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Our pledge to you is that when you fly with us you'll be treated with the highest regard for respect, integrity, and responsibility. Our flight instructor staff has over 120 years of combined aviation experience including over 35,000 hours of flight experience making us THE right choice for your flight training needs.

About Us

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Piston2Jet is a FAA Part 141 Approved flight training company based at the Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Virginia on the west ramp complex. Our highly experienced staff of aviation professionals make us the right choice for your flight training or other aviation needs in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Aside from being a local veteran owned flight school we are also approved to do business with government customers seeking industry leading aviation support services.

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Our offices are located at:

10600 Observation Road

Manassas, VA 20110

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Contracting Information

CAGE - 8DNT6

DUNS - 117123001

Commonwealth of Virginia eVA - VS0000279842

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Our Staff
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The                  Team

Piston2Jet’s highly experienced and professional instructor staff has over 120 years of pilot experience and 20,000 hours combined flight time to meet and exceed your flight training needs. Many of our instructors have military aviation backgrounds ranging from fighters to bombers and even flight test. They are also highly experienced in general aviation and well prepared to provide flight instruction towards your pilot ratings and flying goals.

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Whether you're learning for fun or seeking a career in the cockpit, we can pair you with an instructor that will guide you through the process with your safety, satisfaction, and overall experience at the forefront of their efforts.

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Mike Hilton

"Hilts"

Co-Founder, Chief Pilot

USAF Lt Col, Ret

"Hilts" has flight experience in over 30 different aircraft including the F-16, F-117 and the RO-6A. He has provided flight instruction to civilian, government, and military pilots alike. As Chief Pilot Hilts oversees all of P2J's flight training operations and flight instructors. Hilts is also a key player in management and development of  relationships with key industry partners and organizations.

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Doug Yurovich, PhD
"Smash"
Co-Founder, Chief Pilot
Chief Test Pilot

USMC Col, Ret

"Smash" has flight experience in over 70 types of aircraft, including the F-4, F/A-18 and the Harrier. He served as a US Navy, Marine Corps Detachment, Test Pilot at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Smash also serves as our Safety Director creating, managing, and improving our safety-of-flight guidelines and procedures. He's a distinguished member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and is the Chief Test Pilot at Piston2Jet.

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Jonathan Loveless
"Dusty"
Co-Founder, Senior Flight Instructor

Dusty has had a serious addiction to aviation for all of his life. As the years have passed he has become a professional pilot, airshow junkie, warbird aficionado, and flight instructor. Dusty has accumulated 5,100+ hours of flight time in 25 aircraft types including the King Air series, MC-12W, PC-12, Daher TBM, AT-6 Texan, and various other classic and general aviation aircraft. Dusty works to grow Piston2Jet through creative marketing strategies and assists in the creation of new and exciting flight training opportunities that you won't be able to find anywhere else!

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Garrett Lowe
"Swing"
Flight Instructor
USAF Lt Col, Ret

Swing is a career professional aviator with over 6,500 total flight hours in both civilian and military aircraft; an extensive Air Force flight instruction background in trainer and fighter aircraft with combat tours in the F-16.  Currently, as a commercial airline pilot, Garrett is rated in and has flown the A320, 737, 757 and 767 aircraft.  As a Piston2Jet flight instructor, Garrett, aka “Swing”, brings more than 25 years of teaching experience to new aviators.

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Julian Dion

Senior Flight Instructor

Julian Dion, a veteran of the Austrian Armed Forces, was trained to be an instructor by none other than "Smash" himself. Julian has experience in all popular civilian trainer aircraft and has previous experience in teaching, namely being an English teacher in Nepal and a snowboard instructor in the Alps. He is a corporate pilot and a prime example of the quality of training that one can receive at P2J.

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Dallin Chase Perrins
Flight Instructor

Dallin formed a passion for aviation at a young age. That passion then turned into a career objective when his family moved from Washington State to South America, becoming fluent in Spanish and loving aviation even more. Once returned to the U.S. he started his flight training in Southern California in some of the busiest airspace you can fly through. Now as Flight Instructor at P2J he strives to ensure that his students enjoy the beauty of flying while creating safe, knowledgeable and experienced pilots.

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