Flight Instructor-Kim Bentz CFII, MEI, ATP

I’m currently available as Private, Instrument, Multi-engine, Light Sport or Tail dragger instructor, with over 6,800 hours and 22 years’ experience.

 

Professional Experience

Native Air Ambulance

2000 to 2003

Captain in PC-12

Key Results:

• Flew as line Captain on Pilatus with missions throughout Arizona and New Mexico including the Indian reservations. Responsible for crew including nurse and paramedic.
• Company transferred me to Rochester, MN to full fill contract with Mayo Clinic. Flew the entire US bringing patients to and from Rochester.

American Air Network, Inc.

2001 to 2003

Part 135 Flight Instructor in PC-12 (part-time)

Key Results:

•  Trained students at Chesterfield, MO to fly under Part 135 in PC-12 including systems.

Westwind Aviation, Sedona Az

2001 to 2000

Part 135 Charter Pilot & Flight Instructor, Station Manager

Key Results:

• Hired, trained pilots including SFAR route over Grand Canyon.
• Hired, trained station agents. In charge of marketing tours and charter services.

SCENIC AIRLINES, SEDONA AZ

1995 to 2001

Part 135 Charter Pilot & Flight Instructor, Station Manager

Key Results:

•  Hired and trained pilots and station agents.
• Marketing and running air tours and scheduled air service between SEZ-PHX.

Sky Cab, Scottsdale AZ

1989 to 1995

Part 135 Charter Pilot

Key Results:

• Flew Tours over SFAR-Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Lake Powell & Mexico.
• Carded to fly for Forest Service, BLM, and BOR.

Aero Mech, Scottsdale AZ

1988 to 1989

Flight Instructor

Key Results:

•  Taught Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multiengine, and Taildragger.

 

Air Link, Greeley CO

1988

Part 141 Flight Instructor

Key Results:

• Taught Private, Commercial and Instrument.
• Taught Mountain Flying, Spins and Taildragger.

Flight Ratings

• Airline Transport Pilot: MEL
• Commercial Pilot: SEL
• Flight Instructor SEL, MEL; Instrument
• No Accidents or Violations

Education

SOUTHEASTERN ACADEMY, KISSMIEE, FL                                         1980

Travel Fundamental Degree

 

Crestwood High School, Cresco IA                                                    1980

High School Diploma

 

§ 61.31   Type rating requirements, additional training, and authorization requirements.

(i) Additional training required for operating tailwheel airplanes.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2) of this section, no person may act as pilot in command of a tailwheel airplane unless that person has received and logged flight training from an authorized instructor in a tailwheel airplane and received an endorsement in the person’s logbook from an authorized instructor who found the person proficient in the operation of a tailwheel airplane. The flight training must include at least the following maneuvers and procedures:

(i) Normal and crosswind takeoffs and landings;

(ii) Wheel landings (unless the manufacturer has recommended against such landings); and

(iii) Go-around procedures.

(2) The training and endorsement required by paragraph (i)(1) of this section is not required if the person logged pilot-in-command time in a tailwheel airplane before April 15, 1991.

For more information on Conventional Gear or Taildraggers.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_landing_gear

Flying a taildragger can be fun and challenging. Throughout Kim’s career she as trained in wide variety including: Luscombe 8A,

1969 PIETENPOL 550,  PA-18-150, BELLANCA 7ECA, Cessna 150M, Super Cub and rode in numerous war birds for BFR’s!

Coming soon

Commercial Pilot Requirements

A commercial pilot may be compensated for flying. Training for the certificate focuses on a better understanding of aircraft systems and a higher standard of airmanship. The commercial certificate itself does not allow a pilot to fly in instrument meteorological conditions. For aircraft categories where an instrument rating is available, commercial pilots without an instrument ratingare restricted to daytime flight within 50 nautical miles (93 km) when flying for hire.

A commercial airplane pilot must be able to operate a complex airplane, as a specific number of hours of complex (or turbine-powered) aircraft time are among the prerequisites, and at least a portion of the practical examination is performed in a complex aircraft.

