• Over 30 years experience as a pilot and flight instructor

• Graduate of Purdue University Aviation Technology program

• Concentrated experience in instilling in pilots confidence in flying to destinations of their choice throughout many parts of the United States, Europe, and Canada.

• Former part-time Instructor at Gateway Aviation located at the Queen City Airport (KXLL) (10 years).

• Former officer of the Purdue University Flying Club

• Information Technology professional currently serving as a contractor for the Federal Aviation Administration developing the Next Generation of Air Traffic Control system (NextGen)

• Experience instructing people of all ages in the air and in the classroom

• Guided over 100 people through their initial ground instruction for the Private and Instrument certificates

Philosophy on Instructing:

Your choice of an instructor is very important but is not the most expensive part of learning to fly

Your instructor should be passionate about your needs and desires and should value your time as an important aspect of their craft, second only to your safety

You should get the most out of your flying experience and your instructor should be your guide in that effort

I continue to learn from the best and plan to provide you with that same service.

Your instructor should provide some flexibility in the time of instruction and duration to fit around the needs of working individuals, rather than dictating when things happen.

Ground instruction is not the most glamorous part of learning to fly but it is a integral part of rewarding fight instruction so I try to make it fun and interesting.

For those pilots who already hold their certification I provide recurrent training in your airplane

Should you feel that I might be able to assist you with any of your flight training needs please feel free to call or text me at (484) 553-6241 or contact me via email at bill.trussell@ifrdevelopment.com