I've been fortunate enough to have had two career paths, simultaneously. I am now retired after quite a few years in engineering and product development. But right after I got out of college, in 1974, a couple very helpful friends got me into flying crop dusting aircraft. I used my vacation time for many years to do that kind of flying, and still continue with it, during our summers. I currently work in a turbine Air Tractor, the best spray plane in the world.
I was lucky to have great instruction and a start in that business, because my friends were generous and knew that you have to help people get started. I always have wanted to 'give back' some of that to the aviation community, and when I retired several years ago I started doing this.
I specialize in tailwheel training and endorsements. In that area, I utilize KGXY's 10,000 foot runway to start, and then quickly move to short, narrow, unpaved and real obstacle fields, things rarely available in training. I also help with basic visual flying, i.e. stick and rudder skills, as part of the tailwheel work. Additionally, I teach spin entry, recovery and do CFI spin endorsements. Also, I offer upsets and basic aerobatic training. Now and then I do some flight reviews as well, but only in my own aircraft and for qualified pilots. I use my 7KCAB Citabria for all this work.
I have been teaching through the local community college for years, but am considering making myself available beyond that program, primarily due to their struggles in this difficult economy. This association has been an excellent mutual relationship, assuring top quality training and professionalism, doing the the right things, the right way. It helped me become unusually versatile and effective with my teaching techniques, a direct result of working with a lot of diverse and hard thinking pilots, from student pilots to 25,000+ hour professionals. I enjoy and get great satifaction from the challenges and outcomes I encounter in helping people improve their skill base and tool kit of available ways to approach things. If it sounds like I'm your kind of guy, go ahead and contact me.
Neal Brenner
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