Knoxville Flying Club
About
The Knoxville Flying Club was established in 2017. The club was created by Cirrus to give our employees at the Knoxville campus the opportunity of a lifetime. We strive to give all employees, spouses and dependents the opportunity of becoming a pilot. If you haven't already, enroll now with one of our officers to start flying!
The Knoxville Flying Club was established in 2017. The club was created by Cirrus to give our employees at the Knoxville campus the opportunity of a lifetime. We strive to give all employees, spouses and dependents the opportunity of becoming a pilot. If you haven't already, enroll now with one of our officers to start flying!
Knoxville Leadership
Felipe Casasfranco, TYS President (fcasasfranco@cirrusaircraft.com)
Austin Ray (aray@cirrusaircraft.com)
Felipe Casasfranco, TYS President (fcasasfranco@cirrusaircraft.com)
- I joined Cirrus in December of 2018. I've worked a few different jobs within flight operations, but I am currently a supervisor for the team. I have been president of the Knoxville flying club since 2019. I have about 2500+ hours of flight time and a big passion for instructing and helping other learn to fly.
- I joined the Cirrus team in October 2021. I’m a delivery pilot and also the flying club treasurer. I have an aviation management degree from Southern Illinois University and have accumulated a little over 900 hours. My favorite part of flying is making memories with those you fly and travel with.
- I have been with Cirrus since May of 2021 and currently work as a Marketing Specialist on our Marketing Communications team. I am from Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May of 2020. Currently, I am working on my PPL in the Knoxville Flying Club and loving it! Fun facts: I have backpacked Southeast Asia and I love tacos.
- I started at Cirrus in January of 2021. I graduated from Western Michigan University with an aviation degree and have been interested in aviation ever since the 3rd grade. I am currently a Factory Direct instructor along with the maintenance officer for the flying club. I have a little over 1,200 hours of flight time under my belt and my favorite part of flying has to be the sunrises I get to see from the sky.
Austin Ray (aray@cirrusaircraft.com)
- I have been a Cirrus Flying Club instructor since August of 2021, flying more than 400 hours in the beautiful birds. I started my aviation journey at a small flight school outside of Nashville then instructed in Tri-Cities, TN for a year before coming to Cirrus. Since then, I have accrued 1,100 hours cloud surfing and lapping the traffic pattern. I love to see my students smile after flying solo for the first time or taking their friends up after getting their licenses!
- I started my aviation journey in Louisville KY at ATP Flight School. I started instructing just down the road in Crossville TN and joined the Cirrus family as a Club instructor in February of 2022. I love being able to share aviation by taking people up for their first time.
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Accomplishments
March 2022: Austin Cabot (Private Checkride) Seneca Griese (Instrument Checkride) February 2022: Lexi Swartz (First Solo) Sarah Pioro (First Solo) Patrick Sniffen (Instrument Checkride) Oscar Celli (First Solo) January 2022: Austin Cabot (First Solo) Whitney Hoyt (Commercial Checkride) Brad Brozek (Instrument Checkride) September 2021: Ian Anderson (Commercial Checkride) August 2021: Ian Anderson (instrument Checkride) April 2021: Abbey Moser (Private Checkride) March 2021: Patrick Sniffen (Private Checkride) January 2021: Will Hecksteden (Commercial Checkride) September 2019: Angela Toftey (First Solo) August 2019: Clay Simmons (Private Pilot Checkride) June 2019: Dale Huffstetler (Instrument Written and Checkride) Emily Snapp (Private Pilot Written and Checkride) Chris Custer (Instrument Written and Checkride) November 2018: Clay Simmons (First Solo) Robert Gex (Commercial Written and Checkride) October 2018: Emily Snapp (First Solo) September 2018: Robert Gex (Instrument Written and Checkride) |
