Advantage Aviation Instructor Profile
Sue Ballew - CFII
Biography
After owning a company for many years, I sold it to pursue something fun and challenging. I started on the fast track to earn my flight ratings and spent the next four years immersed in flying, and then instructing. I was then hired by a regional airline, moved to the sunny Caribbean, flew to 24 tropical destinations from San Juan, PR, and then throughout Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba, while based in Miami.
Realizing the industry had changed and wasn't what I had hoped for, I left only to discover that what I truly loved about aviation was flying small aircraft and the enthusiastic pilots and future pilots that can be found at local airports.
I have flown many air races and am also active in the 99s — The International Organization of Women Pilots, and am chapter chair for the Santa Clara Valley chapter.
Instructing is a great way to regularly enjoy the view, and at the same time get to work with some wonderful people to help them reach their dreams and goals in aviation. I love to teach flying, and particularly I like working with people who may find learning to fly very challenging.
Along with recommending a formal ground school, I highly recommend a DVD home study course... Sporty's specifically. After practicing maneuvers in the airplane, the DVD course offers the ability to go home and review the actual flight maneuvers practiced that day, and to be able to further understand and grasp the skills and theory behind them. I work one on one with the future pilot to thoroughly review and reinforce the concepts studied, and then to apply them to the actual flying of the aircraft. I am also available for recurrency and advanced training.
My ratings include: Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Airplane Multi Engine Land (MEL), CFII - Airplane Single Engine Land Instrument (ASEL), CE-500 Type Rating (Citation V)
I am available most weekends, and additionally a combination of two days during the week on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. It is best to email of call for an appointment.
My rate is $65. per hour with a block rate of $60. per hour for 10 hours or more.
Information
Email: skytrekker10@sbcglobal.net
Phone:
Rates: $60/65 per hour