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Meet the Flight Instructors of Lone Star Flyers:

Bonnie Chadwick, CFI, CFII, SEL, SES
	Bonnie Chadwick has demonstrated her love of flying in both land and sea planes with more than 500 hours flight time. As a result of nine years of teaching, Bonnie knows that patience and having specific goals are essential to a quality learning environment. In addition to her duties as a flight instructor, she is a math instructor and geology lab instructor at Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, Texas.
Dinu Catona, CFI, CFII, MEI
	Dinu is a Gold Seal CFI. He started flying for fun in 2002 after riding in the front seat of a Extra 300L at the Aerobatic Experience in Las Vegas. Dinu earned his ratings at the Armed Forces Aeroclub in San Diego where he also served on the board of directors for 2 years before moving to Texas in 2005. He attended the CFI Academy at American Flyers where he received his CFII rating. Dinu enjoys flying a lot and is looking forward to sharing his passion with others.
David Goldstein, CFI, CFII, MEI
	David Goldstein had successful careers as an attorney and as a technology entrepreneur and CEO before he began to pursue a life-long dream of becoming a pilot. What started as a hobby for him has now become another new career, in which he can share his passion for flying with others. David received his aviation training both at Addison Airport and at FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida. He is an active volunteer pilot for Angel Flight and Challenge Air, and a captain in the Addison Eagles Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary), in which he serves as a search and rescue/disaster relief mission pilot, check pilot, instructor, and cadet orientation pilot.
Tom Guyton, CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP MEL, COML SEL, SES
	Current in many aircraft and avionics systems, Tom provides ground and flight instruction for private, instrument, commercial, multi-engine, flight instructor, and instrument instructor certificates and ratings. He also does check out flights, flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks. Tom began flight training after college. While serving as an instructor navigator in the Air Force on KC-135 inflight refueling aircraft, he continued flying general aviation aircraft. After military service, and a career in the computer industry, he now devotes full time to flight instruction. Tom is a member of EAA, AOPA, Grace Flight and the National Association of Flight Instructors. Each student has individual needs and Tom especially enjoys helping each one to achieve his/her flying goals. (More at www.tguyton.com )
Richard Lathrop, CFI, CFII, MEI
	Richard Lathrop has been flying out of Addison Airport for almost 37 years and Instructing for 15 of those years. After a career of mechanical design work and also a short time with FAA at Ft Worth Center, Richard retired. But he tries to keep busy Instructing at Addison (or wherever) and working part time at Love field fueling and moving planes around. Richard says: "It is a lot more enjoyable instructing because you want to, and really having a good time."
Richard Mandel, CFI, MEI, SEL, SES, MEL, IGI
	Richard Mandel loves to fly and teach. Being a flight instructor allows him to do both and enjoy the rewards of watching students learn to fly. Richards approach to instructing makes learning enjoyable for all who fly with him. Richard also teaches and competes in aerobatics. Whether he's teaching a first timer the basics of flight or pulling 5 G's with an old pro, his enthusiasm for flying and teaching is obvious. Despite his busy teaching schedule Richard still finds time to hop in a plane and enjoy flying relaxing day trips to south Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas. In addition to his various flying ventures Richard, who has a degree in Mathematics, is employed by the electronic trading division of a worldwide bank.
Larry Ratliff, CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP, SEL, SES, MEL
	Larry Ratliff is one of the most experienced flight instructors in Texas. Larry has trained thousands of pilots in a career that spans more than a decade and includes more than 10,000 hours in many different aircraft types, including seaplanes. Larry makes the adventure of learning to fly interesting and enjoyable.
Torrey Zook, CFI, CFII, AGI, IGI
	Torrey Zook brings with him to Lone Star Flyers an enthusiasm for flying that he is eager to pass along to a new generation of pilots. Having learned to fly over 10 years ago, Torrey has flown and instructed in many different types of aircraft. As an FAA Certified Flight Instructor and Advanced Ground Instructor, Torrey is qualified to teach clients to obtain all the ratings and experience necessary to become a pilot. He teaches primary flight training (Private Pilot), the Instrument Rating and the Commercial License. He can also assist you if you need to get a flight review or other recurrent training.