Bob Crystal is the CEO and founder of IFRSIMCLUB a division of Simulator & Instrument Training Center. Bob has been in the business of pilot education for over 30 years. Instrument Training Center was the first advanced flight training center to operate simulators on the West coast on Van Nuys Airport since 1975. The company has always had the highest standards with the best equipped maintained fleet of aircraft and simulators on Van Nuys airport. We are known as the training center wher Experience makes the difference. Bob holds an Airline Transport Pilot license with single & multiengine with Cessna Citation type ratings in 500, 525 & 560XL. He has trained with Flight Safety. As a published writer, pilots are familiar with his magazine articles in Plane & Pilot, Twin &Turbine and IFR refresher magazines.
As a dedicated instructor Bob has been awarded the CFI of the year in 2001 & 2007 for the FAA Western Region. Additionally he is very active as a lead FAAST team instructor, instructing in advanced training, IFR, instrument refresher, TAA transition ,CRM, decision making, risk management. As a movie pilot Bob flew numerous segments in the production Runway16 right, and ABC wide world of flying.