Thu, Nov 05, 2009
R9 Sales Director Trip Taylor Will Lead "League Of
Extraordinary Pilots"
Avidyne announced Wednesday that
Trip Taylor will be its Director of Integrated Flight Deck Sales,
who's primary responsibility will be managing Avidyne's Release 9
Flight Deck business unit. But Taylor will also oversee Avidyne's
newly formed National Flight Instructor Standards Team ... a.k.a.
The League of Extraordinary Pilots.
Taylor, who has flown for Avidyne as a Release 9 demonstration
pilot since April 2009, joined the Avidyne sales team full time in
September. He is a former Cirrus Air Taxi Pilot and FAA designated
Check Airman in Cirrus SR22 aircraft.
Assembled and led by Taylor, the Avidyne National Flight
Instructor Standards Team is a highly-accomplished group of pilots
from around the country that have been approved to conduct
demonstration flights and provide transition and recurrent training
for prospects and customers of Avidyne's Entegra Release 9
aircraft. Each team member was selected for his or her broad
experience within the Cirrus instructor community and overall
commitment to flight safety. All members are Cirrus Standardized
Instructor Program (CSIP) pilots and average nearly 1800 hours of
Cirrus flight time.
"We are delighted to have Trip Taylor on board to take our
widely adopted Release 9 Flight Deck to a broader range of IFR and
safety conscience pilots. Additionally, his leadership in
building and standardizing this 'League of Extraordinary
Pilots,' whose mission is to develop and conduct flight training
for and demonstrations of Avidyne's advanced flight deck systems,
is nicely aligned with Avidyne's long term devotion to flight
safety and best practices," said Rob Higby, Avidyne's Vice
President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. "The caliber of
pilots Trip has assembled is further testament to how well received
Avidyne's Release 9 flight deck as become, particularly among
general aviation's most respected leaders.
Each member of the Avidyne National Flight Instructor Standards
Team brings a unique set of experiences and skills to the program.
The members are:
- Tom Close: Retired United Captain on the B747, Cirrus R9
owner. From Del Mar, California.
- Matt McDaniel, a member of the original Cirrus Factory
instructor ranks, airline pilot and renowned WAAS expert. Recently
renewed Master Instructor status for 4th time. Only 53
instructors in the world have attained that status 4 times.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Cliff Izer, a professional pilot on a variety of Turbine
aircraft, former Marine pilot and highly respected Cirrus
Instructor from Atlanta, Georgia.
- Bill Frank, longtime Cirrus instructor, Orthopedic Surgeon and
Multiple Cirrus owner, current R9 owner. Minnesota
- Matt Swart, longtime Cirrus Instructor, Longtime COPA member
from St. Augustine, Florida.
- Carol Jensen. multiple Cirrus owner and director of the COPA
Critical Decision Making Course. from Georgetown, Texas.
- Peter King, training expert and author of multiple training
programs for Cirrus and Columbia owner groups.
In addition to naming Trip Taylor and the members of the
National Flight Instructor Standards Team, Avidyne has also added
Reid Antonacchio as Inside Sales Manager to the Release 9 Sales
Team. Like Trip, Reid also has an established Release 9
background, most recently with Eagle Creek Aviation, where he led
the group's Release 9 retrofit business.
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