Josh Proehl
Aviator; Educator; Leader
Home airport: KDTO
425-890-1486
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josh@joshproehl.com
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Home airport: KDTO
Certificates & Ratings
- Commercial ASEL/AMEL/ASES
- Instrument - Airplane
- High Performance Endorsement
- Complex Endorsement
- CFI
- CFII
- MEI
- AGI
- IGI
- FAA Gold Seal Instructor
- ICON Authorized Flight Instructor
- ATP-CTP & ATP Written Complete
- Class 1 Medical
- FAA Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit
- Current US Passport
Flight Hours
Totals
- Total Time
- 1526
- Pilot in Command
- 1440
- Cross Country
- 616
- Instrument (Actual)
- 49
- Instrument (Simulated)
- 79
- Night
- 207
- Solo
- 211
- Dual Given
- 939
- Simulator (FTD/FFS)
- 10
Category/Class
- ASEL
- 1404
- ASES
- 97
- AMEL
- 25
Characteristics
- Complex
- 59
- High Performance
- 73
- Retract
- 156
- TAA
- 963
Flight hours last updated August 25, 2026
Gold Seal CFI/MEI with a first-time pass on every checkride taken and all 21 students endorsed, seeking first crew/turbine role. Background in software development and high-touch customer service shaped by Apple's demanding customer-experience culture. No accidents, incidents, or FAA enforcement actions.
Experience
Daedalus Flight Services
March 2025 - PresentFounder
- Ferries aircraft across a variety of airframes. 6 deliveries completed in first year, including multiple cross-continent LSA deliveries.
- Provides flight instruction for Above It All Aviation, Iconic Flight, and private individuals; 21/21 first time checkride passes.
Above It All Aviation
January 2025 - PresentFlight School Manager
- Manages scheduling, maintenance planning, contract negotiation, and customer support.
- Led growth of school from 4 planes to 16, including the creation of associated flight club. Created P&P/SOPs documentation and laid out multi-year growth plan.
- Plans and executes missions for aircraft delivery and maintenance.
- Chief Flight Instructor since June 2026: mentors and oversees CFIs, conducts student stage checks, and supervises curriculum.
Daedalus Dreams
2013 - PresentFounder
- Custom software development and IT support services: large-scale wireless network deployments, apps & websites, and brand/content strategy.
- Specializes in working with small businesses to understand specific needs and develop bespoke solutions.
Apple Inc.
2005 - 2015- Inventory leader at multiple stores; selected as national trainer for new-store openings; built custom in-store software solutions.
- Assigned to Cupertino to the newly created Retail Software team; later built global support team for 60k users and served as tier-3 support developer.
Education & Training
PPL to CFII Pilot Training
June 2024 - June 2025Above It All Aviation
- Completed CFII checkride 378 days after first flight with all first-time checkride passes.
B.S. in Computer Science (Minor in Mathematics)
2011 - 2015Portland State University
- Worked as tutor in CS lab. Chosen as project lead for the Routelandia capstone project.
PIC by Type
- P28A
- 991
- C177
- 108
- A5
- 91
- VR7
- 91
- C172
- 48
- C182
- 33
- P28R
- 30
- PA27
- 16
- CRUZ
- 11
- P28B
- 8
- PA32
- 4
- SR20
- 3
- M20P
- 2
- C210
- 2
- PA44
- 2
- CH7B
- 1