Administration Team
BLAIR HOWE
Chief Executive Officer
Blair has owned and operated a large range of aircraft ranging from Cessna 150s to a Douglas DC3. His aim was to establish a flying school where students are taught to be safe and proficient pilots, while getting real value for money.
Patrick Meier
HEAD OF Flying OPERATIONS | FLight Examiner
Patrick is in charge of Flying Operations as well as being our CASA authorised flight examiner for RPL, PPL & CPL courses. Patrick returned to BFS in 2021 after 3 years as a PC-12 pilot for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
PAM RAY
BUSINESS ADMIninstrator | Standby CEO
Pam is the Quality Manager, and also responsible for HR, accounts and general administration. She is our “Main Vein” as Blair would say!
KATIE HESSON
Student liaison officer
Katie joined the team in 2016 and is now the main contact for student enrolments, course scheduling, student assistance and support, and management of VET Student Loans.
Jill Jilley
Facilities and marketing officer
Before BFS, Jill worked in local government at Kununurra. Earlier in 2022, Jill relocated to Bunbury and now manages marketing and the maintenance of our facilities. Her full time job, however, is mum of two kids!
Margaret Lane
RTO MANAGER
Marg recently relocated back home to Bunbury after spending a number of years working in the Retail and Shopping Centre Management Industry in Melbourne. Marg is looking forward to the challenge and some warmer weather in the South West.
Instructing Team
We have a team of passionate and experienced career instructors to support and guide our students through the duration of their course.
Adam Levay
Deputy HEad Of Operations | Flight Examiner
Adam is one of our CASA authorised flight examiners for RPL, PPL & CPL, Multiengine and Instrument ratings. Adam has a wealth of aviation experience having worked across various sectors of the industry since becoming a pilot.
Akif Sert
Grade 1 instructor
Akif previously worked as a full-time Instructor with the BFS Team for 4 years. However, he now holds a part-time role with BFS while simultaneously working as a Pilot for a Regional Airline.
Kyle Slack
Safety Manager & grade 2 instructor
Kyle completed his commercial training with us at Bunbury Flying School in 2019 before joining the team in 2020. Kyle specialises in Safety procedure & ground school theory.
Matthew Chernabaeff
Grade 2 Instructor
Before acquiring his Commercial Pilot's Licence with BFS, Matt worked as a nurse. Following some aviation experience up North, he made the choice to come back to his picturesque home in the south-west, this time as a Flight Instructor.
pATRICK GILMORE
Grade 2 Instructor
Patrick completed his Commercial Flight training with us at Bunbury Flying School in 2021 and most recently completed his Instructor rating to join the BFS team as a Flight Instructor in 2023.
ERhardt Joubert
Grade 3 Instructor
Meet Instructor Erhardt who was once BFS Student Pilot and successfully completed his Commercial Flight training in 2020. This is Erhardt’s 1st Pilot Position and we’re happy to have him on board.
Dev Patel
Grade 2 Instructor
Meet Dev, who completed his Commercial Flight Training with BFS in 2022 and joined the BFS team in 2024 to start his career in Aviation. Welcome back!
Samuel james
Grade 3 Instructor
Meet Sam, our newest instructor and former BFS student. Sam became an instructor because he enjoys being part of a student's aviation journey, from the very beginning to watching them reach their aviation goals.
Jason huynh
Grade 2 Instructor
Jason completed his Commercial Flight Training with BFS in 2022. Since then Jason gained some Instructor experience in Queensland before returning to BFS to join the team in 2024.
Milan Nikodem
Grade 3 Instructor
Milan completed his Commercial Flight Training in QLD in 2022 before starting his Aviation career with BFS! Milan hopes to create enjoyable flight training experiences for his future students. Welcome aboard!