Instructors

Quinten Ampe
Quinten AmpeHead of Training
Quinten AmpeHead of Training
+32 486 76 67 59

Quinten is a training captain on the Boeing 737 in a major European airline. In his off days he is regularly seen in Belgium flying single engine aircraft, working for the club or doing some sports.
Bruno Van Branteghem
Bruno Van BranteghemFlight Instructor
Bruno Van BranteghemFlight Instructor
+32 479 68 29 88

David Van Rillaer
David Van RillaerFlight & Ground Instructor
David Van RillaerFlight & Ground Instructor
+32 479 29 07 96

Luc Hendrix
Luc HendrixFlight Instructor
Luc HendrixFlight Instructor
+32 486 31 03 94

Luc holds a CPL and is a flight instructor in English and French. He has over 30 years of experience in aviation ranging from Belgian Aviation School to Eurocontrol. His motto is "Learn to fly safely".
Nick Berckmans
Nick BerckmansFlight & Ground Instructor
Nick BerckmansFlight & Ground Instructor
+32 497 61 81 56

Nick is currently flying the Airbus A320-family all over Europe. Passionate about general aviation, he can regularly be found on the smaller airfields in the country.
Thierry Buzin
Thierry BuzinFlight Instructor
Thierry BuzinFlight Instructor
+32 468 00 49 77

Petri Tuomainen
Petri TuomainenFlight Instructor
Petri TuomainenFlight Instructor
+32 472 04 06 40

Tom Swaelens
Tom SwaelensFlight Instructor
Tom SwaelensFlight Instructor
+32 478 08 52 50

After a few years abroad, Tom is a now co-pilot on the B747, working for a small Belgian cargo-airline. When not in an airplane, can be found running in the forest or walking with the dog. Available in Dutch, French and English.
Michael Van Bladel
Michael Van BladelFlight Instructor
Michael Van BladelFlight Instructor
+32 478 60 84 47

Michael is a first officer at Brussels Airlines on the Airbus A320.He started his flying journey in 2016 at Ostend Air College. During covid he grew tired of having his feet on the ground, so through an aircraft brokerage firm he ferried aircraft around Europe for their buyers and sellers. He also got his FI rating and has been teaching ever since, discovering a great love for guiding others into this fantastic world of flight.
Ronald De Meerleer
Ronald De MeerleerFlight Instructor
Ronald De MeerleerFlight Instructor
+32 474 25 81 01

Ronald is an aviation entusiast since childhood , from building airplane scale models to parachute jumping and flying airplanes and ULM’s. He started his PPL training 35 years ago and has meanwhile accumulated over 4000 flying hours of which approximately. 2000 hrs as PIC. He has been traveling with his own airplane all over Europe and gathered also some experience flying in the US & Canada. He owns an RV7 airplane for some fun flying and gentle aerobatics.
Eric Royant
Eric RoyantFlight Instructor
Eric RoyantFlight Instructor
+32 499 55 16 70

Unable to do any glider activity in the winter in Belgium as he turned 18, Eric started flying at the Sabena Aeroclub in 1988 while being a baggage handler at Sabena. In the meantime, he became a family man and got back to PPL instruction.
Philippe Mertens
Philippe MertensGround Instructor
Philippe MertensGround Instructor
n/a

Philippe is an international telecom network engineer and a former flight simulation engineer from Sabena. As a 'retired' private pilot, he is very motivated in sharing his knowledge for helping aviation enthusiasts to discover a fascinating world.
Evy Janssens
Evy JanssensGround Instructor
Evy JanssensGround Instructor
+32 472 86 02 54

Evy is an airline pilot and flies cargo with a Boeing 737 out of Liege. In her spare time she does a lot of activities including sport.
Carlos Sequeira
Carlos SequeiraGround Instructor
Carlos SequeiraGround Instructor
n/a

Carlos has many years of experience in the airline industry. He flies full-time as an airline pilot for a major European airline and is also a psychologist, actively advocating for Mental Wellbeing in aviation. He is currently finishing a Master's in Aviation Human Factors, to become an Aviation Psychologist. His free time is dedicated to his second passion, teaching yoga.
Jelle Vanderhaeghe
Jelle VanderhaegheGround Instructor
Jelle VanderhaegheGround Instructor
+32 494 16 12 93

Jelle is a B747 pilot flying out of Liège, with 15 years teaching PPL and ATPL theory.

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