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 past with the ANWB Lifeliner Helicopter (EC-135), Defense, and HeliCentre.

Matthijs Collard

Co-Founder & Accountable Manager. Daarnaast is Matthijs piloot en een gepassioneerde ontwerper van digitale producten.

Merlijn van Vliet

Co-owner and specialized in marketing. 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 complete the Fly-2-gether course.

Wesley Heimgartner

Assistant Flight Operations Manager. Wesley has also completed an aviation-related study and serves as Charging Infrastructure Consultant at NRG2fly.

Mirella Janssen

Chief Flight Instructor and Examiner. Mirella has a history with various flight schools in the Netherlands and Germany and has flown on the Dash 8 Q400.

Ruben Fürste

Instructor and Examiner. Additionally, Ruben is a Ground School instructor at HeliCentre, and provides R/T (Radio/Telephony) lessons.

Arjan Meins

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

Mitchell Bosch

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

Matthijs Degen

Flight Instructor. Also working as an experimental test pilot at Defense on the Cougar and Chinook helicopters.

Peter Derickx

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

Martijn Kersten

Flight instructor. Martijn also works for Defence on the Eurocopter Cougar, and has participated in the Flying World and European Aerobatic Championships.

Robbert Rimmelzwaan

Flight instructor. Robbert also works at PAL-V FlyDrive Academy.

Sander Hofstee

Flight instructor, and soon 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.

Ronald Groenink

Flight Instructor, Ronald is a retired B737 captain at KLM, and now trained as an FI at E-Flight.

Gert-Jan Vooren

Flight Instructor and also First Officer on the Boeing 777/787 at KLM. Gert-Jan has extensive experience on various aircraft, including the Fokker 70/100, Boeing 737, Airbus A330 and the F-16.