Our Instructors

Virgil Kennedy is the owner and Chief Pilot for Austin Academy of Aviation. His decades of flight instruction with specialization in the Cessna 172 and Air Force flight training make him uniquely qualified to own and operate the longest surviving flight school at any Austin airport. His commitment to well maintained aircraft, qualified instructors, and service to the customer are his mark in trade. Come by and experience his honest smile for yourself.

Sean Reilly is our Chief Instructor for the Multi Engine and Commercial courses. His experience and abilities, not to mention his cool demeanor, make him well suited for the demands of his position. Sean has numerous insights into real world instruction. Click here if you would like to see one of Sean's approaches down to minimums at Austin Bergstrom (KAUS). Sean does all phases of instruction, handles progress checks, and the mounds of paperwork necessary to keep our school in compliance with the regulations.

Tristan Walling is more than just an AAoA instructor. He is our Chief Instructor of the Private and Instrument courses. Along with his quick wit and great sense of humor, Tristan knows more about obtaining your ratings at AAoA than anyone else since he did his training here. Holding his CFI, CFII and MEI he knows the program from the student perspective. It won't take long to know exactly where Tristan stands especially if your talking about flying into Llano (KAQO) for Bar-B-Que.  Here he is demonstrating his favorite super-hero pose.

Kelly Greene is a dedicated and thorough instructor ready to work with you from your private pilot rating all the way to your ATP. While primarily concentrating his talents in the Baron and being a stay at home dad on his days off, Kelly plans to add his rotor wing ratings in the hopes of flying helicopters in the Pacific over the beautiful islands of Hawaii.

Jim Ramsey is one of our part time instructors. His full time instructing skills are focused on training tower controllers at ABIA's tower facility. His ATC experience gives Jim and our school a unique insight and perspective on the pilot controller relationship and helps to generate a positive learning opportunity not found elsewhere. Jim makes himself available in the early evenings and on Saturday to provide additional customer satisfaction including private, instrument and multi-engine instruction.

Don Green is one of our newer instructors.

Drew David is one of our multi engine instructors.  He also does single engine instruction.