Our mission is to provide safety-focused instruction based out of Nashville TN

Damon
CFI, CFII, AIGI

Airports
Smyrna MQY
John Tune JWN
Nashville BNA

2025 Instructor rates
$65 flight / hr + aircraft
$65 ground / hr

Available aircraft
Your airplane or:
$200/hr Skyhawk
$215/hr Archer
$260/hr Super Decathlon*
*Spins and tailwheel transition 		Flight Experience
C182 Skylane
C172 Skyhawk
T206 Stationair
BL8 Super Decathlon
GA8 Airvan
C150 Aerobat
PA27 Aztec
PA30 Twin Comanche
BE76 Duchess
P28R Arrow
DA40NG Diamond Star
P28A Cherokee
BE33 Bonanza
CH7A Citabria
C140 Cessna		 Qualifications
Flight Instructor ASE
Flight Instructor IA
Ground Instructor AIGI
Commercial Multiengine Land
Tailwheel airplane
High-performance
Complex airplane
Spin training
Mountain Flying 		Avionics Instruction
GFC700
KAP140
G1000 NXi
Legacy G1000
GTN650xi/750
GI275
G500
G5
SkyView HDX
uAvionix AV-30
GNS430/530
Avidyne IFD440
JPI engine monitors

Mission and Vision
My goal is to produce safer, competent, and proficient airmen and be accountable to my community. I offer tailored instruction as a CFI in single-engine airplanes toward private pilot, instrument rating, sport pilot, and commercial certification. We focus on risk management starting on day one in the process and phase in added procedures that keep you safer. For aeronautical knowledge, we can use online training providers to assign, track, and evaluate ground school progression in manageable stages. I offer a syllabus, structured lessons, accountability, and a customizable plan to fit your pace as a fresh candidate seeking training or an experienced pilot seeking recurrency or, offer a second opinion on your progression as an airman.

Services
I can provide a discovery flight in an available aircraft today. As an independently contracted, certified, and insured flight instructor, I can currently arrange to provide instruction in a very well-maintained ACA Super Decathlon 8KCAB, Piper Archer PA-28, or Cessna Skyhawk C172 out of John Tune airport and I currently specialize in tailwheel transition, spin training/awareness, flight reviews, instrument proficiency checks, G1000 transition, and pilots returning to flight status. I can also teach primary flight instruction toward your initial or add-on ratings and pilot certificates. The student can alternatively provide their own aircraft and the owner will be responsible for aircraft (hull) insurance. The instructor additionally carries CFI non-owned insurance.

Contact
Let's get in touch today to discover your goals and strategize. I'm mostly available outside core business hours and on weekends. damon@safecfi.com





Community Responsibility
I have many years of experience as a volunteer search and rescue pilot, locating emergency transmitters from the air and ground, flying disaster relief and damage assessment aerial photo survey, escort missions with the military, and providing many of the nation's youth and educators their first discovery of flight. Here are examples of volunteer orientation flight photos for youth, AFROTC, and educators. All CAP activities and instuction are provided at no charge.

SafeCFI is not affiliated with Society of Aviation and Flight Educators, which is an excellent but separate resource for educator support. Please support their cause and donate or become a member with them.