Stanfield receives glider instructor certification

Local flight instructor and Hood River Soaring member Mark A. Stanfield passed a check ride with an FAA examiner last week in Arizona, becoming Hood River’s newest glider instructor.

Stanfield’s experience as a certified flight instructor for powered aircraft, as a WAAAM volunteer and as a chief tow pilot for Hood River Soaring make him uniquely qualified, said a Hood River Soaring press release. Stanfield is eager to work with aspiring glider pilots, new and old, to make their aviation dreams come true, said the press release.