Maui Flight Academy
  • Intro Flights
    • Choose an Island
    • First Lesson Tutorials
    • Top Gun Intro Flight
    • Flying Dress Experience™
    • Astronaut Ron Garan
    • Pre-Checkride PPL
    • Parachute Safety >
      • # 1 in Safety
  • Ground School
    • Private Pilot >
      • Private Pilot Lesson 1 Aerodynamics
      • Private Pilot Lesson 2 Systems
      • Private Pilot Lesson 3 Instruments
      • Private Pilot Lesson 4 Regulations
      • Private Pilot Lesson 5 Airport Operations
      • Private Pilot Lesson 6 Weather
      • Private Pilot Lesson 7 Weather Reports
      • Private Pilot Lesson 8 Performance
      • Private Pilot Lesson 9 Enroute
      • Private Pilot Lesson 10 Navigation
      • Private Pilot Lesson 11 Communications
      • Private Pilot Lesson Final Exam
    • IFR Course >
      • IFR Lesson 1 Weather
      • IFR Lesson 2 Weather B
      • IFR Lesson 3 Instruments
      • IFR Lesson 4 Navigation
      • IFR Lesson 5 Regulations
      • IFR Lesson 6 Departures
      • IFR Lesson 7 Enroute
      • IFR Lesson 8 Approaches
      • IFR Lesson 9 Final Exam
    • Drone Pilot
    • Guest Speaker Series
    • VIP Tutoring
  • Visiting Pilots
    • Rental
    • Molokai + Lanai
    • Hana
    • Big Island Volcano XC
    • Pearl Harbor
    • Fab 4
    • Angle of Attack Training
    • Landing Clinic
    • 10 Day IFR Rating
    • BFR Flight Review
    • Future Cirrus Owners
    • IFR Currency >
      • Avidyne IFR procedures
    • Spouse Training
    • Instructor
  • AOPA Members
  • Contact
    • Photography Workshop
    • Lodging Specials
    • Our Restaurant Picks
    • Fun things on Maui
    • A review by you would mean the world to us!
  • Merch
    • Family Portraits
    • Aviation Artwork
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Laurence Balter flying with AOPA President Mark Baker
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Laurence Balter with Congressman Bill Flores of Texas.
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Laurence Balter with Astronaut Ron Garan

Laurence Balter
Gold Seal CFII, AGI, CSIP, ATP

Chief Flight Instructor and Owner

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As a professional Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII) and Cirrus Factory Standardized Instructor Pilot (CSIP) with over 12.500 flight hours and over 11,000 take offs and landings instructed in the Cirrus, he is considered one of the most experienced Cirrus instructors in the world..

Noted clients have been an Astronaut, President of AOPA, scientists, military pilots, a member of Congress, a professional poker player, professional violinist, NBA and NFL players, Silicon Valley executives and many more. Having lived in Maui for over 20 years, you can feel confident that Laurence knows his airplane and these islands.

While earning a B.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of California, San Diego, he studied as a research assistant for the California Space Institute, working under Dr. Sally K. Ride (America's first female Astronaut).

Laurence has also sat on the Board of Commissioners overseeing the State of Hawaii airport system, working closely with AOPA.

Laurence also runs the Facebook Group entitled Pilots and Aviation Enthusiasts and encourages you to join!
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Laurence Balter

Gate 5.2 Hangar 106
Map LINK HERE

Places to Stay

Contact Us 919-MAUI-FLY Or CALL 808-298-5188

  • Intro Flights
    • Choose an Island
    • First Lesson Tutorials
    • Top Gun Intro Flight
    • Flying Dress Experience™
    • Astronaut Ron Garan
    • Pre-Checkride PPL
    • Parachute Safety >
      • # 1 in Safety
  • Ground School
    • Private Pilot >
      • Private Pilot Lesson 1 Aerodynamics
      • Private Pilot Lesson 2 Systems
      • Private Pilot Lesson 3 Instruments
      • Private Pilot Lesson 4 Regulations
      • Private Pilot Lesson 5 Airport Operations
      • Private Pilot Lesson 6 Weather
      • Private Pilot Lesson 7 Weather Reports
      • Private Pilot Lesson 8 Performance
      • Private Pilot Lesson 9 Enroute
      • Private Pilot Lesson 10 Navigation
      • Private Pilot Lesson 11 Communications
      • Private Pilot Lesson Final Exam
    • IFR Course >
      • IFR Lesson 1 Weather
      • IFR Lesson 2 Weather B
      • IFR Lesson 3 Instruments
      • IFR Lesson 4 Navigation
      • IFR Lesson 5 Regulations
      • IFR Lesson 6 Departures
      • IFR Lesson 7 Enroute
      • IFR Lesson 8 Approaches
      • IFR Lesson 9 Final Exam
    • Drone Pilot
    • Guest Speaker Series
    • VIP Tutoring
  • Visiting Pilots
    • Rental
    • Molokai + Lanai
    • Hana
    • Big Island Volcano XC
    • Pearl Harbor
    • Fab 4
    • Angle of Attack Training
    • Landing Clinic
    • 10 Day IFR Rating
    • BFR Flight Review
    • Future Cirrus Owners
    • IFR Currency >
      • Avidyne IFR procedures
    • Spouse Training
    • Instructor
  • AOPA Members
  • Contact
    • Photography Workshop
    • Lodging Specials
    • Our Restaurant Picks
    • Fun things on Maui
    • A review by you would mean the world to us!
  • Merch
    • Family Portraits
    • Aviation Artwork