Has Given Some Six-Thousand Hours Of Dual Instruction

The National Association of Flight Instructors is proud to announce that NAFI member John “Mike” Hardin has earned accreditation as a NAFI Master Flight Instructor.

Hardin grew up spending time at Terrell Texas Municipal Airport (KTRL). He says his earliest memory of aviation was flying with his dad at the age of 6. He started flight training at 13 in 1999, and earned his Instrument, Commercial, and CFI in 2008 while working at his family FBO, Terrell Aviation. He then earned his MEI in 2010, and started his own flight school; Mike’s Flying Service a year later, specializing in accelerated Multi Engine training in a Piper Apache. In 2012, Hardin earned his CFII and in 2014 obtained A&P certification.

In 2018, he celebrated hitting 10,000 hours by getting his seaplane ratings in a Piper Super Cruiser and a Grumman Widgeon. With over 11,000 hours and 6,000 dual given, Hardin has flown over 60 types of aircraft, and has served as the Region 11 director of the Ercoupe owners club since 2013. He has ferried planes, flown pipeline aerial patrol all over the country in Cessna Cardinals, and flown for local clients but says most of his time is spent instructing in everything from Ercoupes to King Airs.

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