Time flies and so does Captain Ray Brown. Captain Brown was the "National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year" for 2005 and 2011 from the Cleveland Flight Standards District Office. A seven-time Master Certified Flight, Gold Seal Instructor, and FAA Safety Team Representative, he is one of few pilots in the country to hold the Airline Transport Pilot rating in both single and multi-engine land aircraft.

Prior to starting Top Gun Flight Consultants, Ray was Chief Pilot & President of Top Gun Flight Training, the chief flight instructor for
Cleveland AirSports
and Cleveland
Flight Training.
Captain Brown
was also awarded
the 2001 National
Flight Specialist of
the year from the
National Association
of Flight Instructors. In addition to flight instructing Ray also serves as the president of the prestigous Cleveland National Air Show and sits on the board. Ray is a member of AOPA and the Northern Ohio Business Aircraft Association.

At the time of this writing he has logged over 30,000 hours of flight time and over 14,000 hours of dual instruction given. This instruction has been given in aircraft as simple as the Piper Archer III, and as complex as the Pilatus PC12/45.

Not all of his flying has been instructional in nature. Ray flew as Captain in the KC-97 for the United States Air Force, the Martin 404 and the DC9 Jet for Southern Airways (now Delta Airlines) and numerous airliners for Wright airlines.

When not flying, he can be found riding his motorcycle, working out or on the roller skating rink where he is a five-time US National Champion and also a competitive skating judge.

At the end of the day though aviation is not only Ray's vocation it is his avocation as well. He has flown and instructed in more aircraft than anyone can count. He started flying at 10 years old. His passion for flight came from his father who had a love and desire to fly but never had the chance until he was 60 years old.

Ray had the opportunity to train his father and his dad received his pilots license at age 62. Aviation has and always will be the consuming passion in Ray's life. Captain Brown can be seen speaking and presenting at aviation events in Cleveland Ohio and Orlando Florida.

Ray has been rewarded by seeing that students he has trained have become airline captains, military, and corporate pilots. He has seen many of his students, both men and women, purchase their own aircraft and fly for both business and pleasure. Above all, the most important aspect of those he has trained is that each and every one of them have become personal life-long friends. You too can learn from Ray's passion for flight through his consulting services and downloads available on this website.