I'm a CFI/CFII based at Essex County Airport (KCDW). I train instrument, commercial, complex, and high-performance candidates, run Mooney transition training, and ferry single-engine aircraft across the country. 800+ hours logged, 550+ of them in Mooneys.
N9363V · Mooney M20F
A working CFI/CFII and ferry pilot who flies the mission, not just the syllabus.
I learned to fly the way I do most things, by going deep. I hold CFI, CFII, commercial single-engine land, and instrument ratings, and I fly a Mooney M20F (N9363V) out of Essex County Airport (KCDW).
Most of my students are after something specific: an instrument rating, a commercial certificate, a complex or high-performance endorsement, or a transition into a Mooney they just bought — the airplane that rewards precision and punishes sloppiness in equal measure. I teach on weekends, in your airplane or sometimes mine, and I treat every flight like it counts. Because it does.
I work with pilots who already know how to fly and want to fly better — or fly something new.
Continental US, with international and cross-border experience. A Mooney specialty, but I've flown many types home.
Bought a plane that isn't where you are? I'll bring it home.
I ferry single-engine aircraft across the continental US, with a specialty in Mooneys — though I've flown many types across the country and across borders. I plan the route, manage the weather and the logistics, and deliver the airplane.
Buying your first complex, high-performance single, or your first Mooney? I'll ferry it home and instruct you in it on the way — so you meet your insurer's training requirement and actually know the airplane before you fly it solo.
Hours, ratings, and types — the short version of what I bring to the right seat and the ferry leg.
N9363V up front — and the types that built the hours.
My airplane. Fast, efficient, honest. The one I know best.
A long-body M20 Ovation3 — more airplane, same precise DNA.
Where most pilots start. Still a great teacher.
Honest and forgiving. A good airplane to learn the system in.
Six seats and real load. A serious cross-country machine.
Stick, rudder, and a tailwheel. The fundamentals, undiluted.
Pilots I've trained and owners whose airplanes I've delivered.
I'd flown for years, but the Mooney was a different animal. Ian got me comfortable and precise faster than I expected, and he never sugarcoated what I needed to fix.
My instrument training finally clicked when Ian started treating every lesson like a real IFR flight instead of a checklist. I passed first try.
Ian ferried my Saratoga across the country and taught me the airplane on the way. By the time it was in my hangar, I actually knew how to fly it.
I fly and teach on weekends. Tell me what you're working toward and where you're based.
Whether it's a rating, an endorsement, a Mooney transition, or an airplane that needs to come home — send me the short version and where you're based, and I'll get back to you.