Our Staff

Kathy Sparacio is our office manager. Bill calls her the “Chargé d' Affairs”. She is not a pilot but has logged a lot of hours in cockpits and is Wingman trained.

She will also help you with extended stay reservations and, for non- US residents, is your resource for information about visas, and TSA clearances

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Bill Lewis and the Flight instructors at Wing Ventures, the Cirrus Experience in Portland, know what learning to fly can mean to you.

The experience at Wing Ventures starts with one of our professionals meeting you on your arrival and warmly welcoming you to our operation. Perhaps it will be Kathy our office manager who keeps all the schedules tangle free. More than likely it will be one of our instructors. You will know immediately that they are serious but love sharing their knowledge of flight.

Translating the alphabet stew:

ATP Air Transport Pilot
MEI Multi Engine Instructor
CFI Certified Flight Instructor
CFII Certified Flight Instructor Instruments
CSIP Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot

Rob Tym, CFI                                     Jeremy Smith is our
                                                          Administrator.
Rob is one of the finest Certified             He is the go to guy for Nav
Flight Instructors it has been our             gear updates as well as
pleasure to know. He knows how           making sure the aircraft is
to train for safety and still have fun.        clean and ready for you.

Bill Lewis, our founder and chief pilot has been flying since he was a youngster growing up in Wisconsin.

He has over 5000 hours at the controls. He has flown as:

Navy fighter pilot,
Air Force forward air control and close air support aircraft pilot,

Army Huey helicopter pilot

Flight instructor and charter pilot.

Bill has never lost his love of flight and makes sure that all of us at Wing Ventures bring the same enthusiasm and professionalism to your ventures with us.

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