CRAFT Roster · KCHS

Meet the team.

Your CFI is the single biggest factor in how fast you finish. Here’s the bench you’ll be flying with at CRAFT — led by a 2,000-hour Director of Flight Operations.

Director of Flight Ops Barry Emerson — Owner, CFI/CFII/MEI
★ Owner · CFI · CFII · MEI

Barry Emerson

Owner · Director of Flight Operations · Senior Flight Instructor

Barry has had a fascination with aviation from a young age. He obtained his CFII while attending The College of The Ozarks in the 1980’s. Barry worked as an executive in the automotive industry for most of 30 years, keeping in touch with his love of flying through instructing and acting as a contract pilot. He is now CRAFT’s Director of Flight Operations and Senior Flight Instructor with over 2,000 hours in the logbook.

2,000+
Hours Logged
CFI / CFII / MEI
Ratings Held
40+ yrs
Around Aviation

Office & Advisors

First call when you walk in · 4 staff
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Amber Cobb
Office Manager
Amber Cobb
Office Manager
Runs the front of house at CRAFT. First face you'll see when you walk in, first voice you'll hear when you call. Keeps everything — and everyone — on schedule.
Charleston · KCHS
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Parker Hughes
Training Advisor · CFI
Parker Hughes
Training Advisor · CFI
Helps new students figure out which path makes sense — PPL, accelerated bundle, time-build. Also a CFI in our DA40 NG fleet.
Charleston · KCHS
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Max Mariner
Training Advisor · CFI
Max Mariner
Training Advisor · CFI
Maps career-track students into the right combination of CFI / CFII / time-build. Active CFI on the line.
Charleston · KCHS
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Deanna Crowder
Accelerated Advisor
Deanna Crowder
Accelerated Training Advisor
Owns the accelerated cohorts — books your dates, lines up the DPE, makes sure your week is dialed before you arrive.
Charleston · KCHS

CFI Bench

9 instructors · DA40 NG & DA42-VI · KCHS
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Matthew Frantz
CFI
Matthew Frantz
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Calm in the cockpit, sharp in the brief. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Tyler McKern
CFI
Tyler McKern
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Cole Briggs
CFI
Cole Briggs
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Brad Wirth
CFI
Brad Wirth
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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William Burnett
CFI
William Burnett
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Will Hansen
CFI
Will Hansen
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Jack Reznich
CFI
Jack Reznich
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Jackson Wingo
CFI
Jackson Wingo
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS
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Tim Rabon
CFI
Tim Rabon
Certified Flight Instructor
DA40 NG primary trainer. Bio coming soon.
CRAFT · KCHS

Want to join the bench?

If you’re a CFI or CFII looking for a real cohort program with modern Diamond aircraft and predictable hours, we’d like to meet you.

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