Bill Bardin

Bill Bardin was born with a love of airplanes. His earliest memories are of waving at every plane flying by. When he learned to read, he read every airplane flying book and magazine he could find. Due to church, education and family constraints, Bill didn't fly until 1988, when he was 31 years old. Since then, he has pursued the dream of flight with enthusiasm, having flight experience in about 50 different brands of planes, accumulating over 10,000 hours of flight time and over 53,000 landings. Through the U.S Ultralight Association training and exemption program, Bill obtained his Pilot, Basic Flight Instructor, and Advanced Flight Instructor authorizations. Seeing a need for high- quality training, he started a flight school in 1992 -- Ultralight of Sacramento. When the new Sport Pilot rule was issued on September 1, 2004, the F.A.A began looking for flight instructors who were experienced in flying lighter aircraft. Eight flight instructors since then were chosen from throughout the U.S to go to Sebring, Florida, in January 2005 for special F.A.A training to become the first Sport Pilot Examiners. Bill was one of eight instructors. Bill and the outstanding flight instructors at his re-named flight school - California Sport Aviation- have been instructing student pilots according to the Sport Pilot rules. Bill is not only a Sport Pilot Designated Pilot Examiner (D.P.E), but is also a Designated Airworthiness Representative (D.A.R), with authority to certify new and existing Light Sport Aircraft. New plans for expanding his special brand of flight training into more airports and obtaining exciting new lines of aircraft are keeping Bill busy and happy because he gets to share something great with his students! If you would like to contact Bill for any questions you might have, he can be contacted at billbardin@surewest.net


David Gall

David has been flying since 1973 (more than 33 years). He has been flight instructing since 1979. He holds a Commercial Pilot license with Glider, Airplane Single- and Multi-engine, and Instrument ratings (Comm. G-ASMEL-IA). He also holds a Flight Instructor certificate with Airplane and Instrument ratings (CFI-AI). David is a great teacher who holds a Ground Instructor certificate with Advanced and Instrument ratings (GI-AI). He has developed ground school curricula and taught classroom for two years for an international flight school. He also has studied at FlightSafety International Academy and at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. David has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and is currently pursuing a Masters' degree in Aerospace Engineering. David can be contacted at David@gall.com.






Terry Miller

Terry has always had a love for flying. He grew up on a farm East of Galt and spent many hours watching crop dusters as they usually woke him up in the early morning hours. After graduating high school, He began a career as a firefighter in 1974, working at both Woodbridge Fire Department and Manteca-Lathrop Fire Department. In 1979, Terry switched careers and went to work for the Lodi Police Department. Although he always wanted to learn to fly, there were other family priorities. Terry spent many enjoyable hours flying with a friend in his Cherokee Archer II until at the age of 82; his friend had to give up flying. Terry also loved to fly radio control aircraft and did so for many years. Terry's wife Tina and his wonderful children, Travis and Tara, would often purchase some type of exciting flight for him on his birthday or Fathers Day. One of these flights was with Air Combat USA, where he got to duel it out air-to-air with another want-a-be fighter pilot. In addition, another was in an ultralight with, you guessed it, Bill Bardin at California Sport Aviation.

Terry has always loved ultralights and thought he would love to become a flight instructor when he retired from the police department. With retirement on the horizon, he began training with Bill Bardin in a Challenger 2 place. On Oct. 21, 2003, he flew solo in a CGS Hawk and became a registered (USUA) United States Ultralight Association Pilot. He then logged more than the required hours needed to start training for becoming a (BFI) Basic Flight Instructor. On Sept. 6, 2005, He completed the training and became a registered BFI with USUA. (USUA #A10525) He has flown a CGS Hawk, Challenger 2, Quicksilver 2, Flightstar 2 and was tail-dragger qualified in a Hiperlight SNS-9 Bi-Plane. After over 30 years working in public safety and the last 27 at Lodi Police Department, Terry retired on July 6, 2006. Terry is now dedicated to provide the best training he can to new ultralight and sport pilots. On July 12, 2006 Terry became a licensed sport pilot and is now a Sport Pilot CFI (Certified Flight
Instructor). Terry is a great instructor and hopes to see you soon out at the flying field. He can be contacted at tlmiller34@netscape.net