Our Team
Greg Porter- Owner
Commercial Pilot-ASEL, AMEL, Instrument-Airplane. CFI, CFII, MEI, Gold Seal Instructor, Pilot Examiner for the FAA. Greg has 25 years of experience with over 8700 flight hours, including 7900 hours of instruction given.
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Kwangjin Lee - Korean Flight Manager/Instructor
Hi Guys! My name is Kwangjin Lee, and I am the Korean Manager and Flight instructor here at Fly Goodyear. I have been in charge of the Korean Program here since its inception, so if you have any questions about it, feel free to contact me. I am really looking forward to seeing you all!
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Drew Watkins- Chief Instructor
Commercial Pilot-ASEL, AMEL, Instrument-Airplane. CFI, CFII, MEI. Drew has 15 years of experience with over 7000 flight hours, including more than 6400 hours of instruction given.
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Mike Sherman- Instructor
Comercial Pilot-ASEL, AMEL, Instrument-Airplane. CFI, MEI. Mike has 14 years of experience with over 5000 flight hours, including more than 3000 hours of instruction given.
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Gabriela Falks - Instructor
Hi everyone! My name is Gaby and I’ve been flying since 2010. I started instructing in 2013 when I was 20 years old and I’m now a Gold Seal CFI/CFII and hold a commercial airplane single/multi-engine land with an instrument rating. Although I got my private pilot certificate during high school, I did most of my flight training at Arizona State University, where I majored in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
My dream of becoming an astronaut will never end, which is why I started flying in the first place.
I am happily married to my husband Brennan. We live in Goodyear and enjoy watching the airplanes fly overhead with our son Eleazar. When I’m not flying airplanes, I enjoy cooking, traveling, and working real estate as a REALTOR.
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Jiwoo Yoon (Ji) - Instructor
Hello everyone! I’m Jiwoo from South Korea. I graduated Embry-riddle aeronautical University in 2018 and started my aviation career as a CFI/CFII here in Goodyear. I have about 1000 flight hours and still learning something new everyday. I love flying and enjoy every moment in the cockpit. I’m an outdoorsy person. I like hiking, camping, and surfing.
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Ron DeCandia - Instructor
ATP, CFI-AIMG, A&P, IA, B.S. Embry-Riddle '73, MaEd. Fairfield Univ '85
Currently working at West-Mec Aviation H.S. A&P Instructor. Originally from Brooklyn, NY and married to Terri, who's also a Brooklyner, for 46 years. We live in Litchfield Park.
Kendra Liscom - Instructor
Hey there! I started flying in 2013 in Schenectady, NY where I earned my private pilot certificate pregnant and just two months shy of my first kid's due date. My family and I moved to Phoenix and since then I have continued my training at Fly. at Goodyear Flight training and garnered an instructor certificate -commercial airplane single engine land with an instrument rating. I love to fly and look forward to spending my time with aviation enthusiasts.
Kendra Hart - Instructor
Hi! I'm Kendra. I started flying in 2013 while pursuing my Bachelor's degree in Aviation Technology in sunny San Diego. I earned my private and instrument there and went on to finish my commercial and CFI in even sunnier Phoenix! I have always wanted to be an instructor and am so excited to be teaching at Goodyear and love getting to see students grow and achieve!
Ryan Barstad - Instructor
Hi, I'm Ryan. I started having a passion for aviation at a very young age. Spent countless hours on Microsoft Flight Simulator never knowing that as an adult, I'd have the privilege of being a career aviator. I spent a few years doing search and rescue as a Civil Air Patrol cadet then began training to become a private pilot in June of 2013. I am now a Corporate Pilot and CFI with FlyGoodyear.
My background is in electronics, mechanical, automotives, trouble shooting and medical. I'm a pretty easy-going guy and I look forward to helping you achieve your own personal flying goals.
Mike Chapman - Manager
Private Pilot - ASEL.
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Ian Shere - Instructor/phones & website
Gidday all! Gidday, but don't call me Australian! I'm originally from New Zealand (we're called "Kiwis" after the national bird), and married an American in 2007, moving to Sacramento in 2009, then to Buckeye, AZ in January 2014. I'd started my private pilot training in NZ way back in January 1980, but never finished. In May 2015 I decided (with wifely encouragement!) to finish it which I did in June. Since then I've passed my Instrument Rating, Commercial License, and, in May 2019, my CFI.
I got to know the school's owner really well and suggested I install a landline at my house to answer the phones for them, which I've been doing for about a year. So, if you phone, the strange sounding guy on the other end is me! My wife and I run a website design business and were proud to rebuild, and maintain, the Fly at Goodyear website. So I guess you contact me if you're having website issues!!
Oh yes, that's me in the video on the front page too.
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