Thanks for visiting our website! Here at Air Venture Flight Center, we employ a full-time trained staff of flight instructors to ensure you reach your full potential in your flight training experience. We do our best to match you to one of our instructors to best suit your schedule. Come meet our staff!
Administration & Staff
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Ken Hammerton
Owner - Flight Operations
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Brenda Hammerton
Owner - General Operations
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Sherron Hopper
VP Admin - Financial
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Sherry Ray
VP Admin - Scheduling
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Huyen Le
Admin. Assistant
A320 Coordinator
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Conner Reeves
Front Desk / Dispatch
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Michael Waldrup
Front Desk / Dispatch
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Josh Dubois
Front Desk / Dispatch
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Matthew Rupprecht
Front Desk / Dispatch
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Flight Management
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Natalie Bingham Hoover - Chief Flight Instructor
Natalie Bingham Hoover has served as Air Venture’s Assistant Chief for over 10 years. She is now moving into the Chief position as well as continuing her work as a Designated Pilot Examiner. In addition to her pilot duties, Hoover is a freelance aviation writer and monthly columnist for AOPA’s “Pilot” Magazine. Hoover also serves as lead FAA safety representative for the state of Mississippi and won the FAA Safety Representative of the Year award in both 2012 and 2016. Before making her home in general aviation, she flew for the regional airlines, and has done work in the charter and corporate aviation sectors, with a PIC type in a Beechjet. She also holds her ATP AMEL, Commercial ASEL, and CFI/CFII/MEI ratings.
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Flight Instructors
Olivia Cardwell
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman |
Trey Fisher
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman |
Sam Hart
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman |
Andrea Lockley
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman |
Tuan Hoang
CFI, CFII, MEI |
Brian Campbell
CFI, CFII
Check Airman |
Justin Hall
CFI, CFII, MEI |
Joshua Ingram
CFI, CFII |
Chelsea Hennessy
CFI, CFII |
Alexander Mitchell
CFI, CFII |
Connor Reeves
CFI, CFII |
Taylor Bennett
CFI, CFII |
Anthony Chalmers
CFI, CFII |
Jake Haentzler
CFI, CFII |
Michael Marr
CFI, CFII |
Michael Ford
CFI, CFII |
Sean Hamilton
CFI, CFII |
Will Browder
CFI, CFII |
Matthew Rupprecht
CFI, CFII |
Michael Waldrup
CFI, CFII |
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