MEET OUR TEAM

We Welcome You to the Icarus Flying Academy!

Andrew Spina

CFI, CFII

Hobbies: Flying, boating, traveling, and snowboarding

Fun Fact: Pilots have been looking down on everyone since 1903. Thanks Wright brothers!

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and Cessna 172

Kyle Owens

CFI, CFII

Hobbies: Riding my ZX-6R, playing sports, playing video games, hanging out with friends.

Fun Fact: Bet you can never tell the difference between me and my brothers (triplet)

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior/Piper Archer

Daniel Vogts 

CFI, CFII

Hobbies: I speak fluent Russian

Fun Fact: Cooking, traveling, cycling, cars

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Archer, Diamond 20, Cessna Skyhawk

Luis Ferreras

CFI

Hobbies: I enjoy spending quality time with my family and immersing myself in anything related to aviation

Fun Fact: I know how to drive a manual eighteen wheeler

Experience Flying: PA-28-151, PA-28-161, PA-28-181, C172, C182

Melvin Sanchez

CFI

Hobbies: Fishing, biking, cooking, and aging cigars

Fun Fact: I have delivered 5 babies on the streets on NYC!

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC

Andrew Spina

CFI, CFII

Hobbies: Flying, boating, traveling, and snowboarding

Fun Fact: Pilots have been looking down on everyone since 1903. Thanks Wright brothers!

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and Cessna 172

Melvin Sanchez

CFI

Hobbies: Fishing, biking, cooking, and aging cigars

Fun Fact: I have delivered 5 babies on the streets on NYC!

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC

Kyle Owens

CFI

Hobbies: Riding my ZX-6R, playing sports, playing video games, hanging out with friends.

Fun Fact: Bet you can never tell the difference between me and my brothers (triplet)

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior/Piper Archer

Daniel Vogts 

CFI, CFII

Hobbies: Cooking, raveling, cycling, and cars

Fun Fact: I speak fluent Russian

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Archer, Diamond 20, Cessna Skyhawk

Luis

Ferreras

CFI

Hobbies: I enjoy spending quality time with my family and immersing myself in anything related to aviation

Fun Fact: I know how to drive a manual eighteen wheeler

Experience Flying: PA-28-151, PA-28-161, PA-28-181, C172, C182

Melvin Sanchez

CFI

Hobbies: Fishing, biking, cooking, and aging cigars

Fun Fact: I have delivered 5 babies on the streets on NYC!

Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and Cessna 172

Cleared for Takeoff!

We take great pride in the exceptional men and women who have guided our students and served as inspiring role models for future aviators. We extend our best wishes to all our instructors as they strive toward their goals in the aviation industry.

Tyler Pierce

Republic Airlines

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Luis Vanderlinder

Sunrise Jet 
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