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Madeline Patterson, CFI, CFII
Madeline grew up on the Olympic Peninsula and started flight training when she was 15. She got her Private Pilot's License when she was 17 before moving to the University of North Dakota. Madeline graduated in 2024 with her Bachelors of Aeronautical Sciences with a Major in Commercial Aviation and now holds a Commercial certificate in Single and Multiengine aircraft, as well as her Flight Instructor certificates. She has extensive experience in Cessna 150s, 172s, and Piper Archers. Madeline was the lead ground instructor for a Civil Air Patrol National Flight Academy in 2024. She is currently a member of the US Coast Guard learning to fly with the military.
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She is a member of the National Association of Flight Instructors, EAA, AOPA, Women in Aviation International, and Civil Air Patrol.
Jack Blaedow, CFI, CFII
Jack graduated high school and spent the next six years as an active-duty artilleryman with the US Army before transfering to the National Guard. He used his GI Bill to attend the University of North Dakota and graduated in 2024 with his CFI, CFII, and Commercial SEL, MEL, and SES.