Robert G. Wilson V
SAFE #: S0000309
Hometown: Pembroke Pines FL, United States
Home Airport: KFXE
Occupation: Professional Flight Instructor
Education: Ph.D. in Aviation
Pilot Certificates: ATP AS&MEL LrJt, Comm Priv AS&MES Glider
Airplanes Flying/Flown: All Beech singles & Baron, all Cessna singles, all Cirruses Seminoles and Senecas, Lears 20s & 30s.
Educational Specialty: Aviation Instruction
Q & A
What drew you to aviation?: My parents gave me solo priviledges at Christmas for the sixteenth birthday.
How long have you been involved in aviation education?: Initial CFI in Oct 1969.
What’s your favorite part of what you do in aviation education?: The joy of seeing one of my students successfully pass that next check ride.
What’s your least favorite part of what you do in aviation education?: Unprepared students.
Why did you join SAFE?: Where else would a professional flight instructor be?
What would you like to see change in aviation?: Better pay.
Any suggestions on how the above might be accomplished?: Beat up CFIs who give away their time.
Any accomplishments in, or noteworthy contributions to aviation and/or aviation education you’d like to mention?: I wrote the standby navigational software for the Voyager Project.
Who are your role models in aviation?: Bob Hoover
