John Swedburg

Faculty Emeritus · Big Bend Community College · company speakers →

John Swedburg has been an active flight instructor since 1974. In 2014 he retired from full time flight instruction at the commercial pilot flight training program at Big Bend Community College. John continues to share his love of aviation and teaching at various education events including managing and presenting at the Northwest Aviation Career Forum each year. John holds an ATP SMEL, a Commercial SES; CFI-ASME&I, A&IGI; and 107 Remote Pilot. He has over 16,000 hours of instruction given, and has taught in 58 FIRCs in the Seattle area. His aviation career has included responsibilities as a flight instructor, ground instructor, chief flight instructor, Aviation Division Chairman, Airman Certification Representative, Aviation Safety Counselor, and FAASTeam representative. Swedburg is the pivotal force behind the success of the Aviation Career Forum at the NWAC. John is pasionate about teaching and sharing access to aviation careers to all. Along with his Weight and Balance seminars each afternoon, Swedburg will be leading the student career workshop each day in which he makes himself readily accessible to students and educators.

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