About the Instructor

Cecilia Aragon, a retired member of the United States Unlimited Aerobatic Team and California State Unlimited Aerobatic Champion, was a medalist at the 1994 World Aerobatic Championships and the 1993 U.S. National Aerobatic Championships.

Aragon was a professional airshow performer since 1990, flying in front of millions of spectators in her custom-built Sabre 320. She is also an aerobatic competition pilot who has won numerous trophies in regional, national, and international competition and is an International Aerobatic Club competition judge.

Cecilia Aragon holds the ATP certificate, and has over 6,500 hours of flight time, including over 3,500 hours as a flight instructor, 3,200 tailwheel, and over 2,000 hours of aerobatics. She is a certificated flight instructor with single- and multi-engine land, single-engine sea, instrument, and glider ratings, and has been a CFI since 1987.

She specializes in primary, aerobatic, and unusual attitude recovery training, with an additional specialty in working with individuals who have a fear of flying.