MEET THE
CHI TEAM
THE FOUNDER OF CHI
CHRIS HOSFORD
CHI Aerospace Founder & Owner
"I’ve found that learning to fly teaches important life-long lessons that are applicable to any endeavor. I sincerely hope that CHI Aerospace can help everyone connect to this wonderful sport and potential career."
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CHI’s founder and owner, Chris Hosford, built CHI Aerospace in hopes of helping individuals pursue their aviation aspirations, and promote aerospace safety and education for everyone.
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SAFETY - EDUCATION - COMMUNITY - OPPORTUNITY
INCLUSION - PROFESSIONALISM
FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS
MICHAEL ROBERTS
General Manager &
Chief Flight Instructor
CFI | CFII
"Deciding to move back home after 40 years away, I visited CHI and found my aviation home.."
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LIAM MCINNIS
Full-Time Flight Instructor
CFI SEL | SES
"As a first generation Pilot, my path into the industry was a little different. My aviation journey was purely bred from my burning curiosity for any type of machinery that requires thorough engineering."
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MIKEY ROBIDOUX
Full-Time Flight Instructor
"I’ve always enjoyed airplanes since I was little. I grew up watching WWll documentaries thanks to my dad and I thought the airplanes were the best part."
BRIAN ELBERT
Part-Time Flight Instructor
CFI | CFII | MEI
"My passion for aviation began as a kid growing up on Air Force bases across the country. I lived under the traffic pattern and next to the flightline fueling my interest in aviation."
ZACHARY SCHMOLKA
Part-Time Flight Instructor
CFI|CFII
"Ever since I was very little, I’ve loved aviation. Growing up just outside of NYC, I was able to spend hours on end riding the air train around JFK watching planes taxi, takeoff, and land."
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HUNTER SAXTON
Full-Time Flight Instructor
CFI | CFII | MEI
"Growing up as the son of a pilot and flight attendant, my love for and interest in aviation has always been strong."
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TUCKER ORMISTON
Part-Time Flight Instructor
CFI | CFII | MEI
"Growing up, my classroom was never confined to four walls. I learned skills in the woods around my home, as well as taking machines apart to learn how they work."
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ROB BURRUS
Part-Time Flight Instructor
CFI | CFII | MEI | ATP
"Having spent over 27 years in the military with multiple deployments to all corners of the world- combined with my commercial experience- I am still amazed by the opportunities that exist in aviation"
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RYAN BROWN
Part-Time Flight Instructor
CFI
"For as long as I can remember, I've always had a love for aviation. I was always surrounding by planes since my father flew for American Airlines, and I always knew that I wanted to fly..."
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ISAAC DENT
Flight Instrutctor/Dispatcher
CFI
"My love for aviation first stemmed from the time my grandpa took me to the Evergreen air and space museum in Oregon and I sat in the cockpit of a B-17..."
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"​I received my Commercial license and flew with the New Hampshire Wing of Civil Air Patrol for over 12 years. Becoming a flight instructor was something I said I wanted to do as far back as my teenage years, but, like many people, other avenues in life took priority. I finally told myself that ”someday better be soon, or someday is not going to happen”…"
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Part-Time Flight Instructor
CFI
KARSTEN SARGENT
Full-Time Flight Instructor/Dispatcher CFI | CFII
"I have always been fascinated by air travel. The ability to step on a plane in the cold of New England and be in a new place with a completely different climate amazed me."
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ROBERT CARTY
Caleb DeGard
Part-Time Flight Instructor/Dispatcher | CFI
My journey to become a pilot and flight instructor came later in life, specifically at the tail end of my twenty-year active-duty career as a Machinery Technician in the U.S. Coast Guard. From Maine to Alaska, Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, my family and I had a great time in the service. However, it was time to retire and move from sailing on the horizon to flying above the horizon!
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Samuel "Sam" Taub
Part-Time Flight Instructor/Dispatcher | CFI
Sitting behind the controls of N922CA on that amazing summer afternoon, I caught theaviation bug and became obsessed with flying. Going from student pilot to CFI has been the most rewarding and exciting career path.
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DISPATCHERS
WILLIAM TODD
Head of Maintenance
"Yet in spite of family tragedy and the fears I had my whole life, I find myself obsessed with aviation, flying whenever I get the chance, and working steadily toward a career flying airplanes."
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COLE BRISSON
Director of Marketing
"I felt a strong desire to pursue a career that would give me purpose and meaning. After my intro flight and getting hired, working for CHI as a dispatcher and marketer fulfilled those desires and allowed me to work with an incredible team while I continue to pursue my aviation journey."
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REED LARSON-DENNEN
Full Time Dispatcher
I never thought I wanted to be a pilot, but I always liked cars growing up. I went to a CTE program at Dover High School to learn more about cars and get my ASE certification....I started flight training when I was still at Planesense and fell in love with it.
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Haley Shine
Full Time Dispatcher
I was amazed by the idea of how far I could travel in just a few hours. The sense of excitement and wonder while looking out the window on my very first flight has never wavered. I originally considered becoming a flight attendant, until I realized that I wanted to be the one flying the plane.
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OUR VALUES
SAFETY - EDUCATION
COMMUNITY - OPPORTUNITY
INCLUSION - PROFESSIONALISM
CHI MISSION
Elevating Aviation Safety and Education for All, Empowering Excellence in Every Pilot through Premier Training and Support.
