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Key Ratings Examiner CFI Since Total (Sea) Hours CFI (Sea) Hours Qualified In
ASLESEN, Mr. Dave
1704 3rd Ave NE
Buffalo, MN 55313
763/682-6909 (phone)
612/730-8546 (cell/pgr)
pulaskisix@gmail.com
CSEL
CSES
ATPMEL
ATPMES
CFI
CFII
  1981 16500
(600)
1600
(520)
1
FEHRENBACH, Mr. Dale J.
North Air, Inc.
44961 E. Little McDonald Dr
Perham, MN 56573
218 / 346-5110 (phone)
218 / 639-8101 (cell/pgr)
dalejf@eot.com
northair.net
CSEL
CSES
ATPSEL
CMEL
ATPMEL
CFI
CFII
  1980 14500
(3500)
5000
(1300)
1
3
5
AI
O
Aircraft Available: Piper PA-12-160 amphib & Piper Cherokee landplanes.
Specialties: Real World Flying - Seaplane - Insurance Checkouts, Instrument Instruction.
Experience: Over 30 years!
Area: In the heart of the Lakes Area of Minnesota with 1000 lakes within 50 miles - Also Canadian Wilderness Training.
KARNOWSKI, Mr. Mal
MDK Enterprises, LTD
P.O. Box 131
Deerwood, MN 56444
218/534-3582 (phone)
mkarnowski@charter.net
CSEL
CSES
CMEL
ATPMEL
CFII
  1957 20000
(4000)
6000
(4000)
1
3
5
AI
Aircraft Available: C-182, C-185 Amphibian
Specialties: Combined seaplane and instrument training. Small lakes and river landing procedures.
Experience: Instructor has 25 years experience in seaplane and instrument training.
Area: North Central Minnesota, numerous lakes and Mississippi River resorts, fishing and golf.
MATHISEN, Mr. Mark
Wipaire Inc
1700 Henry Ave
South St. Paul, MN 55075
651/451-1205 (phone)
651/286-7007 (phone)
612/865-4429 (cell/pgr)
651/457-7858 (fax)
mmathisen@wipaire.com
www.wipaire.com
CSEL
CSES
ATPSEL
ATPSES
CMEL
CMES
CFI
  1989 16740
(13100)
3510
(2830)
1
2
5
AI
O
Specialties: Amphib, complex, turbine floatplanes, as well as taildragger and ski equipped aircraft. 802 fire attack wheels & floats.
Experience: 42 years of float flying, 6 years of air taxi float and ski operations in AK, chief pilot and production test pilot for Wipaire, Inc.
Area: Worldwide, year round
OPHEIM, Mr. Kurt
3895 County Road #44
Minnetrista, MN 55364
612/472-3607 (phone)
kurtopheim@aol.com
CSEL
CSES
CMEL
ATPMEL
CFI
CFII
  1983 4000
(750)
1100
(110)
1
AI
Specialties: Mountain Flying, Tailwheel checkout & training.
SCHANCHE, Mr. Brian
Adventure Seaplanes
10420 Lever Street NE
Blaine, MN 55014
763/783-2498 (phone)
612/868-4243 (cell/pgr)
fly@adventureseaplanes.com
www.adventureseaplanes.com
CSEL
CSES
CMEL
CMES
CFI
  1994 7200
(4775)
4875
(3800)
1
2
5
AI
Aircraft Available: SES
Specialties: Seaplane, Skiplane, Tailwheel & Amphib checkouts.
Experience: Cubs to Beavers with experience in most makes on Amphibs also. Canadian Arctic Tours.
Area: Adventure Training Trips - Midwest, Canada, Arizona, Florida & Bahamas.
SETTERBERG, Mr. Wendell
2111 Pulaski Road
Buffalo, MN 55313
763/682-4198 (phone)
602/843-3218 (phone)
623/221-2684 (cell/pgr)
wenlo2@earthlink.net
CSES
CMEL
CFI
CFII
GI
  1970 8006
(2785)
2883
(1200)
1
3
5
AI
Aircraft Available: Cessna 172
Specialties: Bush flying in Alaska.
Experience: Advanced Training
Area: Numerous lakes used in training.
VIVION, Mr. Michael
Box 422
Crookston, MN 56716
218/289-4798 (phone)
218/289-4798 (cell/pgr)
mvivion@gra.midco.net
CSEL
CSES
CMEL
CFI
CFII
GI
  1992 11300
(6500)
1100
(700)
1
3
5
AI
Specialties: Focus on confined area operations; extensive site evaluation techniques; river operations; docking. Available to travel to student's site.
Experience: Master CFI
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