Bob Mitchell is the CEO and Chief Flight Instructor at Strikehawk Aviation.  “Strikehawk-Six” was Bob’s call sign during a highly successful MEDEVAC Battalion Command tour in Iraq.  Bob started Strikehawk Aviation in 2014 shortly after retiring from a 31-year military aviation career.   Bob takes great pride in overseeing a family-run aviation business.  Strikehawk Aviation is an FAA Part-61 Flight School specializing in Private, Instrument, Commercial, ATP (ASEL), and CFI training.   He is also currently employed with CAE as a Grob-120TP Instructor Pilot in support of the U.S. Army Fixed Wing Training Program at the Dothan Training Center.  Bob has been an aviation enthusiast for more than 35 years and always strives to go beyond the FAA minimums for pilot certification.  Strikehawk Aviation enjoys an enviable reputation for pilot training excellence and looks forward to assisting you in achieving your aviation training goals.   

Instructor Experience:

·        FAA Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) / Certified Instrument Instructor (CFII) / Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI)

·        Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI)

·        Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI)

Memberships:

·        Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Chapter 351

·        Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)

·        Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)

·        Association of the United States Army (AUSA)

·        United States Parachute Association (USPA)

Education:

·        BA: Communications, University of Toledo

·        MAS: Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

·        MSS: Strategic Studies, United States Army War College

Flight Experience:

·        Airline Transport Pilot

·        6000 total flight hours

·        4500+ Military and Civilian Flight Instructor hours

Military Experience:

·        Retired Army, 31 yrs. service: TH-55, UH-1, OH-58, UH-60, HH-60L, U-21

·        450 Combat Hours / (Operation Iraqi Freedom)

·        Aviation Consultant to the Army Surgeon General (2008-2012)

·        Director, Medical Capabilities and Integration Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas

·        Director, MEDEVAC Proponency, Fort Rucker, Alabama

·        MEDEVAC Battalion Commander (Operation Iraqi Freedom) and winner of the prestigious “LTG Ellis D. Parker Award as the best Combat Aviation Battalion in the Army for 2005

·        Brigade Executive Officer, (Operation Iraqi Freedom)

·        UH-60 Standardization Instructor Pilot with the Directorate of Evaluation and Standardization (DES)

·        Group Medical Operations Officer, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

·        Graduate:  U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

·        Graduate: U.S. Army War College