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Ronald Jarmon
Ron Jarmon
Panama City Beach, FL
Ron has been flying since 1974. He holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He has as great a passion for teaching as he does for flying. With nearly 12,000 hours of flight instruction, he’s an expert in cabin-class piston twins, jets and turboprops. Ron’s Cirrus experience dates back to 2001, when he became one of the first Cirrus standardized instructors in Panama City, Florida. Ron specializes in providing flight and ground training for the Cessna Corvalis, Columbia aircraft. Ron also specializes in teaching Garmin G1000, Avidyne Avionics and Cobham (Chelton) EFIS system. He brings to the classroom significant turbine and charter experience garnered from his years with Island Air Express and Eagle Aviation, both of which are leading aviation operations in the state of Florida. His experience includes delivering airplanes around the globe for numerous clients and international organizations. His teaching skills and in-depth knowledge and experience in all aspects of aviation are widely respected throughout the aviation community, as well as by the fortunate students he mentors.
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Ron Galbraith
Ron Galbraith
Orlando, FL
(303) 931-7373
Ron has been involved in aviation for most of his life. He has been a pilot since 1974 and has been an active flight instructor for nearly 35 years accumulating over 6300 hours flying everything from Cubs to Jets, with over 2100 hours in Lancair/Columbia aircraft.
He started his career at Cessna Aircraft Corp in Wichita, KS Citation flight test program, then moved to Seattle, WA where he worked on the B767, then B757 initial flight test program. His next career move was to become an Air Traffic Controller, which he did for 24 years, working at Salt Lake City, and Denver ARTCC. After retiring from ATC, he moved to Washington DC where he worked at the FAA HQ ATC procedures division, and served as ATC representative on NexGen, and UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) programs. He still does consulting for several other FAA ATC contract programs.
He is currently chief pilot for RG Aviation, specializing in Lancair/Columbia/Corvalis training and owns and operates a Columbia 400 (N2ES). Ron has flown first flights in over 200 different experimental aircraft, and has built a Long EZ, Lancair ES, and Lancair IVP. He has given ATC seminars all across the country including SunNFun, and AirVenture in Oshkosh.
Ron holds the following licenses and ratings: ATP, Airplane Single and Multiengine, CFI (gold seal), airplane Single and Multiengine, Instrument Airplane Ground Instructor – Advanced and Instrument, Mechanic – Airframe and Powerplant (A&P), Inspection Authorization (IA), Repairman Certificate –Experimental aircraft builder, CAART instructor, Lancair and Columbia factory authorized instructor, Aviation Electronics Technician – General class FCC license with radar endorsement, Air Traffic Controller, FAA Aviation Safety Counselor, EAA Flight Advisor and EAA Technical Counselor and Charter member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE)
In addition, Ron was also one of the first 10 people worldwide to hold both a Master CFI and Master Ground Instructor Certification.
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Paul Forehand
Paul received his private pilots license in 1975. He has been instructing since 1977 and has accumulated over 7,900 hours of flight time in over 50 different aircraft. He is a former flight school owner. He has specialized in professionally flying and managing high-performance aircraft, including Columbia 350/400 aircraft. Paul is a factory trained Columbia instructor with more than 2,900 hours in Columbia’s with many initial and recurrent students under his belt.
Paul has been an FAA Aviation Safety Counselor, and has worked with the Aeronautical Engineering Department at North Carolina State University to develop a program that took the student out of the class room and put them into the left seat for a real hands-on experience.
Paul resides in the Raleigh, NC area. When not flying, he can be found on his motorcycle looking for the roads less traveled, or playing his bass guitar in a couple of bands in the Raleigh area. And then there is his grandson, who is rabid about aviation.
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