight Review; IPC; Private; Instrument; Commercial; CFI; aircraft checkouts; owner aircraft instruction Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Weekdays and some weekends, by appointment
Alex Guo, CFII	Background/Occupation: Cargo pilot Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; MEI; IGI Instruction Offered: Flight review; IPC; Instrument; Aircraft Checkouts Accepting New Students? No Times Available: Pending
Nadja Heine, PhD, CFI nadjaheine at gmail dot com 510-708-9545	Background/Occupation: Part-time flight instructor; Scientist Certificates: CFI-A Instruction Offered: Private, Commercial, Flight Review, Aircraft Checkouts, Mock Checkrides, Stage Checks, Proficiency and Currency Checks, Ground, Flamping Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Flexible
Zsolt Katona, CFII zskatona at gmail dot com 510-269-7658	Background/Occupation: Part-time CFI Certificates: CFI-I; MEI; ATP Instruction Offered: Flight Reviews, IPCs, Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, aircraft checkouts Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Varies, by appointment
Drew Kemp, CFII charlesdkemp at gmail dot com 510-484-5389	Background/Occupation: Drew has had careers as a Roadie, Boatbuilder, Mechanical Engineer, Flight Instructor, Part 135 FO Pilatus PC-12/CJ2/CJ3, and Contract Captain on a Cessna 421 and an Epic E1000GX. 54 years of flight experience, 7500 hours of flight instruction given.  Recipient of the FAA Wright Bros. Master Pilot Award – August 2023. Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I Instruction Offered: Private, Commercial, CFI, CFII certificates.  Instrument Rating, High Performance and Complex endorsement, Tailwheel endorsement. Transition training for all AAC aircraft types, and Mountain Flying checkout. 61.56 flight review, 61.57 IPC, Bay Area Familiarization Training in the VFR and IFR environments Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: All times, by appointment
Erik Klavon, CFII cfi dot erik at icloud dot com 415-317-3465	Background/Occupation: Pending Certificates: Pending Instruction Offered: Pending Accepting New Students? Pending Times Available: Pending
Roland Koch, CFI TBD	Background/Occupation: Pending Certificates: Pending Instruction Offered: Pending Accepting New Students? Pending Times Available: Pending
Zachary Larner, CFI TBD	Background/Occupation: Airline pilot Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; MEI; ATP Instruction Offered: Flight review; IPC; checkride prep Accepting New Students? No Times Available: By appointment
Tony Malone, CFI ke6nez at gmail dot com 510-459-0903	Background/Occupation: I’ve held many jobs from being a flight school manager, airplane washer, mechanics helper, high school teacher to currently a full-time IT Director at an oil and gas company. I’m a part-time flight instructor, flying a total of 29 years (solo at 16, PPL at 17), ground instructing for 10 years and flight instructing for 2 years. Certificates: CFI-A; AGI Instruction Offered: Primary and Advanced Training, Aircraft Checkouts, Flight Reviews, Phase Checks, High Performance/Complex endorsement, Mentorship Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Some weekday early mornings and late evenings, almost all weekends, by appointment.
George Michelogiannakis, CFII, ATP mixelogj13 at yahoo dot co dot uk 650-336-8105	Background/Occupation: Computer researcher, soccer referee, part-time flight instructor. Active Civil Air Patrol (CAP) instructor with a lot of G1000 and C172/C182/C206 teaching experience. Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; MEI; ATP Instruction Offered: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, Flight Review, IPC, aircraft checkouts, G1000 or avionics familiarization Accepting New Students? Yes, depending on availability Times Available: Weekends and weekday evenings by appointment
Tala Orngard, CFII tala dot orngard at gmail dot com 415-745-5806	Background/Occupation: Flight Instructor. Always on the lookout for insightful ways to help my students fly with skill, confidence, and finesse. I bring a positive outlook, patience, and a can-do attitude. Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; MEI Instruction Offered:  Private Pilot, Commercial, Instrument, Flight Review, IPC, Rusty Pilot Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Flexible
Ronald Put, CFII put dot ronald at gmail dot com 510-316-3710	Background/Occupation: Retired; part-time flight instructor Certificates: FAA: CFI-A; CFI-I. EASA: SEP and IR(A) Instruction Offered: Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI and CFII, Flight Review, IPC. Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: All days/flexible
Gui Chang Sim, CFI 96 gc sim at gmail. dot com 209-219-9374	Background/Occupation: Full-time flight instructor Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; AGI; IGI Instruction Offered: Private, Instrument, Commercial, Flight Review, IPC, aircraft checkouts Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: All days, flexible
Ted Waddelow, CFII theodore dot waddelow at gmail dot com 240-344-7818	Background/Occupation: Government Affairs; part-time flight instructor Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; AGI Instruction Offered: Private, Instrument, Commercial, Flight Review, IPC, aircraft checkouts Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Weekdays preferred. Weekends, weeknights, by appointment
Terence Wilson, CFII terence dot wilson at gmail dot com 909-325-9482	Background/Occupation: Part-time flight instructor / corporate pilot Certificates: CFI-A; CFI-I; CFI-G; MEI Instruction Offered: Specializing in advanced instruction: instrument, commercial, CFI Accepting New Students? Yes Times Available: Weekdays preferred. Weekends & evenings by appointment
Jeff Wright, CFII jeff at wright-aviation dot com 415-622-8840	Background/Occupation: IT Director for a tech company. Part Time Flight Instructor. Having grown up in North Carolina, down the road from Kitty Hawk, and having the last name of Wright, I was always destined to fly.  I’m a proud owner of a Piper Arrow and have over 2000 hours of fun flying time all over the country. It’s a passion to this day.  Certificates: CFI-I Instruction Offered: Commercial, Instrument, Flight Review, IPC, Rusty Pilot Accepting New Students? Not for Primary at this time. See above. Times Available: By appointment