The requirements are:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Hold a private pilot certificate
• Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language
• Accumulate and log a specified amount of training and experience; the following are part of the airplane single-engine land class rating requirements:Pass a 100-question aeronautical knowledge test
  • If training under Part 61, at least 250 hours of piloting time including 20 hours of training with an instructor and 10 hours of solo flight, and other requirements including several “cross-country” flights, i.e. more than 50 nautical miles (93 km) from the departure airport (which include Day VFR and Night VFR 100 nmi (190 km) between points, with a time of at least 2hrs; also one cross country which is done solo 250 nmi (460 km) one way, 300 nmi (560 km) total distance with landings at 3 airports) and both solo and instructor-accompanied night flights
  • If training under Part 141, at least 190 hours of training time including 55 hours with an instructor and 10 hours of solo flight, and other requirements including several cross-country, solo, and night flights
• Pass an oral test and flight test administered by an FAA inspector, FAA-designated examiner, or authorized check instructor (Part 141)

By itself, this certificate does not permit the pilot to set up an operation that carries members of the public for hire; such operations are governed by other regulations. Otherwise, a commercial pilot can be paid for certain types of operation, such as banner towing, agricultural applications, and photography, and can be paid for instructing if he holds a flight instructor certificate (In the case of lighter-than-air, only a commercial pilot certificate is required to teach for that category). To fly for hire, the pilot must hold a second class medical certificate, which is valid for 12 months.

Often, the commercial certificate will reduce the pilot’s insurance premiums, as it is evidence of training to a higher safety standard.

 Available for Commercial Certificate

Flight Instructor-Kim Bentz at $35.00 for Commercial Training,  in your complex aircraft.

1. A.  Aeronautical Knowledge

 1.  Federal Aviation Regulation that apply to IFR flight

 2.  Information that apply to operation under IFR in the AIM

 3.  Air traffic control system and procedures for instrument flight

 4.  IFR navigation and approaches by use of navigation systems

 5.  Use of IFR en route and instrument approach procedures charts

 6.  Use of aviation weather reports

 7.  Safe and efficient operation of aircraft under IFR and conditions

 8.  Recognition of critical weather situation and windshear avoidance

 9.  Aeronautical decision making and judgment

 10. Crew Resource Management, including crew communication and Coordination

 

1. B.  Aeronautical Experience

 1. 50 hours of cross country PIC time, min 10 hours in Airplanes

 2. 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of

    operation, to include:

•  15 hours of instrument flight training in the appropriate category for which the instrument rating is sought:

•  3 hours of instrument training in the appropriate category for which the instrument rating is sought within the last 60 days

 3. Instrument training on cross country flight procedures performed under IFR:

• A distance of at least 250 NM along airways or ATC directed routes
• An instrument approach at each different airport, and 3 different kinds of approaches with the use of navigation systems

 

Aircraft Available for Instrument Rating

IFR Piper Tomahawk with Garmin 430w  at $ 69.00 per hour wet. (Based at KCJJ)

Flight Instructor-Kim Bentz at $35.00 for Instrument Training, also available to train in your aircraft.

Sport pilot

The Sport Pilot certificate was created in September 2004 after years of work by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The intent of the new rule was to lower the barriers of entry into aviation and make flying more affordable and accessible.

The new rule also created the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) category of aircraft which are smaller, lower-powered aircraft. The sport pilot certificate offers limited privileges mainly for recreational use. It is the only powered aircraft certificate that does not require a medical certificate; a valid vehicle driver’s license can be used as proof of medical competence provided the prospective pilot was not rejected for their last Airman Medical Certificate (see Sport Pilot Catch 22).

Before a trainee can start the solo phase of flight training, a Student Sport Pilot Certificate must be issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These may be obtained from an FAA Flight Standards District Office or FAA Designated Pilot Examiner.

