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Ken Wittekiend is a professional instrument flight instructor, aircraft owner and founder of ProMark Aviation Services, a flight training and air tour company based in Burnet, TX.
In May, 2009, Ken joined the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) www.safepilots.org as a charter member. SAFE is a member oriented organization of aviation educators which fosters professionalism and excellence in aviation through continuing education, professional standards, and industry accreditation. Ken chairs the SAFE Communications committee.
My life in aviation began in 1992 when I took my first lesson shortly after my birthday in September that year. I obtained my PVT in May 1993. I was working as a Physician Assistant for an Orthopedic Surgeon at that time. He owned a beautiful A-36 Bonanza at the time so I got lots of quality stick time outside of my own lessons. At the time I found flying to be a great way to relax outside of a stressful medical practice and a place that I could just be "by myself." What I didn't realize immediately was what it did for my self confidence and self esteem. All the sudden I had a whole new world to explore and a whole new group of amazing friends! I was soon realizing medicine was not turning out to be all that I had envisioned and after several jobs (tailored around a schedule that would fit my flight training schedule!) I decided to make a commitment to leave medicine and fly full time. Along the way I took an unconventional way to time build by flying numerous air races over a few years including the Air Race Classic, US Air Race, Great Southern Air Race, Caribbean Air Race, Nebraska Make A Wish Race, and the Great Hawaiian Air Race. I flew my first air race with just over 100 hours in my log book! What a great way to see the US among other places as well as put time in my logbook. Thanks to two Amelia Earhart Scholarships in 1998 and 2006, (for my SE COMM and MEI respectively) I have completed all my Flight Instructor ratings and my ATP. Now, having flight instructed, flown charter and worked for FlexJet based in Dallas, TX where I was flying the Challenger 605, I am enjoying being back into the grass roots of aviation - giving instruction. One of the greatest aspects of my job is watching students experience that "a ha moment" and really find the fun and joy of flying.
Rebecca serves as a FAASTeam member for the San Antonio FSDO. She is an active member of Women in Aviation and the 99's. Currently, she is helping to develop scenarios for the ProMark syllabus and training programs for the Remos GX. She is actively working on her Master CFI accreditation as well.
Tres Clinton has joined ProMark Aviation Services as our newest instructor. Tres has been instructing with the University of Oklahoma's Department of Aviation, working with students who are pursuing an aviation degree. He has decided to return to his hometown of Burnet and join our flight training program. Tres graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Management. While attending OU, he served on the Student Advisory Board. Tres received the Arinc Scholarship, which was the largest departmental scholarship awarded. Tres is excited to be associated with a flight training program that features scenario based training. He realizes the importance of training pilots in proper decision making as well as basic piloting skills. Tres holds an FAA Commercial Certificate and CFII with Multi Engine rating.
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Ken Wittekiend, Jr.
Rebecca Hempel
Tres Clinton