Swift Instructors


The following is a listing of individuals and/or businesses who do
flight instruction/checkouts/LOAIS for the Swift.
Listings are not an endorsement or recommendation.
All transactions are at customer's own risk.
* indicates updated 3/30/2010

 

United States

International

Swift Checklists
Custom made free Swift checklists courtesy of Sam Swift, CFI


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ALABAMA

Rick Stroud
104 Marvaline Drive
New Market, AL 35761
Home: (256) 379-5291
Work: (256) 726-2317
rick.stroud@tbe.com


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CALIFORNIA

Geoff Crawford*
15310 Garden Road
Poway, CA 92064
(San Diego area)
(858) 679-9188
swift88k@cox.net

Claude Morgan*
16032 Liggett St., North Hills, CA 91343  (Los Angeles)
Whiteman Airpark-Hangar C-7
(818) 894-0020 (818) 321-4286
ccmorganjr@aol.com

Erin Oliver*
3229 Amarillo Ave
Simi Valley, CA 93063
(805) 578-2665 Home
(805) 750-4116 Cell
ladypilot61@sbcglobal.net
Website: http://universalpilottraining.com/index.html

Ray Winslow*
205 Crestview Ave
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 217-2492
raysue3448@gmail.com
Swift N80776 IO-360 Sticks, Electric trim

Scott Naumann*
1350 Narrow Gauge Way
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
(805) 878-1717
scottnaumann@earthlink.net


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CANADA

John Northey
Western Canada SFC Safety / Check Pilot
jnorthey@telus.net


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COLORADO

Dave Dooley*
4675 Betty Place
Erie, CO 80516
N78325
Home (303) 828-5141
dooley325@ecentral.com

Kent Ferguson
Platte Valley Airpark (18V)
Hudson, CO
Phone: 720 635-5063
Most taildragger aircraft, from Champs to Swifts
Over 5000 hours in taildragger aircraft alone


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FLORIDA

Pete Lasko*
18801 Crosswind Ave.
North Fort Myers, FL 33917
(239) 543-5980
N78055
swiftdad@aim.com


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GEORGIA

John Carroll*
498 Lester, Road
Fayetteville, GA 30215
jcarrolljr@bellsouth.net
John has a Swift, a Cessna 195 and a J-3 Cub. He does tail wheel
transitions, BFRs and instrument refresher instruction

Rolly Clark
P.O. Dwr 893,
Madison, Ga 30650
(706) 342-3878  
madmerc@communicomm.com
I own a Swift.  I do tailwheel transition training,
BFRs, Instrument Proficiency Training

John Davis 
5660 Truman Lane
Gainesville, GA 30506
( 404) 310-5211  
N2361B@aol.com
CFII ASEL AMEL 3000 hr tailwheel 1000 hr Swift
Actively doing Instrument, Commercial, Tailwheel training

Jim "Frog" Jones
1061 Devon Drive
Madison, GA 30650
jim@dixie-industrial.com
770 527-9036 Cell, 706 342-9732 Home
I have over 3,500 hours in the Swift and
over 1,000 hours of formation flying in the Swift

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ILLINOIS

Steve Rothstein*
Northwest of Chicago near Rockford IL.
Ph# 847 707-3275
stevenR@fvi.net
Read Steve's essay on Swift checkouts. Click here...

Matthew McDaniel*
Master & Gold Seal CFII, MEI, ATP
Progressive Aviation Services, LLC
Oak Creek, WI
Milwaukee / Chicago areas
Available Nationwide
Website: http://www.progaviation.com/swift.htm
Email: matt@progaviation.com
(414) 339-4990


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MARYLAND

Ludlow "Pete" King
6410 Wishbone Terrace
Cabin John, MD  20818
peetking@earthlink.net


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MASSACHUSETTS

David E. Turner*
PO Box 6
North Uxbridge, MA 01538
508-278-7800
swwiftt@yahoo.com


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MINNESOTA

John Renwick*
5505 Morgan Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 234-5318
renwickj@gmail.com


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NEVADA

Ray Winslow*
3448 Cottage Meadow Way
Laughlin, NV 89029
(702) 357-9177
raysue3448@gmail.com
Swift N80776 IO-360 Sticks, Electric trim


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NEW JERSEY

Kevin Laufer
Based at N14 in Medford NJ
CFII/ATP with over 8500 hours and
about 1500 of tailwheel time
Owns Swift N90356
856-393-0448
kevin@usaviation.com


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NEW MEXICO

John Dougherty
Albuquerque, NM
 Home phone: 505-833-0954
Work phone: 505-853-4822


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NORTH CAROLINA

Robert Dickson
2720 High Ridge Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28270
radickson@carolina.rr.com

Gene Padgett
209 Major Conley Road
Marion, NC 28752
home (828) 724-4212
hangar (828) 652-2838

Jeff Smith
Smith Air Park
Asheboro, NC
(336) 879-2830

OHIO

Jerry Kemp
ATP, CFII/ME
Covington, OH
kempswift@windstream.net
937-473-5352
Futher qualifications available on request


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SOUTH CAROLINA

Raymond P. Miller
23 Bernwood Dr.
Taylors, SC  29687


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TENNESSEE

Michael P. Kennedy
Fall Creek Airpark
205 Gwynn Rd., Hangar #4
Lebanon, TN  37090-7804
smat3@aol.com

Jerry N. Kirby
P. O. Box 57
Westmorland, TN  37186
jelikirby@yahoo.com

Sandy Sowders
4512 Ellistown
Knoxville, TN  37924
Swift757@aol.com

 Sam Swift*
7057 Cotton Blossom Lane
Nashville, TN 37221
home (615) 646-1150
cell (615) 604-8557
Flyboycpa@aol.com
Ferry services and checkout services on all Swifts


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TEXAS

David Beaver
Houston, Texas
cell (713) 851-8960
work (713) 973-2490
home (281) 376-6664
david@beaverairservices.com

John Cross
Houston area
( 281) 480-2507 
ravenaviation@comcast.net
Owns a Swift and Cessna 170. 
Can do tailwheel transition training, BFR, etc. 
Available for ferrying as well

Duane Jewell
25 Highlands Park Drive
Dallas, TX  75205
Llewejd@aol.com

Ed Lloyd
3504 Saddlestring Trail
Austin, TX  78739
swift3856k@austin.rr.com

Steve Wilson
SteveWilson@aol.com


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WASHINGTON

Ernie Hansen
Diamond Point Airport
(near Seattle)
360-808-1858
360-683-0996
ephansen@olypen.com

Harley Howell
Colville Airport
(near Spokane)
Colville, WA
(509) 684-2105
(509) 684-3024

Bill Shepherd*
Diamond Point Airport
(near Seattle)
Sequim, WA
(360) 683-5147
(683) 582-0220
billdot10ss@prodigy.net


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WISCONSIN

Matthew McDaniel*
Master & Gold Seal CFII, MEI, ATP
Progressive Aviation Services, LLC
Oak Creek, WI
Milwaukee / Chicago areas
Available Nationwide
Website: http://www.progaviation.com/swift.htm
Email: matt@progaviation.com
(414) 339-4990


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GERMANY

George Isenbuerger
Hamburg, Germany
Tel.: +49 40 649 500 04
FAX: +49 40 649 500 06
mobile: +49 171 245 6789
GeorgeI@t-online.de


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PANAMA and COLOMBIA

Jim Cummiskey*
ATP/CFII
Based in Panama City, Panama and Medellin, Colombia
(011) 57-314-727-9333
jccummis@yahoo.com
Specializing in Mountain & Instrument Flying in the Swift

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