Gary "GPS" Reeves - PilotSafety.org

Gary Reeves is the best! He makes you feel comfortable while instructing and demonstrating procedures. I highly recommend Gary particularly if you have upgraded to Avidyne avionics. He knows his stuff like no-one else I've seen. Mike

Gary is a great instructor! He is able to explain aviation in a way that just makes sense and makes things easy to remember and learn. WELL WORTH IT! Thank you Gary

Gary is really great to fly with and has an extreme amount of knowledge to share. He has a really good teaching method that allows the single pilot IFR world to slow down and make more sense. I highly recommend training with Gary! This was our best path to get great at IFR using our Avidyne and S-TEC autopilot.

I am a low-time tail-dragger pilot who sold my Champ and bought a 182 K model with a Garmin430W.nI am planning to get my Instrument rating, so I had new instruments installed , Twin GI275’s.nBut, I asked, What is the best way to learn their capability?nI found You Tube videos instructive.nBut, I was unable to completely utilize all of the functions available while flying.nI realized that needed to get Expert in- person instruction.nWhile watching the videos, the name Gary Reeves kept coming up.nI found him on Pilotsafety.orgnThe website name caught my attention , particularly the “Safety” part.nI contacted Gary and discussed having him come up to Minnesota in late Feb 2021 for training in my plane.nIn anticipation of his arrival, he provided videos on GI275, Foreflight and the Garmin 430W.nI spent quite a while studying the videos prior to our session, which I found VERY helpful.nGary also had me reading Rod Machado’s Instrument Pilot’s Handbook to help make the instruction more relevant.nnSoon enough, February came. We met in the pilot shack on my airport.nI knew in the first 30 minutes of Ground school that Gary’s approach was well worth the cost of the training.nHis extensive flying experience and work with the FAA Safety team provided him with countless illustrations that help highlight his teaching points.nnWe spent the first day in Ground school. The second day was a long cross country on a clear day.nThe last day was spent working on approaches, during which the weather was less than ideal.nnAfter successfully completing a particularly difficult landing in gusting winds and wind shear, Safely on the runway, he was congratulated by the air traffic controllers.nHe immediately returned the praise and further complimented the controllers on the quality of their work. He compared them favorably to controllers that he has dealt with in other parts of the world.nHaving the wherewithal to do that, at that point in the flight, demonstrated his comfort in the aviation environment and truly exemplified his personality.nnI thoroughly enjoyed my time with Gary.nI learned a lot about flying and my new instruments.nI also have a much greater appreciation for those in the Control Towers.nI strongly recommend his training course.nThanks, Gary!nnRalph Magnusson MD