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Our Instructor: Sarah Rovner

Bio

 Sarah Rovner is a designated pilot examiner who holds an ATP certificate with B-767, B-757, B-737 and CL-65 type ratings and is currently an FAA Safety Team Lead Representative, Master Instructor, and pilot for a major U.S. Airline with over 7300 hours of flight time. Since changing careers as a senior network engineer for the oil and gas industry, Sarah obtained her ATP, Gold Seal Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI) and has pilot licenses in the USA, Canada, Belize, and Iceland (EASA). As the owner and chief pilot of an international ferry pilot company, FullThrottle Aviation LLC, Sarah has flown over 150 different types of general aviation airplanes in 25 different countries, including oceanic crossings in small aircraft. She continues to stay involved in general aviation through mentoring and education, presenting original seminars on aviation safety and human factors. 


She has given over 2000 hours of instruction and has provided transition training to pilots all over the world for aircraft they have purchased. She also has given many hours of training in simulators for airline pilots and conducted validations (check rides )as part of her role as an instructor/evaluator for a Part 121 airline. She obtained her Gold Seal Flight Instructor in 2020 and Master Instructor certification in 2018 and has maintained it since, and received the 2018 NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for her work in aviation safety. She also received the 2019 FAASTeam Representative of the Year award for the Houston District and 2020 FAASTeam Representative of the Year award of Philadelhpia.


Her passion for aviation extends beyond flying professionally. She flies her Super Cub, "Patches", at every opportunity she gets and is a regular fly-in attendee of Oshkosh, EAA fly-ins, Young Eagles flights, and other local events.

Qualifications

  • Chief Pilot of FullThrottle Aviation LLC
  • Designated Pilot Examiner
  • Master Instructor (NAFI) 
  • Aviation Insurance Agent - Clemens
  • Gold Seal Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII/MEI)
  • 2019 FAASTeam Representative of the Year - Houston District
  • 2020 FAASTeam Representative of the Year - Philadelphia District
  • Transatlantic/International ferry pilot - U.S., Europe, Central America
  • Flown 150 different types of aircraft in 20 different countries
  • FAA, Canada, Belize, and Iceland (EASA) pilot  licenses
  • B-757, B-767, B-737, and CL-65 type rating
  • FAA Safety Team Lead Representative (FAASTeam) - Philadelphia
  • Public speaker for aviation safety
  • Pilot for a Part 121 airline
  • Tailwheel ferry pilot and tailwheel flight Instructor
  • ​Experience with hand propping, turbine agricultural aircraft, and radial experience
  • ​Prior military service - US Army veteran
  • NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award Recipient

Ratings & Certificates

  • Flight Instructor: CFI | CFII | MEI
    Airline Transport Pilot MEL | Commercial SEL, SES, Instrument
  • Medical Certificate: 1st Class​

Aircraft Flown

   

Total: 151 | As PIC: 143 | SIC/Dual: 8

  

