New Pilots and Ratings

We are proud to say that CEFS had a part in the making of new aviators and advanced ratings. This is what we do as a team working together to promote aviation and safety.

This list is admittedly incomplete as CEFS began operations in 1955 with Curtis and Ruby Eads working together as a family.

If you were trained at CEFS we would like to hear from you and add your name, your instructor's name and perhaps a picture as well.

Aerofeather Aviation Inc acquired CEFS on 30-Dec-2017 and will do our best to reconstruct a history of the Eads organization as time and Customer feedback permits.

2018

• Ralph Ferrell - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• Christopher Kostrzewa - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• Bradley Buer - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen.
• Payton Hancock - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen.
• Robert Hill - Commercial Endorsement
• Dimitri Tsakpinis - CFI Endorsement

2019

• 26-July - Dimitrios Tsakpinis - CFII Endorsement.
• 29-Oct - Tim Stegh - Private Pilot - Instructor Dimitri Tsakpinis
• 15-Dec - Fred Lassen - Private Pilot - Instructor Chip Hilborn

2020

• 20-Jan - Tim Taylor - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• 20-Jan - Jody Cadwell - Private Pilot - Instructor John Ruane
• 15-May - Joshua Burnett - Private Pilot - Instructor Chip Hilborn
• 8-Jun - John-Michael Bridgeman - Private Pilot - Instructor Andy Johnson
• 20-Jun - Buddy Creasy - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• 25-Jun - Mike Whittaker - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• 10-Jun - Luke Delisio - CFI - Instructor Chip Hilborn
• 10-Jun - Cameron Harrison - CFI - Instructor Chip Hilborn
• 7-Jul - Hank Jarrett - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen

2021

• 2-Aug - Gavyn Pifer - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• 6-Aug - Robert "Mitch" Rennie - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• 14-Aug - Eric Clark - Private Pilot - Instructor Dimitri Tsakpinis
• 24-Aug - Walter Bernacki - Private Pilot - Instructor Dimitri Tsakpinis

2022

• 18-Nov - John-Michael Bridgeman - Commerical Pilot - Instructor Andy Johnson

2023

• 19-Apr - Diana Souder - Private Pilot - Instructor Chip Hilborn
• 19-Sep - JW Simpson - Private Pilot - Instructor Chip Hilborn
• 10-Oct - Donovan Whitfield - CFII- Instructor Chip Hilborn

2024

• 18-Mar - Jan-Paul Morillo - Private Pilot - Instructor John Ruane
• 9-May - Eugenia Bakunova - Commerical/Instrument endorsement - Instructor Donovan Whitfield
• 13-May - Bryant Law - Private Pilot - Instructor Bob Rantanen
• 24-May - Cody Dangler - Private Pilot - Instructor Donovan Whitfield
• 30-Aug - Justin MacDonald - Private Pilot - Instructor Chip Hilborn
• 5-Sep - Matthew Hernandez - Private Pilot - Instructor Donovan Whitfield

Last updated 26-Sep-2024