Located in Virginia's beautiful northern neck, we offer first-class flight instruction, scenic flights in our comfortable Cessna 172, and warbird rides in our beautifully restored Fairchild PT-19 World War II primary trainer. Now is the perfect opportunity to schedule your PT-19 flight! Stop by Hummel Field to go flying with us, or visit our website at bayaviationonline.com ! About the Pilots
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hael Kuhnert is the chief pilot and owner of Bay Aviation. Michael, originally from Berlin, Germany, is a former yacht delivery captain with over 80,000 offshore miles. He began to fly in 1997, then worked as a Part 135 commercial charter pilot and earned his flight instructor certificate. He has over 7,000 hours of flight time logged, over 3000 of which come from flight instruction. Michael is a member of the Commemorative Air Force as well as the Operations Officer for the Old Dominion Squadron based in Franklin, VA. He is the instructor pilot and check pilot for the squadron’s Ryan PT-22, Fairchild F-24/J2K-2. and Stinson L-5 aircraft. Over the years Michael has provided more than a thousand passengers the unique and unforgettable experience of an open-cockpit warbird ride at his home base, Hummel Field, and at various air shows in the eastern United States. Thomas Hendrickson is a pilot and ground instructor for Bay Aviation, who also learned to fly at Bay Aviation and from Michael Kuhnert. Thomas achieved his commercial pilot’s license in April 2015 and has accumulated close to 500 hours of flight time in 10 different types of aircraft, including close to 100 hours in our PT-19. Thomas is the chief pilot for Dozier Enterprises, LLC part-time, as well as flies for the non-profit organization Pilots N’ Paws, an organization which provides flights to animals needing transportation to foster and adoptive homes. When Thomas isn’t flying, he is a special education math teacher at Toano Middle School, where he also teaches an aeronautics club, and is further pursuing a master’s degree in special education research at Old Dominion University. An article through the PBS digital platform Next Avenue about Pilot N’ Paws featuring Bay Aviation pilot Thomas Hendrickson can be found at http://www.nextavenue.org/when-dogs-cats-and-even-hamsters-fly-for-new-lives/
