Our mission is simple - to offer the most relevant and practical aviation education and make it instantly available online. We use the best of today's web technology and combine it with the teaching skills and experience of top flight instructors and aviation professionals.

PilotWorkshops.com founder Mark Robidoux is an instrument-rated pilot and has been flying since 1996. Before starting PilotWorkshops.com, Mark spent 18 years in high-tech, working for two of the world's leading software companies. He held a variety of sales, marketing and executive management positions during his career. While studying for his instrument rating, Mark noticed there was little training available for pilots on the internet. Much of his career was spent building, selling and implementing web based programs. He was convinced there was an opportunity to combine his passion for aviation with his knowledge and experience in web technologies.

Jeff Mulligan runs marketing and technology, including the PilotWorkshop.com websites and blog. During his 20 year career, Jeff has been senior vice president of a high-tech ad agency and vice president of marketing for two software companies. Jeff has been building websites and developing integrated web marketing campaigns since 1996. He is a featured speaker at national Internet marketing seminars.

Marilyn Jones heads up the design and production of our workshops.  With 1800+ hours and Commercial, Instrument and CFI ratings, Marilyn is an avid pilot and loves flying her Cessna P210 when she isn't working magic with her computers.  In 1983 Marilyn founded MicroTraining Associates, Inc., one of the first e-learning companies in the nation. Since then, she has developed online learning programs for Fortune 500 companies including American Express, AT&T, Fleet Bank, the Department of Defense and Ziff Davis.   Meredith Tcherniavsky, is an active flight instructor with over 1,300 hours of dual instruction given and a focus on Technically Advanced Aircraft. She's logged over 2,200 hours and has a commercial multi-engine rating. Her previous experience includes being the Editor of IFR Refresher Magazine, where she had overall responsibility for the articles, writers and production of the magazine as well as writing her own column. At PilotWorkshops she is the producer of our IFR Mastery Series. Meredith also worked with the FAA on the ADS-B initiative, and has frequently been published as a freelance aviation writer.

PilotWorkshops is proud to be a member of the Better Business Bureau since 2006. We are located in Merrimack, New Hampshire.   PilotWorkshops Experts Doug Stewart was the "National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year” in 2004. A Master Certified Flight Instructor, Gold Seal Instructor and Designated Pilot Examiner - he is based at the Columbia County Airport (1B1) in Hudson, NY. He owns and operates his own flight school specializing in instrument training and has logged over 8000 hours of dual instruction given, with over 2000 hours of that being instrument instruction. He regularly gives instruction in aircraft as simple as the J-3 Cub, and as complex as the Piper Malibu / Mirage. Rod Machado has been flying since 1970, instructing since 1973 and has over 8,000 hours of flight time earned the hard way--one CFI hour at a time. Since 1977 he has taught hundreds of flight instructor revalidation clinics and safety seminars and he was named the 1991 "Western Region Flight Instructor of the Year". Rod is the author of some of the most popular books, DVDs and CDs in aviation. You can read his monthly column in AOPA Pilot magazine as well as in Flight Training Magazine. Bob Nardiello was the "Flight Instructor of the Year" in 2004 and "FAA Safety Counselor of the Year" in 2006 for the Windsor Locks Flight Standards District Office. He has over 10,000 hours of total flight experience, with more than 7,000 hours as a Flight Instructor. He currently holds CFI, CFII, MEI, and ATP ratings and serves as a Designated Pilot Examiner. Bob is the Assistant Chief Flight Instructor at a Part 141 Flight School and is also a seasoned charter pilot flying a Cessna 421 and Citation Ultra. Scott Dennstaedt is a nationally known aviation weather expert, having the unique qualifications of being a meteorologist and a CFII. In addition to teaching aviation weather, Scott is a flight instructor in technically advanced aircraft including the Cessna 400/350 and Cirrus SR20 and SR22. He co-developed a recurrent training program for the Cessna Advanced Aircraft Club (CAAC) and the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA). Scott is also a contributing editor for IFR magazine and has been a regular contributor to Plane & Pilot, Pilot Journal, Aviation Consumer and Twin & Turbine. Bob Martens is a nationally known speaker, consultant and aviation safety expert. He retired from the FAA after spending 17 years as a Safety Program Manager. In this role, he delivered hundreds of live seminars devoted to General Aviation safety. Bob retired from the USAF (rank of Colonel) in 2000 after 30 years of active and reserve duty. He was an Aircraft Commander in a C-5A and also served as Flying Safety Officer and Chief of Safety with the 439th AirWing. Bob has logged thousands of flight hours in both military and GA aircraft. Wally Moran is a retired airline captain and spent much of his career as a training instructor and check airman on aircraft including the Boeing 747 and 767. He has held a flight instructor certificate for over 47 years. Wally is a designated pilot examiner for single and multiengine aircraft and gliders. He is authorized to issue certificates all the way up to ATP and has given over 3400 hours of flight instruction in single engine, multiengine, tailwheel, gliders, seaplanes and instruments. Susan Parson holds "Master Instructor" and "Master Ground Instructor" designations from the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI). An enthusiastic pilot, Susan holds a flight instructor certificate with instrument, single engine, and multi-engine land ratings. She serves as Check Pilot, Deputy Director of Safety and Deputy Director Standards & Evaluation for the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. John Krug's 27 years experience as an Air Traffic Controller combined with his experience as an active flight instructor, allow him to assist pilots in gaining a better understanding of the ATC system and how to best operate in it. While with the FAA, he was an On-the-Job-Training Instructor for new controllers and worked as a Quality Assurance Specialist, responsible for conducting in-flight evaluations of the Air Traffic System and investigating accidents and incidents. Bob Adelizzi has been a controller at Boston TRACON for twenty five years and affiliated with the FAA safety program for over twenty. Over the years he has briefed countless pilots at corporate flight departments and aviation colleges, and was recently asked to speak at the ACONE Crash Course 2007 and the AOPA Communication Seminar which had a combined attendance of over 600 pilots.