Bill Gunn grew up living and learning aviation. Like his father, Bill is a highly decorated US Air Force combat veteran and career officer. With his diverse experience from work as an air show display pilot in the British Isles to currency as a corporate pilot, he has made a career of “giving” to the aviation community. As a flight instructor, he has successfully trained pilots for FAA ratings from private pilot through airline transport pilot. Gunn has worked tirelessly as an advocate of aviation safety and promoter of general aviation.
In December, the FAA “gave back” to Bill Gunn by presenting him with the designation “Flight Instructor of the Year for the FAA Southwest Region.” Owen Russell, Accident Prevention Program Manager for the FAA San Antonio Flight Standards District Office presented Gunn with a plaque and letter from the FAA Regional Administrator noting; “Mr. Gunn was not only selected as the instructor of the year for the states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, he was also selected as “runner-up” for Flight Instructor of the Year for the United States.”
Mr. Gunn has been a CFI instructor for the TxDOT Flight Instructor Refresher Clinics for the last five years. Mr. Dave Fulton, Director of TxDOT’s Aviation Division was present to congratulate Mr. Gunn on the well deserved award.