Steve Philipson is a veteran of 43 years and 14,000+ hours of flying experience who holds Airline Transport Pilot and Gold Seal Flight Instructor certificates for airplane single and multi-engine land, instrument airplane, and glider. He was a SAR (search and rescue) pilot and safety officer with the Civil Air Patrol for over 25 years. Steve’s also an independent aviation researcher and author with published work on flying airplanes in mountain wave conditions and mountain search flying. He regularly gives presentations on aviation safety and advanced piloting techniques.

Steve has been a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) for 36 years and has given more than 12,500 hours of flight instruction at all levels of pilot training, from student through flight instructor and Airline Transport Pilot. He also teaches specialty courses on mountain flying, emergency maneuvering, G1000 and other “glass cockpit” aircraft and flying companion programs for non-rated partners of certified pilots.

For information on learning to fly, instrument training, or mountain flying training, contact Steve by email for articles on these subjects.