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
Daniel Vogts
CFI
Hobbies: I speak fluent Russian
Fun Fact: Cooking, traveling, cycling, cars
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Archer, Diamond 20, Cessna Skyhawk
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
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)
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
Daniel Vogts
CFI
Hobbies: Cooking, raveling, cycling, and cars
Fun Fact: I speak fluent Russian
Experience Flying: Piper Warrior, Archer, Diamond 20, Cessna Skyhawk
Luis Ferreras
CFI
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
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.
