DARRYL KALTHOF - CFI -West Valley Flying Club, Advanced Flyers, Sundance.
GENERAL CFI QUALIFICATIONS
FAA certificates ratings: airline transport pilot, airframe & powerplant mechanic, and flight engineer turbojet. Flight Instructor: single engine, multi-engine, instrument, advanced ground instructor.
EDUCATION AND FLYING EXPERIENCE
Graduate of Sacramento City College's aviation maintenance program AS- spring 1991
United Airlines Flight Officer intern - DC10/A320 Fleet, Denver, CO - spring semester 1993.
Graduate of San Jose State's aviation flight operations program BS- fall 1994.Ameriflight (FAR part 135 air cargo), Oakland, CA - Captain & Training Captain - Piper Lance & Chieftain.
Trans States Airlines (FAR part 121 commuter airline US Air, Alaska, Northwest Express feeding SFO and LAX airports), Saint Louis, MO - First Officer - British Aerospace Jetstream 32 (19 passenger turboprop).
NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System, Mountain View, CA - Assistant Analyst.
INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AND FLIGHT TIME
Certificates and rating earned by students (as of 12/31/2008):
Private Pilot Airline Transport Instrument Rating Flight Instructor Initial Commercial Instrument Instructor Multi-engine First Solo's Flight Hours (as of 12/2010) Total time Tailwheel Instruction Given Instrument (Actual & Hood) Multi-engine Night Complex Turboprop
BIOGRAPHYI began a career in aviation in 1988 when I took my first flying lesson in a Grumman Trainer. My original goal was to get a job flying with the major airlines. I pursued that goal until I reached the commuter airline level and realized that although I enjoyed my job I spent two-thirds of my time away from home. I decided to go back to flight instruction and find a great place to do it. Giving flight instruction has become my passion, and I intend to do it until I am very old.
Our family lives in the east bay. When I am not teaching I enjoy: playing with my daughter, hiking, bicycling, water-skiing, movies, and entertaining at home.
AVAILABILITY
I am usually available 45 hours a week. I try to schedule lessons within the following three time slots Monday through Friday so I can teach 15 lessons each week (lessons run about 2.5 to 3 hours):
8 AM TO 11:00 AM 11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM I do fly at night as requested or necessary. I work on many weekend mornings.
INSTRUCTION RATES, BILLING, AND FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
Flight instruction is my full time profession and I work diligently to provide professional instruction. I charge $75.00 per hour for flight and ground instruction.
Students pay as they go at the end of each week. I do not charge block to block time I only charge for the time I am giving a student instruction. I do not charge for canceled lessons due to bad weather, student illness, or aircraft maintenance issues.
If you do need to cancel, please try to give at least 24 hours notice, more if possible. If you cancel with more then 24 hours notice please notify me via email. If you are canceling with less that 24 hours notice, especially on the day of the flight please call my cell phone (510) 299-3940 (please leave a voice mail if you do not reach me) as I will not receive an email at work.
INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFORMATION
You reach me on my cell phone at (510) 299-3940 between 7:30 am and 9pm. There may be a two hour response time if I am flying at the time you call.
Or, you can email at d.kalthof@sbcglobal.net - I check it once or twice a day.
I AM ABLE TO INSTRUCT IN THE FOLLOWING AIRCRAFT TYPES:
Aeronca: 7AC Champion Beechcraft: BE35 BE76 Dutchess Bellanca: 7ECA Citabria Diamond DA42 Twin Star DA40 D-Star
Cessna: 152 172 Skyhawk 172SP 172RG 177RG 182RG 206 P210 Cirrus: SR20 SR22 Grumman: AA1B Trainer AA5B Tiger Mooney: M20K Piper: PA28-161 PA28-181 PA28R-201T PA28-236 PA32R-300 PA38-112 Piper Twins: PA23-160 PA23-250 PA31-310 PA31-350 PA34-200 PA44-180 Socata: TB20 Trinidad
