Our Instructional team are all Commercial Pilots who, with the help of our Chief Flying Instructor, Stuart Youngs give you a tailor-made course allowing you to fly and study when you want to. Members of our team are always available in our clubhouse to answer questions, provide help, make coffee or just have a chat.
Our Full-time Team
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David Barclay Operations Manager
David deals with all aircraft operations and customer relations.
In his role with us, David is currently involved in the development of some revolutionary e-Techlog and e-Logbook solutions to help our members with flight time recording.
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Danny Racionzer Training Manager
As training manager, Danny is both an instructor and is also responsible for keeping our team of Instructors up to date on training methods.
Danny has been flying for many years and is a fully qualified commercial pilot.
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Kim Kothmann
Instructor
Kim joined us in October 2009 and has become a valuable member of our flying instructor team at Inverness.
Kim is a Fully qualified Commercial Pilot with a Multi Engine Instrument Rating.
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Our Part-time Team
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Alan Nicholson
Examiner
Alan Nicholson is a very experienced pilot who conducts a majority of our PPL Flight exams.
Alan has many 1000's of flight hours, a large number recorded as a 747 pilot / instructor. He has been imortalised as the instructor on the Sky TV show "Flying Heavy Metal" (Alan's the chap in the red shirt!)
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David Munday
Instructor
With over 1000 hours of instructing David is a valued member of our team.
David has spent a lot of his career teaching in Inverness with a spell teaching in Prestwick, Cumbernaild and more recently as CFI in Enniskillen.
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Stuart Youngs
Instructor
Stuart Youngs is the Highland Aviation Chief Flying Instructor with a long career history in aviation that he has spent flying commercial jets and teaching people to fly light aircraft.
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David Boag
Instructor
David has a range of flying experience from his time in the Navy throught to his work as an Air Ambulance pilot for Air Atlantic. David has flown a wide range of aircraft from a Bristol Freighter to Airbus A320, MD83's and 737's. He also spent 3 years as an Airship Captain and is a fantastic Aerobatic instructor!
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Neil MacPherson
Instructor
There is nothing Neil likes better than flying through the Glens of Scotland in a light aircraft.
Neil is a commercial pilot who works with us part-time. Neil has a great deal of instructional experience having flown for many years and many hours as a flight instructor.
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Alistair Heaton
Instructor
Alistair is a commercial pilot who has been flying For 9 years and has a passion for flying and teaching in light aircraft.
Normally he is seen in the left hand seat of a twin turboprop, but his really joy is teaching pilots to fly with us at the school.
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