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About The Airport Bums Ferry Pilots

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Ryan Melendez

––  5,500+ Flight Hours  ––

  • CFI  –  ASEL / ASES 
  • ATP MEL / Commercial ASEL, ASES, AMEL 
  • Instrument Rated
  • Type Rated: DC3, B737, CL65
  • 2,500+ Hours Tailwheel Experience
  • High Performance / Complex / High Altitude Endorsed 

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Tyler Abbott

––  400+ Flight Hours  ––

  • CFI  –  ASEL
  • Commercial ASEL, AMEL 
  • Instrument Rated
  • 100+ Hours Tailwheel Experience
  • High Performance / Complex Endorsed


Aircraft Flown

  • Aeronca (11AC/7AC)
  • Avid Flyer
  • Boeing 737 (700/800/MAX8)
  • Cessna (140/152/170/172/175/180/182/210)
  • Citabria
  • CRJ (200)
  • Diamond Twin Star
  • Douglas DC3
  • Great Lakes
  • Maule (M4)
  • Piper (Cherokee/Arrow)
  • Piper (J3/J4)
  • Piper Super Cub (PA18)
  • Piper Pacer (On Floats + Land)
  • Pitts 
  • RV8
  • Stearman
  • T6 Texan 

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