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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Karina Hoang
VP Admin - Scheduling
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Huyen Le
Admin. Assistant
A320 Coordinator
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Jacob Pledger
Front Desk / Dispatch
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Alexis Brantley
Front Desk / Dispatch
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Nick Barclay
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
Ken Hammerton
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman |
Ben Aycock
CFI, CFII
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Steven Bell
CFI, CFII |
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Brian Campbell
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman
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Tanner Spiecha
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman
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Ben Dawson
CFI, CFII |
Sylver Ford
CFI, CFII |
Katie George
CFI, CFII, MEI |
Dennis Hacker
CFI, CFII, MEI |
Jesse Loomis
CFI, CFII |
Chelsea Hennessy
CFI, CFII, MEI |
Tendy Hoang
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman
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Nick, Huey
CFI, CFII |
Mandi Hill
CFI, CFII
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Chester Striplin
CFI
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Taylor Stanford
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman
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Bennett Taylor
CFI, CFII, MEI
Check Airman
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Michael Waldrup
CFI, CFII, MEI
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Johnathan Clark
CFI
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Juston Mask
CFI, CFII
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Beau Gordon
CFI
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