Team E-Flight Academy

At E-Flight Academy we work with a driven team of professionals who are passionately committed to the future of electric flying. Our management leads the academy with vision and innovation, our instructors guide students with expertise and dedication, and our operations team ensures everything runs smoothly – in the air and on the ground. Together we make sustainable aviation accessible and take the next generation of pilots to new heights! ✈️

Evert-jan Feld

Co-founder and Head of Training. Evert-Jan also has a background with the ANWB Lifeliner helicopter (EC-135), Defence, and HeliCentre.

Matthijs Collard

Co-Founder & Accountable Manager. In addition, Matthijs is a pilot and a passionate designer of digital products.

Merlijn van Vliet

Co-owner and marketing specialist. Merlijn is also a pilot and works for companies that promote electric aviation.

Paulien van Luijn

Flight Operations Manager. Paulien also has a background in facility management, and was the first to take the Fly-2-gether course.

Wesley Heimgartner

Flight Operations Manager. Wesley also has an HBO Bachelor's degree in Aviation.

Mirella Janssen

Chief Flight Instructor and Examiner. Mirella has a background at several flight schools in the Netherlands and Germany and has flown the Dash 8 Q400.

Ruben Fürste

Instructor and Examiner. In addition, Ruben is a Ground School instructor at HeliCentre and gives R/T lessons.

Arjan Meins

Flight instructor, also working as a pilot at KLM on the B737. Arjan has a background with the Royal Netherlands Navy and Martinair.

Mitchell Bosch

Flight instructor and also Safety & Compliance Monitoring Manager. Mitchell has also taught in Norway at Pilot Flight Academy.

Matthijs Degen

Flight instructor. Additionally employed as an experimental test pilot with the Defence on Cougar and Chinook helicopters.

Peter Derickx

Flight instructor, and also a First Officer on the B777/787 at KLM. Peter has experience on various aircraft including the Embraer E190/175 and the F16.

Martijn Kersten

Flight instructor. Martijn is also employed by Defence on the Eurocopter Cougar, and has competed in the Flying World and European Aerobatic Championships.

Robbert Rimmelzwaan

Flight instructor. In addition, Robbert works at PAL-V FlyDrive Academy.

Sander Hofstee

Flight instructor and First Officer on the Phenom 300E. Sander has also been a glider pilot since he was 14.

Kazu Toh

Flight instructor, Kazu completed his Flight Instructor training at E-Flight. 95% of the flight hours were flown electrically.

Gert-Jan Vooren

Flight instructor and also First Officer on the Boeing 777/787 at KLM. Gert-Jan has broad experience on a variety of aircraft, including the Fokker 70/100, Boeing 737, Airbus A330 and the F-16.

Jos Netten

Flight instructor with training experience in the Netherlands and Iceland and flown for Luchtvaart zonder Grenzen in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jos is a retired manual physiotherapist and has been running his practice for almost 35 years.

Charlotte van den Heuvel

Flight instructor. In addition, Charlotte is a Second Officer on the Boeing 777 at KLM and flies gliders with Aeroclub Nistelrode.

Martijn Schroevers

Flight instructor and communications advisor with extensive experience creating (animation) films about complex societal issues. Martijn works as a filmmaker for Dutch and international productions and translates complex content into clear and accessible stories.