Navigators

Sylvie Bouffard

Ratings: C172
Home Airport: CYOW
Fun Fact: If I wasn’t training to become a Pilot, I would most likely end up as an Air Traffic Controller. Radios are one of my favorite aspects of flying, especially while talking to an ATC unit! (It makes me feel very “official”!)

Leigh Coates

Ratings: Commercial Pilot - Rotorcraft, Helicopter; Instrument Helicopter; Private Privileges - Airplane Single Engine Land; Flight Instructor - Rotorcraft, Helicopter; Instrument Helicopter; Chief Pilot and Company Check Airman for FAR 135, 133, 137 in the AS350B2, Robinson R66, Robinson R44 for my company, Vertical Solutions, AKA VSHelicopters in Valdez, Alaska.
Home Airport: PAVD or VDZ
Fun Fact: My favorite thing besides flying is yoga, so while waiting for my geologist passengers on mountain tops, I set up my camera and take yoga pics in epic places. It's way more fun than taking naps!

Matthew Dunham

Ratings: Private, Instrument, Commercial
Home Airport: KBDN
Fun Fact: I like jumping out of planes as much as I like flying them.

Andrew McNamara and Maverick the Dog

Ratings: Seaplane Rating, Tailwheel
Home Airport: CYKF
Fun Fact: Maverick and I compete in Obedience and Rally Obedience dog competitions

Chris Palmer

Ratings: ASEL Commercial and CFI+I, Tailwheel, High Performance
Home Airport: PAHO
Fun Fact: I live in Alaska, nerd out on Star Wars and Lego, have a beautiful family, and get to fly a lot.

Rob Reider

Ratings: ASEL, Instrument Rating
Home Airport: I69
Fun Fact: Since buying my RV-7A in the fall of 2016 I’ve flown to 32 of 42 air shows I’ve announced! In 2017 alone I racked up more hours than in my previous 4 years of flying.

Natasha Selbstaedt

Ratings: Glider Pilot, Private Pilot, student working on Commercial Pilot License
Home Airport: CYBW
Fun Fact: I love hiking in the Canadian Rockies with my Bernese mountain dog, he’s my copilot and does everything with me. He even has an Instagram @charliethemountaindoggy

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