Jason Murphy CFI

05/29/2026

Christina returning from her XC solo. Thank you Brody for the video and what a landing!

05/24/2026

A few days late, Congratulation's to Todd Hays on his Solo Flight 2.0. Todd had first solo flight in 2023. With many students life happens which took him away from his goals. Even with planting season underway Todd is doing well and will meet all of his certification requirements soon! Thank you to Del Buckman for the video!

05/15/2026

Today was a big day, and I couldn’t be more proud of Wyatt Tuley for passing his Private Pilot check ride at 18 years old before graduating high school.

This achievement didn’t come easy, and watching him push himself to reach this goal has been incredibly rewarding. The following is a testimony of the hard work and dedication that was required.

Wyatt’s previous instructor reached out to me and explained the situation. We knew the timeline and expectations were going to be tough. It had been some time since he had flown and he needed to knock the rust off and get up to speed in a hurry. Wyatt had a deadline, a dream, and a lot of work to get accomplished before goin to the Air Force Academy. Family commitments narrowed our time frame further and intensified the pressure. We both knew it was going to take complete commitment to make this goal happen.

Moving forward and building on the training from his previous instructors we developed a plan and spent the past 25 days hard at it. Logging countless hours of flight training, ground training, studying, exam prep, flight planning, phone calls, texts, conference calls, and long days and nights at the airport. There were missed evenings at home, constant schedule changes, and sacrifices made to stay on track.

But Wyatt showed up every single time ready to work. He stayed coachable, determined, and willing to put in the effort no matter how exhausting the process became. That’s what made today possible.

People see the check ride pass, but they don’t always see the grind behind it. Aviation takes discipline, consistency, trust, and a whole lot of work behind the scenes. Watching a student put all the pieces together and succeed makes every hour worth it.

Congratulations, Wyatt. You earned this, and I’m proud to have been part of your journey. Excited to see where aviation takes you next. ✈️

05/10/2026

05/02/2026

Congratulations Wyatt on Solo Flight 2.0.

Wyatt will be enrolling in the Air Force Academy next month. He has the goal of obtaining his Private Pilot Certificate before enlisting.

He has been training 4+ hours a day in preparation for this.

04/26/2026

Yesterday was a pretty awesome day!

Congratulations, Colten on obtaining his instrument rating. Colten has been putting in a lot of hard work over the last 9 months and it paid off.

Colten is now authorized to fly in conditions that are less than VFR using electronic signals to reach his destination safely.

Congratulations, Colten

04/20/2026

Taking advantage of the break in winds this evening we were able to get back in the air after this last week.

04/19/2026

FAA clarifies sport pilot instructor privileges, addressing MOSAIC confusion and outlining limits on training, endorsements, and pilot operations.

04/12/2026

The look they make when things start to click together

04/06/2026

Today my student and I tried something new.

We made an approach and landing onto a grass landing strip outside of town.

This is something many pilots have only rehearsed on pavement in preparation for their checkride.

Big thanks to the owner for permitting the use of his runway for training!