The school

The team

Some fifty instructors have flown instruction flights this year, led by the organisation’s nominated post holders. Most are professional pilots, active or retired.

Nominated post holders

An ATO operates with nominated management functions, accepted by the authority: they carry responsibility for training, safety and compliance.

Accountable Manager

Denis Petitfrère

Head of Training

Mathias Vivario

Chief Flight Instructor

Alain Grenier

Chief Theoretical Knowledge Instructor

Kevin Parizel

Safety Manager

Sébastien Delaunoy

Compliance Monitoring Manager

Christophe Bouchez

FSTD Manager

Arnaud Libeau

The instructor corps

Flight instructors (FI), class rating instructors (CRI), instrument rating instructors (IRI) and theory instructors work across Charleroi and Saint-Hubert. Several are also approved examiners, which lets us organise tests without depending on an external calendar.

In numbers

50
Instructors who flew instruction flights in 2026
8,191 h
Flight hours in 2025, the last complete year
383
Students and pilots who flew with the school this year
631
Training enrolments recorded in 2026

Figures as of 29 August 2026, extracted from our training management system.