1. AL18 AL18 Super Legend Cub

2. BE9L Beechcraft King Air C90

3. PA30 Piper Twin Commanche

4. PA34 Piper Turbo Seneca

5. PA34 Piper Seneca (non-turbo

6. CR7 CRJ 700 (CL-65 Type)

7. CR9 CRJ 900 (CL-65 Type)

8. CRJ CRJ 200 (CL-65 Type)

9. PA39 Twin Commanche C/R

10. AA5 Grumman Tiger

11. AA5 Grumman Cheetah

12. AA5 Grumman Yankee Clipper TR1

13. AC68 Aero Commander 680FLP

14. AT3P Air Tractor 301 (radial)

15. AT3T Air Tractor 401B w/Walters

16. AT5T Air Tractor 502

17. B752 Boeing 757-200

18. B753 Boeing 757-300

19. B763 Boeing 767-300

20. B764 Boeing 767-400

21. B58T Pressurized Baron 58

22. BE33 F33C Aerobatic Bonanza

23. BE33 F33A Bonanza

24. BE35 P35 Bonanza

25. BE35 H35 Bonanza

26. BE36 A36 Bonanza

27. BE36 G36 Bonanza

28. BE50 Beech Twin Bonanza

29. BE55 B55 Baron

30. BE55 C55 Baron

31. BE58 B58 Baron

32. BL17 Bellanca Super Viking 17-30

33. BL8 8KCAB Super Decathlon

34. BL8 Decathlon

35. BN2P  Britten Norman Islander

36. BT13 BT-13 Vultee

37. BUSH BushCat Tailwheel

38. COL4 Cessna Columbia 400

39. C140 Cessna 140

40. C150 Cessna 150

41. C152 Cessna 152

42. C162 Cessna 162 Skycatcher

43. C170 1948 Cessna 170

44. C170B Cessna 170B

45. C172 Cessna 172A

46. C172 Cessna 172N

47. C172 Cessna 172P

48. C172 Cessna 172K

49. C172 Cessna 172S

50. C172 Cessna 172R

51. C172 Cessna 172M

52. C175 Cessna 175 Skylark

53. C177 Cessna 177

54. C182 Cessna 182P

55. C182 Cessna 182Q

56. C182 Cessna 182T

57. C182 Cessna Turbo 182 (T182)

58. C182 Cessna 182A (straight tail)

59. C182RG Cessna 182RG

60. C180 Cessna 180

61. C185 Cessna 185 Skywagon

62. C188 Cessna Ag Truck (A188B)

63. C206 Cessna 206

64. C206 Cessna Turbo 206 (T206)

65. C208 Cessna Carvan Turboprop

66. C210 Cessna 210

67. C310 Cessna 310U

68. C72R Cessna 172RG

69. CH60 Zneith 650

70. CH70 Zenith STOL CH70

71. CH7A 7AC Champ w/Hand prop

72. CH7A 7EC Champ (Jerry)

73. CH7A 7ECA Citabria

74. CH7A 7GCBC Citabria Explorer

75. CH7A 7GCAA Citabria

76. CH7B Decathlon

77. DA40 Diamond DA40

78. E300 Extra 300

79. ERCO Aircoupe

80. F26T Siai Marchetti SF260

81. FDCT Flight Design CTLS

82. FDCT Flight Design CTSW

83. GA8 Gippselland Airvan GA8

84. GLAS Glasair III

85. GLST Glastar

86. HE1 Piper HE1 Ambulance Plane

87. HUSK Aviat Husky

88. JAB4 Jabiru J250

89. J3 J3 Cub (classic, hand prop)

90. J3 AL-3 Legend Cub

91. L12 Lockheed L12 Electra

92. LEZA Air Cam

93. LNC2 Lancair Legacy

94. M20P M20J

95. M20P M20C

96. M20P M20G

97. M20T Mooney Rocket

98. M20T Mooney Ovation

99. M4 Maule M4-210

100. M4 Turbo Maule (7 in production)

101. M5 Maule M5-210 Turbo

102. MK1 Christavia MK1

103. MSQ2 Backcountry Super Cubs SQ2

104. P208 Technam P208

105. P210 Pressurized Turbo C210

106. P28A Cherokee 140

107. P28A Cherokee 160

108. P28A Cherokee 180

109. P28A Cheroke 235

110. P28R Piper Arrow

111. PA11 Carbon Cub

112. PA18 PA18 Super Cub

113. PA19 Super Cub seaplane PA19

114. PA22 Piper Tri Pacer tailwheel

115. PA24 Piper Commanche

116. PA25 Piper Pawnee 235

117. PA32 Piper Lance (T tail, retract)

118. PA32 Piper Cherokee Six (fixed gear)

119. PA32 Piper Saratoga

120. PA32 Turbo Saratoga

121. PT22 Ryan Recruit PT22 with Kinner R-56 

122. PTS2 Pitts S2B

123. PUSH Curtiss Pusher Replica (Experimental)

124. RALL PZL Koliber 150A

125. RV12 Vans RV12

126. S108 Stinson 108

127. S05R Siai Marchetti S05R

128. S39C Sikorski S39C Amphibian

129. SONX Sonex

130. SR20 Cirrus SR20

131. SR22 Tubo Cirrus SR22

132. SR22 Cirrus SR22 

133. SS2T Thrush 550

134. ST75 Boeing Stearman

135. SWAK Spacewalker Experimental (tailwheel)

136. T51 Titan Mustang T51

137. TAYB Taylorcraft BC12

138. T34P T34 Mentor

139. ULAC Quicksilver Sprint Ultralight

140. C185-S C185 Seaplane on Aerocet floats

141. HUSK-S Husky Seaplane on PK amphib floats

142. SQ2S SQ2 Amphibian on PK amhib floats

143. PA22S Piper Pacer seaplane

144. CYGT Cygnet 3 Amphibian (dual rec only)

145. T6 North American T6 (dual rec only)

146. JPRO BAC Jest Provost (Dual rec only)

147. DC3 DC-3 (SIC/dual only)

148. GLID Glider - Blanik (dual rec only)

149. R22 Robinson R22 helicopter (dual only)

150. BE20 King Air 200 (SIC only)

151. C500 Cessna Citation 500 (SIC only)

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