Our Instructors

Mike Johnston, Chief Flight Instructor
CFI, CFII, MEI, Commercial- ASEL, AMEL

Working in three different states Mike has taught many students the art of flying.  With all flight certifications, he also obtains a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration degree.  Mike's total flight time is over 2800 hours and 1575 of it has been as a flight instructor.

mjohnston@alpha-oneairservice.com

Arch Hudgins, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor
CFI, CFII, MEI, Commercial-ASEL, AMEL, Ground Inst.

A veteran of the US Army, Arch has acquired a BS degree from Presbyterian College and started his flight instruction in 1970.  He has experience as a LINK instructor, ground instructor and flight instructor at Burnside Ott Aviation Center and has been a flight instructor at Alpha-One for the past two years. 

ahudgins@alpha-oneairservice.com

Wayne Christensen, Certified Flight Instructor
CFI, Commercial-ASEL, AMEL, IFR-Airplane

Wayne is a physician with Carolinas Pathology Group in Charlotte.  He holds many certifications and he obtained his CFI from Flight Safety Academy in Vero Beach, FL.  He has been with Alpha-One for almost 2 years and has 933 hours of total flying time.

Mark Broadway, Certified Flight Instructor
CFI, CFII, MEL, Commercial license

Mark started with Alpha-One in 2005. He is available for instruction in the evenings and on Saturdays.

Karl Ahrens
CFI, CFII, MEI

Karl came to Alpha-One with a total of 2,600 hours and 1,200 as an instructor.  His education includes Utah Valley State College, Allied Air-motive, LaGuardia Flying Service & Flight School, Teterboro Flight Academy and Flight Safety.  Karl’s motivation to become a pilot came from his father being a pilot during WWII.

Bill Morgan
CFI, CFII, MEI, Commercial - ASEL, AMEL

Bill started insructing at the Rowan County Airport in 1990. He is a state law enforcement agent and instructs part time for Alpha-One. He also flies corporate/charter flights and has a Citation Jet type rating. He has given over 1,000 hours of flight instruction.