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About Kelly Stites
Kelly
Stites Owner, Kelly’s Aviation Gold Seal Flight
Instructor
Ever
since I took my first flight lesson in 1998, I’ve been
hooked! At that time, I was teaching high school English
in Ohio but after earning my Private Pilot’s license, I
decided to make a change and combine my two loves,
flying and teaching. I cashed in everything I had, moved
to Tucson, completed my ratings and began instructing in
2001.
Now
over 4,000 flight hours later, my passion for aviation
has only grown stronger. I have been fortunate to have
met and worked with some incredible individuals since I
started flying and my desire is to continue to pass on
what has been passed on to me. I’ve given over 3,400
hours of instruction, assisted almost 50 pilots in
earning their wings or advanced ratings and there’s
nothing more I’d rather do than continue doing the
same.
In 2003,
I was fortunate to be the recipient of the International
Council of Air Shows Foundation’s Red Barons Memorial
Scholarship and in 2004 the Hal Goddard Memorial
Tailwheel Scholarship. I’m a member of the National
Association of Flight Instructors, Aircraft Owners and
Pilot’s Association and Women in Aviation,
International.
Although
I’m currently the only instructor at Kelly’s Aviation,
I plan to bring on two more instructors within the next
year.
Recent
Accomplishments
Timothy
Thompson: Commercial License 2/28/2006
Michael
Rourke: Private License 3/22/2006
Cole
Saucier: Private License 4/18/2006
Silas
Cheek: Private License 4/25/2006
Mark
Thowson: Commercial License 6/22/2006
Matthew Nedza: Private Pilot 6/27/2006
Scott Shumway: First Solo 7/28/2006
July 25:
Veronica Velazquez- Instument Rating
July 30: Kayla Boyer- First Cherokee Solo
Links:
International Council of Air Shows:
www.airshows.org/
Red
Barons
www.redbaron.com/publish/squadron.htm
Women in
Aviation:
www.wai.org
AOPA:
www.aopa.org
Feel
Free Fly High Just Fly!
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