Learning IFR Enroute Charts
Darren Smith is a seasoned, Airline Transport-rated Fixed wing & Helicopter Pilot who has flown over 50 different aircraft models. He is a Gold Seal, Certificated Flight Instructor with Seaplane, Helicopter (H), Instrument (CFII) & Multi-Engine (MEI) privileges. He holds the FAA Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor certificate (AGI/IGI). He is a volunteer FAA Aviation Safety Counselor for his local FAA Flight Standards District Office and conducts Aviation Safety Programs not only in his hometown but nationwide. He has time in every category & class of aircraft except the tilt-rotor. He operates the largest flight instructor website at cfidarren.com When he is not flying, he is a Psychology & Business Professor and teaches Human Factors for a major airline. Darren was designated as a Master Instructor. Less than 1/2% of the nation's pilot instructors have earned this designation. He is one of three in the Tampa Bay area with this designation. He is one of six instructors nationwide and the ONLY instructor in Florida who holds both the Master Flight Instructor as well as Master Ground Instructor designations.