Rainbow Aviation  Directory of Instructors   

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• Roy Beisswenger A long-time pilot with particular interest and knowledge in powered parachutes, Beisswenger is best known as host of UltraFlight Radio, a weekly two-hour program featuring interviews with representatives from the spectrum of powered sport aviation: Fixed Wing, Trike, Powered Parachute, Powered Paraglider, and Gyroplane topics as it addresses aviation safety, flying events, and government issues. Over the years, Roy Beisswenger has been a columnist for both EAA Experimenter and UltraFlight magazines. His stories have also appeared in Ultralight Flying! as well as the Australian magazine Pacific Flyer. In January 2005, Beisswenger was selected to be in the first Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) class in January of 2005 and became one of the first two powered parachute CFIs and DPEs in the country where he became a certificated sport pilot; a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI); a Designated Pilot Examiner; and a Designated Flight Instructor Examiner and a DAR. He is  also a Light Sport Repairman with Maintenance Rating (PPC, AP, WSC) Beisswenger has served as president of the Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council, co-host of the annual Illinois Ultralight and Light Plane Safety Seminar, since 2000. IL Greenville/ Easy Flight Inc

   

  Carol and Brian Carpenter The Carpenters, owners of Rainbow Aviation, are uniquely qualified to teach the Repairman Course. The couple has co-authored two books: Sport Pilot Airplane: A Complete Guide and A Professional Approach to Ultralights.  Brian is an A&P aircraft mechanic with an Inspection Authorization rating (IA), a DAR for light sport and amateur built, a Sport Pilot Instructor Examiner, an FAA Certified Flight Instructor, an ultralight instructor and examiner, an EAA Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor. He has constructed several ultralight and experimental aircraft and is the designer and builder of the "Ranger" airplane, featured in several aviation publications. Carol is a Sport Pilot instructor, an  FAA Ground Instructor with an Advance Rating, a Repairman with a Maintenance Rating,  an ultralight instructor, an FAA private pilot, an FAA Fasst Team Representative, and she holds a California teaching credential. Together they have been presenting the Repairman Inspection 16 hour courses for airplane, weight shift, and powered parachute since last summer.

   

  Brian McCallen Brian, Powered Parachute pilot since 1999, became an advanced flight instructor in 2003 and has trained many new pilots. After attending the first Sport Repairman Maintenance course (LSRM)that Rainbow Aviation conducted Brian became one of the first LSRMs in the country  for airplanes, powered parachutes and weight shift control in 2006.  Brian began servicing Rotax engines in 1999 and and three years later became a Rotax Independent Repair Center.  In 2003 Brian assembled PPC’s for Buckeye Aviation in Argos, IN and the following year he built a T-bird; which he currently enjoys flying.  Brian is  a Designation Airworthiness Representative for Airplanes, PPC’s, and WSC and has issued 300 Airworthiness certificates,  a member of ASTM International Light Sport Aircraft Technical Committee F37, a Sport Pilot with PPCL and ASEL ratings. and the owner of Light Sport Repair Services, Inc. He has a full time Light Sport Repair facility located at the Plymouth Indiana Municipal Airport (C65). Currently Brian is in the process of building a Titan Tornado and pursuing his CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) for PPC’s.

   

• Clyde Poser A retired airline pilot 38 years,  Clyde’s interest in general and sport aviation began in 1965 with his first flying lesson.  He has owned different general aviation aircraft over the years.  In 1997 interest turned to Powered Parachutes.  During an airline training mission in Dallas, TX he saw an ad in the news paper and went for his first powered parachute “instructional flight”.  Upon landing he bought one on the spot.  When he began flying PPCs there was no one in the Pacific Northwest to provide engine service.  Clyde went to several Rotax training workshops and started Rainier Ultra Light Engines, Inc in 2000.  He qualified as a Light Sport Repairman/maintenance in Airplane, Weight Shift Control and Powered Parachutes in 2006.   Clyde has won two world Powered Parachute championships and two national Top Gun titles.  He has been a UFI since 1997 and became a CFI in 2006.  He recently added  powered parachute to his private pilot privileges. Clyde holds an Airline transport pilot with DC-8, DC-9, DC-10, L-1011, B-757, B-767 ratings Commercial pilot with ASEL, AMEL and instrument ratings, Private pilot with glider and powered parachute privileges, Sport pilot with Weight Shift Control endorsement, CFI powered parachute, LSRM, AP, WS and PP, DAR with function 47 and 48.