Stan Szybillo is the President and owner of Paradigm Aviation, LLC. His FAA certifications include: ATP, Commercial, CFI, CFII, MEI, IGI, and FAA Safety Team Representative. He also hold the FAA Gold Seal Instructor accreditation. He is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who flew F-111s as a flight instructor and pilot examiner. He is a airline transport pilot with over 8,000 hours of flight experience.
Stan was selected as a National Association of Flight Instructor “Master CFI” in 2007. Stan is one of only 59 Florida aviation educators to earn this prestigious “Master” title. Stan is also a Cirrus Aircraft designated “Platinum Flight Instructor.”
Stan is one of four flight instructors that developed the Columbia Advanced Aircraft Recurrent Training Program (CAART) along with former Club Columbia President, Chuck Yanke. He is also the co-author of CAART’s Aeronautical Decision Making course.
Stan and his company, Paradigm Aviation specializes in providing flight instruction and commercial pilot service to owners of technically advanced general aviation aircraft. Paradigm Aviation’s client base includes owners of Cessna 300/350/400, Cirrus SR20/SR22/SR22TN/SR22T, and Diamond TwinStar DA42.