MEET OUR TEAM
We Welcome You to the Icarus Flying Academy!
Andrew Spina
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Flying, boating, traveling, and snowboarding
Fun Fact: Pilots have been looking down on everyone since 1903. Thanks Wright brothers!
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and Cessna 172
Kyle Owens
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Riding my ZX-6R, playing sports, playing video games, hanging out with friends.
Fun Fact: Bet you can never tell the difference between me and my brothers (triplet)
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior/Piper Archer
Luis Ferreras
CFI
Hobbies: I enjoy spending quality time with my family and immersing myself in anything related to aviation
Fun Fact: I know how to drive a manual eighteen wheeler
Experience Flying: PA-28-151, PA-28-161, PA-28-181, C172, C182
Melvin Sanchez
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Fishing, biking, cooking, and aging cigars
Fun Fact: I have delivered 5 babies on the streets on NYC!
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC
Georgia Tsamados
CFI
Hobbies: Trying new activities, coffee shops and restaurants. I’m also a pro at jigsaw puzzles
Fun Fact: My favorite aviation movie is Airplane (sorry Top Gun fans)
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior and Piper Archer
Andres Salazar
CFI
Hobbies: Playing soccer, working out, and going on walks with my dog
Fun Fact: Initially went to school to become dentist
Experience Flying: Piper warrior, Piper Archer, Diamond DA20
Brandon Zuckerman
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Spending time with friends, playing sports, listening to music, and traveling
Fun Fact: I am currently studying economics in college
Experience Flying: Cessna 172, Piper Archer, Piper Seminole, Piper Warrior
Andrew Spina
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Flying, boating, traveling, and snowboarding
Fun Fact: Pilots have been looking down on everyone since 1903. Thanks Wright brothers!
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and Cessna 172
Melvin Sanchez
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Fishing, biking, cooking, and aging cigars
Fun Fact: I have delivered 5 babies on the streets on NYC!
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC
Selynez Mont
Operations Manager
Hobbies: I love shopping, self care days, discovering new places, good music, creating little sculptures out of clay, and making memories with my 2 kids and husband. I’m always up for learning something new, and if it involves travel, even better!
Fun Fact: I can’t fly a plane, but I can keep an entire operation running smoother than a freshly waxed runway. No wings for me, I’m all about schedules, systems, and keeping things grounded (in the best way)
Omar Hassan
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Working out, having a good time
Fun Fact: Flying is the most peaceful thing to do any day
Experience Flying: Cessna 172, DA-40, PA28-161
Kyle Owens
CFI
Hobbies: Riding my ZX-6R, playing sports, playing video games, hanging out with friends.
Fun Fact: Bet you can never tell the difference between me and my brothers (triplet)
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior/Piper Archer
Andres Salazar
CFI
Hobbies: Playing soccer, working out, and going on walks with my dog
Fun Fact: Initially went to school to become dentist
Experience Flying: Piper warrior, Piper Archer, Diamond DA20
Brandon Zuckerman
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Spending time with friends, playing sports, listening to music, and traveling
Fun Fact: I am currently studying economics in college
Experience Flying: Cessna 172, Piper Archer, Piper Seminole, Piper Warrior
Luis Ferreras
CFI, CFII
Hobbies: Spending quality time with my family and anything related to aviation
Fun Fact: I know how to drive a manual eighteen wheeler
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior and Archer, Cessna 172 and 182
Melvin Sanchez
CFI
Hobbies: Fishing, biking, cooking, and aging cigars
Fun Fact: I have delivered 5 babies on the streets on NYC!
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, and Cessna 172
Georgia Tsamados
CFI
Hobbies: Trying new activities, coffee shops and restaurants. I’m also a pro at jigsaw puzzles
Fun Fact: My favorite aviation movie is Airplane (sorry Top Gun fans)
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior and Piper Archer
Michael Ytuarte
CFI
Hobbies: Aside from flying I love riding motorcycles, playing baseball, traveling internationally and playing Magic: The Gathering
Fun Fact: I can probably hack into your wifi network ;)
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Piper Archer, Cessna 172, Cessna 182, Cirrus SR-20, Cirrus SR-22, American Champion
Cleared for Takeoff!
We take great pride in the exceptional men and women who have guided our students and served as inspiring role models for future aviators. We extend our best wishes to all our instructors as they strive toward their goals in the aviation industry.
