Staff

Eric Hammond 
Helicopter Flight School Manager 

As Green Mountain Flight Academy's lead helicopter CFI, Eric has an extensive back ground in helicopter operations. He comes to us with 10 years of experience as a military helicopter pilot and an Officer in the United States Navy, as well as with a background in collegiate education.  
​

Ian Clarke 
Fixed Wing Flight School Manager (CFI,CFII, MEI, CFI-G, Gold Seal)

As Green Mountain Flight Academy's lead fixed wing CFI, Ian oversee the airplane side of the operations.  He's a local Vermonter, he solo'd at the age of 14 in gliders in Warren, VT and received his commercial pilot's license and CFI at 18 years old. And by the time he was 21 he was already flying commercially for Sky West Airlines.  Ian now oversees a 135 charter operation out of Burlington as the lead captain outside of his flight school role.  He graduated from UVM with a degree in Community Entrepreneurship and earned an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.