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Instruction
Dale Byrom ~ CFII
Dale Byrom is a Certificated Flight
Instructor, Instrument Airplane (CFII) and has been the Chief Flight Instructor
for Franklin Flying Field since September of 1999. He learned to fly at Albert
Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida where he received his Private Pilot
Certificate in October of 1973. He received his instrument, commercial, and
flight instructor ratings at Red Stewart Airfield, in Waynesville Ohio. It was
there he also received his tailwheel and aerobatic training from the Stewart
family. The Red Stewart family has operated a flight school and tailwheel
operation in the same location since the airport was established on the family
farm in 1946.
Dale began giving flight instruction at the Red Stewart Airfield in
November of 1994. He has trained people in many of the older tailwheel airplanes
such as, Cub J-3, J-4, Champ, Chief, Luscombe, T-Craft, Stinson, Pacer, Citabria,
Cessna 140, 170, 180, 185, and the PT-I 7 Stearman. He has experience in
teaching aerobatics in the Stearman and the Citabria. Besides giving basic
flight instruction in the Franklin Flying Field's Piper Warriors, Dale gives
tailwheel endorsements and instruction in his 1946 7AC Champ. He also gives
tailwheel instruction in privately owned aircraft, including Sport Pilot. Dale
has given over 5,000 hours of dual instruction with almost half of that in
tailwheel airplanes. He is the author of a training manual called "A Basic
Guide to Flying Tailwheel Airplanes, or How to Keep the Little Wheel from
Getting in the Front". This book is available from the author.
Dale is an ordained minister with a ministry to advance the cause
of missionary aviation around the world through education and the recruitment of
pilots and mechanics. He has experience as an aerial photographer, aviation
artist, SCUBA Instructor, Fire Service Officer, and Fire Service Instructor.
Dale often speaks at churches, mission conferences, youth clubs, pilot
gatherings, or anywhere folks are interested in learning about missionary
aviation. He also served as a church pastor for sixteen years. He owns a 1946
Cessna 140 which is used for personal and business flying and a 1946 7AC Champ
that he uses for flight instruction. He is a member of the "International
Association of Missionary Aviation" (IAMA), the National Association of
Flight Instructors" (NAFI), the "Aircraft Owners and Pilots
Association" (AOPA), and the "Expenmental Aircraft Association"
(EAA). His desire is to share the fun of flying with all who wish to experience
the freedom of flight!
For information or scheduling Dale
can be reached at:
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