Rod Machado speaks at 2024 NW Aviation Conference
ROD MACHADO by the numbers
Rod has:
taught 100s to fly as a Certified Flight Instructor
taught 1000s as a classroom instructor
taught 350,000+ through his over 400 aviation articles
taught 100,000+ through his training materials
taught many 100s of aviation safety seminars
taught 100s of Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinics
has over 10,000 hours flying
co-wrote and co-anchored ABC’s Wide World of Flying
been a columnist for AOPA Pilot magazine for 18 years
been a columnist for Flight Training for 25 years
Rod Machado, the Learn to Fly Guy, has taught millions the basics of flying through flight lessons, simulation, and training materials. Since 1973, he has been teaching and speaking to pilots in the 50 states and Europe. He simplifies the complex, makes bland topics interesting and educates with humor.
Along with a degree in Aviation Science, Rod holds degrees in Psychology. He started flying at age sixteen, is a rated ATP with all fixed wing powered Flight Instructor ratings and is a National Accident Prevention Counselor appointed by the FAA in Washington D. C.
Owing to his vast CFI experience and unique style, Rod Machado was chosen to write the flight lessons and be the CFI voice on Microsoft’s Flight Simulator.
Rod was a columnist for AOPA Pilot for 18 years and Flight Training magazines for 25 years. Rod’s 40-hour Online Private Pilot Course is used in flight schools and high schools, and his 50-hour Online IFR Course is used in flight schools and a must for pilots heading for the airlines.
With over 34,000 active YouTube followers, Rod’s courses are reputably the most comprehensive available in the industry and, not only are they helpful and well-researched, they are a fun refresher for any pilot. For more information on Rod’s program offerings online visit becomeapilot.com.
Rod will be speaking Saturday at 2:30 PM in the Keynote area to share some of the most practical and useful lessons he’s learned from over five decades of giving flight instruction. On Sunday at 1:00 PM, come prepared to laugh and learn as Rod shares “A Half Century of Aviation Tales.”