Robert “Bootcamp” Schapiro has been teaching flight lessons since November 2007 and teaching ground school since summer 2006. He is a Gold Seal CFI, one of the most difficult FAA certificates to earn. While he has taught hundreds of students, here is just a list of all of the students who he endorsed for their FAA examinations, all of whom passed:

Newly Rated Pilots
  • Jeremy Billones – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Christin Browne – Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land
  • Seth Clute – Certificated Flight Instructor Helicopter
  • Steve “Gyro Steve” Decanio – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Dustin Duncan – Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land
  • Bill Fry – Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land
  • Ben Hanafin – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • David Jenny, Jr.:
    • Commercial Pilot Helicopter
    • Certificated Flight Instructor Helicopter
  • Theodore “Ted” Jones – Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land
  • Kevin Lauyer – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Rafal Lenczewski – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Jeff Lyons:
    • Private Pilot Helicopter
    • Commercial Pilot Helicopter
  • Danilo Maia – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Katie McDevitt – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Jonny Miller:
    • Commercial Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land
    • Certificated Flight Instructor Airplane Single Engine
    • Certificated Flight Instructor Airplane Instrument
  • Stuart Mitchell – Instrument Airplane
  • James Monroe – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Sean Nelson – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Kyle Pope – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Brian Rischmann – Private Pilot Helicopter
  • Anthony “Wingnut” Savarino – Private Pilot Helicopter

Student Videos

Kyle Pope’s First Solo Flight (Part 1 of 2)
Kyle Pope’s First Solo Flight (Part 2 of 2)
Ethan Good’s First Solo Flight
Full-Down Autorotation
James Creveling’s First (Helicopter) Solo Flight