The Aero Experience celebrates Midwest Aviation with our "CFI on the Fly" series to honor the unsung heroes of the aviation industry - the Certified Flight Instructors training the next generation of pilots at flight schools large and small across the region. CFIs are in high demand, and new instructors are gaining flight hours at a rate that guarantees their rapid progression to the corporate, charter or airline crew positions to which many aspire. Rather than generalize about the CFI/CFII/MEI roles, we will start from the individual and find out what makes a great CFI through their particular contribution.
In this edition, we feature CFII/MEI Taylor Melbrod, who has been a flight instructor at Piston Aviation since February. She can be seen flying with her students daily out of Piston Aviation's Creve Coeur Airport location and also at the frequent Flight Day events held there and at St. Louis Regional Airport. Many of her students book the mint green and orange Tomark Aero SD4 Viper LSAs, which are well-equipped for all levels of training offered at Piston Aviation, though she also enjoys instructing in the school's Piper Cherokees and Beech Musketeer.