To qualify for the Sport pilot certificate, an applicant must:^[9]

• Be at least 17 years of age (16 for glider or balloon)
• Be able to read, speak, write, and understand English
• Log at least 20 hours of flight time of which at least
  • 15 hours must be dual instruction with a qualified flight instructor
    • 2 hours must be cross-country dual instruction
  • 5 hours must be solo flight
• Fly one solo cross-country flight over a total distance of 75 or more nautical miles to two different destinations to a full-stop landing. At least one leg of this cross-country must be over a total distance of at least 25 nautical miles (46 km).
• Have received 2 hours of dual instruction in the preceding 60 days, in preparation for the Practical Test
• Pass a Knowledge (written) test
• Pass a Practical (oral and flight) test
• Have a valid US State drivers license or a current 3rd class or higher Airman Medical Certificate

The above requirements are for heavier-than-air powered aircraft (airplanes). The requirements for gliders, balloons, helicopters, and dirigibles vary slightly.

Sport Pilots are only eligible to fly aircraft that are either certified specifically as light-sport aircraft (LSA) or were certified prior to the LSA regulations and are within the maximum weight and performance limitations of light-sport aircraft.

The restrictions placed on a Pilot exercising the privileges of a Sport pilot certificate are:

• No more than one passenger
• Daytime flight only (civil twilight is used to define day/night)
• Maximum Takeoff Weight of 1320 lbs,^[10] compared to 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) of the Private Pilot Certificate or the Recreational Pilot Certificate.
• No flight above 10,000 feet (3,000 m) MSL or 2,000 feet (610 m) AGL, whichever is higher (this automatically excludes flight in Class A airspace)
• No flight in any of the airspace classes that require radio communication (B, C, or D) without first obtaining additional instruction and instructor endorsement

The Sport pilot certificate is also ineligible for additional ratings (such as an Instrument rating), although time in light-sport aircraft can be used towards the experience requirement of other ratings on higher certificate types.

 

Instructor – Kim Bentz is available to instruct in your Light Sport. Just need to be listed on your Aircraft Insurance.

Private Pilot Certificate

The private pilot certificate is the certificate held by the majority of active pilots. It allows command of any aircraft (subject to appropriate ratings) for any non-commercial purpose, and gives almost unlimited authority to fly under visual flight rules (VFR). Passengers may be carried and flight in furtherance of a business is permitted; however, a private pilot may not be compensated in any way for services as a pilot, although passengers can pay a pro rata share of flight expenses, such as fuel or rental costs. Private pilots may also operate charity flights, subject to certain restrictions, and may participate in similar activities, such as Angel Flight, Civil Air Patrol and many others.

The requirements to obtain a private pilot certificate for “airplane, single-engine, land”, or ASEL, (which is the most common certificate) are:^[15]

• Be at least 17 years old (16 years old for glider or balloon rating)
• Be able to read, speak, write and understand the English language
• Obtain at least a third class medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner (except for glider or balloon)
• Pass a computerized aeronautical knowledge test
• Accumulate and log a specified amount of training and experience, including the following:
  • If training under Part 61, Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 61.109, requires at least 40 hours of flight time, including 20 hours of flight with an instructor and 10 hours of solo flight (i.e., by yourself), and other requirements including cross-country flight, which include
  • Solo requirements:

1. 5 hours of solo cross-country time
2. One solo cross-country flight of at least 150 nmi (280 km) total distance, with full-stop landings at a minimum of three points and with one segment of the flight consisting of a straight-line distance of at least 50 nmi (93 km) between the takeoff and landing locations
3. Three solo takeoffs and landings to a full stop at an airport with an operating control tower.

• Night requirements:

1. 3 hours of night flight training
2. One cross-country flight of over 100 nautical miles (190 km) total distance
3. 10 takeoffs and 10 landings to a full stop (with each landing involving a flight in the traffic pattern) at an airport

• 3 hours of flight training on the control and maneuvering solely by reference to instruments
• 3 hours of flight training for cross country flights
  • If training under Part 141, at least 35 hours of piloting time including 20 hours with an instructor and 5 hours of solo flight, and other requirements including cross-country and night flights
• Pass an oral test and flight test administered by an FAA inspector, FAA-designated examiner, or authorized check instructor (Part 141 only)

 

Aircraft Available for Private Pilot Certificate

IFR Piper Tomahawk with Garmin 430w  at $ 69.00 per hour wet. (Based at KCJJ)

Flight Instructor-Kim Bentz at $30.00 for Private Pilot Training, also available to train in your aircraft.