Extra 300 Flight Training: Instructor Pilots - Extra 300L Aerobatic Competition Aircraft

Our entire team at Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) is devoted to making your flight training session an exciting, memorable highlight. From the moment you make your first contact with APS to the actual flight and beyond you’ll be in professional capable hands.


Paul "BJ" Ransbury, President Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor Chief Instructor / Check Pilot Instructor Qualifications: NAFI Master CFI-Aerobatic Part 141 Chief Flight Instructor CFI / CFII / MEI / AGI TC - Class 1 Aerobatic Flight Instructor (Canada) Military - Bombardier Flying Instruction Techniques Course Graduate Military - Fighter Weapons Instructor Course Graduate Memberships: EAA, IAC, NAFI, ICAS Pilot Qualifications: Airline Transport Pilots License, Single/Multi-Engine IFR (US & CAN) Airlines: A320 Airbus FAA - Aviation Safety Counselor (ASC) Tailwheel / Complex / High-Performance Certified 2000+ hours Extra 300L Experience Military Fighter Pilot Experience: 12 Yrs CAF: F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Pilot Fighter Electronic Warfare and Advanced Radar Graduate 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron Air Show Qualifications: ICAS Certified Level 1 Air Show Performer - Solo/Formation Aerobatics Air Show Team Lead: Team Extreme Aerobatics Education: BSc Honors Mathematics & Physics Degree Royal Military College of Canada Pursuing MBA - University of Phoenix

Clarke “Otter” McNeace Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor Director of Flight Training / Check Pilot CFI / CFII / MEI / AGI 11,000+ Flight Hours U.S. Navy: 8 yrs active duty F/A-18 Hornet Instructor Fighter Weapons Instructor Strike Phase Instructor Landing Signal Officer (LSO) with Training Qual 36 combat missions: Desert Storm/ Southern Watch 300 carrier-arrested landings: USS Midway, USS Independence, USS Nimitz, USS America, USS Lexington Airline Transport Pilot - 10 years Airline Captain, B-737 - 5 years Tailwheel, Complex, Sailplane endorsements B.S. Computer Science, University of Kansas

Mike "Smo" Smothermon Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor 20 Years USAF: Lt. Col, F-16, A-10 Fighter Pilot Instructor Course Graduate - F16 308th Fighter Squadron Commander, Luke AFB, AZ 80th Fighter Squadron Operations Officer, Kunsan AB, Korea 61st Fighter Squadron Assistant Ops Officer, MacDill AFB, FL 526th Fighter Squadron Flight Commander, Ramstein AB, GE 509th Fighter Squadron, Bentwaters, UK Airline Transport Pilot's License, B-737 800/200 Flight Engineer, B-727 FAA - Aviation Safety Counselor Univ. of Southern California System Safety School MBA - Boston University BSc, Operations Research - USAF Academy

Les “Mo” Pogue Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor 20 Years USAF: T-37 Instructor, F-16 Fighter Pilot Formal USAF Instructor Course Graduate – T-37, F16 37th Training Squadron(T-37 Flight Examiner) 308th Fighter Squadron, Homestead AFB, FL (F-16) 310th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB (F-16 Instructor) F-16 Factory, Ankara, Turkey (F-16 Acceptance Test Pilot) 524th Fighter Squadron (F-16) USAF Aircraft Accident Investigation Graduate FAA - Aviation Safety Counselor BS General Studies, Louisiana State University

Philip “O.P.” Oppenheimer Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor 20 Years USAF: F-16, A/OA-37, A-10 Fighter Pilot Instructor Course Graduate - F16, A10, AT37 28 Combat Missions DESERT SHIELD / STORM 1990-1991 (F-16) 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron (A-10) 24th Comp/Tac Air Support Squadron (A/OA-37) 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, UT (F-16) 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, UT (F-16) 310th Fighter Squadron (F-16 Ops Officer) 309th Fighter Squadron (F-16 Commander) Airline Transport Pilots License, BE-400, MU-300 USDA Interagency USDI Single Engine Air Tanker Firefighting Pilot FAA - Aviation Safety Counselor BS Education, Math & Physics, Texas A&M University MA Military Studies, Air Warfare, AMU

"Stormin' " Norman Rennspies Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor 20 Years USAF: F-16, A-10 Fighter Pilot Instructor Course Graduate - F16, A10 USAF Fighter Weapons School Graduate Combat Vet DESERT SHIELD / STORM / SOUTHERN WATCH 1990-1998 (A-10,F-16) 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron (A-10) Suwon Korea 92nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (A-10) RAF Bentwaters 356th Fighter Squadron (A-10) Myrtle Beach, SC. 94 Training Squadron (TG-7A) USAF Academy, Co. 68th Fighter Squadron (F-16 ) Moody, GA. 61st Fighter Squadron (F-16) Luke AFB, AZ. 56th Training Squadron (F16 Chief Academic Instructor) Luke AFB, AZ Peace Vector IV (F16 Commander) Gianaclis AB, Egypt Airline Transport Pilots License, 737 B.S. General Engineering, USAF Academy, Co. M.S. Management, Troy State University, European Region

Steve "Spare" Pear Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor 16 Years USAF: F-16, AT-38, RF-4C Fighter Pilot 63rd Fighter Squadron Luke AFB, AZ F-16 4th Fighter Squadron - Hill AFB, UT F-16 434th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron AT-38 15th Tactical Recce Squadron RF-4C Airline Transport Pilot's License MPA University of Oklahoma BSBA University of Arizona US Army Airborne Ranger

Bill ‘Muff’ Moffat Aerobatic & Spin Training Instructor / Air Combat Instructor Canadian Air Force: 15 yrs active duty F/A-18 Hornet Instructor Fighter Electronic Warfare and Advanced Radar Instructor Wing Tactical Evaluation Pilot Canadian Air Force CF-18 Demonstration Pilot United States Navy F/A-18 Instructor Pilot Carrier Qualified Theatre of Duty: Kosovo Airline Transport Pilot Airlines:B-737 Tailwheel, Complex, Sailplane endorsements B. Comm, Dalhousie University