Philip Stokes

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About Philip Stokes

Part 135 charter pilot and Certified Flight Instructor, Flight Academy Chief Ground Instructor, UC Berkeley graduate, and motivational speaker. 1500 hours of experience in airplanes, 600 hours dual instruction given in ASEL, 500 hours MEL (turbojet). LR-JET type rated (SIC). ATP mins have been met. Holds a 1st class medical no limitations. Deeply passionate about being of service to others through aviation, particularly through medical/emergency patient transport. As a dedicated flight instructor - passion for giving high quality flight- and ground- instruction, particularly in the areas of regulations, IFR flying, aircraft systems, Crew Resource Management, Single Pilot Resource Management, Aeronautical Decision Making, procedure/checklist discipline, and GPS/VOR navigation techniques. Trained in the high workload environment of the Los Angeles basin, and passed all checkrides on the first attempt, including 135 Type checkride. Continuous, multi-faceted experience and employment in aviation. Business professional and dependable employee. An innovative thinker and committed to excellence in a team environment, risk mitigation, CRM, and workload management inside- and outside- the cockpit despite impossible odds as one of the exceptionally few amputee pilots in the country.