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Testimonial from a recent recurrent training client

One of our pilot clients sent us this after his last recurrent training.

From One Pilot to Another: Train Like It Matters — Because It Does
At Experienced Pilot Services, Inc., they stress a core belief: the best pilots are the ones who keep learning — the right way. I’ve flown long enough to know what works and what doesn’t. I’ve seen what shortcuts lead to. That’s why the four-step training process isn’t just a checklist — it’s a progression that builds real skill, judgment, and confidence. Here’s how they do it:

1. Start Prepared: Qrosscheck CBT Before I even got there they assigned me to Qrosscheck’s computer-based training, and I arrived ready. I had already walked through the systems and procedures specific to my aircraft, the King Air B200 — so we didn't waste time rehashing basics. We dove right into what really matters.

2. Talk Through the Real World: 1–2 Days in the Classroom
This is where we sat down, pilot to pilot, and talk through what actually happens out there. With the instructor, we discussed scenarios, lessons learned, and the platform-specific realities that you won’t find in the POH. I believe it's the most effective way to learn and prepare for what could happen.

3. Rehearse, Don’t React: 1–2 Days in the Simulator
In the sim, we ran through the edge cases, the failures, the unexpected situations. This is where the hands learn what the head already knows. Better to sweat in the sim than scramble in the sky.

4. Fly It for Real: In The Aircraft
Finally, we get into our airplane. This is where the training becomes real — in our cockpit, our layout, our particular quirks. We practiced the missions we usually fly. I was also impressed that the instructor was interested in learning from us as well. He had a lot of excellent questions. We both learned a lot!

So how can anyone offer “more” than that?

I don't think they can — not if they’re being honest about what works. You can stretch training a week or two and throw in more powerpoints, but if it doesn’t build good habits and sharp thinking in the cockpit, as after some point it becomes just noise.

What they offer is efficient, focused, operationally sound — built by pilots who’ve flown the hours.



Featured Instructor

Ron Timmermans, Orlando, Florida.

Ron fulfilled a 40-year professional career as an architect and project manager before devoting himself to aviation on a full-time basis. He has been an independent flight instructor since 1998. He owns and manages AileRon T, LLC, and he flies a Beechcraft Bonanza co-owned with his wife Barbara – who originally inspired him to become a Flight Instructor.

Ron has logged more than 5,000 hours of dual instruction given, nearly 2,000 of those hours in the past five years. He instructs at locations throughout Florida, where he also serves as a mentor and advocate for emerging and young pilots and CFIs.

Before relocating to Florida, Ron lived in North Texas and provided flight training in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Ron is an ATP-AMEL, Commercial-ASEL, CFI-IA, MEI-IA, AGI-Instrument, and Remote Pilot.

He is a NAFI Master CFI and Master Ground Instructor, a Gold Seal Instructor, and an American Bonanza Society (ABS) Master Aviator.

Ron is particularly well-known in the Beech community due to his active involvement in the Beechcraft Pilot Proficiency Program (BPPP) and Bonanza/Baron Pilot Training (BPT) program.

Ron began providing training to Beechcraft pilots in 1998 and developed the BPT training curricula that were approved for WINGS credit by the FAA. He instructed in BPT events throughout the United States from Oregon and California to New Hampshire and Florida and numerous other venues in between.

In addition to providing instruction for Bonanza and Baron pilots, Ron has also been active in the BPT Companion Training Course for those pilots’ significant others. Since 2012, Ron has been active in the BPPP program of the American Bonanza Society (ABS), and he has authored more than 50 articles published in the ABS Magazine. He is a frequent consultant to owners and buyers of Beechcraft airplanes and frequently conducts Beechcraft transition training.

Ron has served as a FAASTeam Lead Representative for the Orlando FSDO and the North Texas FSDO. He has presented at more than 50 WINGS safety seminars and at aviation events throughout Florida and EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh.

He has also been a frequent presenter at AOPA’s Rusty Pilots Seminars, Safety Seminars, and Flight Instructor Refresher Courses. He is a founding director of the WINGS Industry Network, and he volunteered on the FAA’s WINGS Usability Working Group in 2020-2021.

Ron’s outreach activities include presenting NAFI MentorLIVE webinars for flight instructors and hosting broadcasts for Florida Aviation Network live-streaming events to international audiences.

He is a regular presenter at ABS national conventions, EAA AirVenture, Sun ‘n Fun, and numerous other aviation events.Ron is a contributing member of AOPA, EAA, NAFI, SAFE, ABS, BPT, BPPP, and Quiet Birdmen.

He was named the 2021 National Flight Instructor of the Year, and he was inducted into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame in 2022.

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