Bert Foks
Started his career very young in an advertising agency in Holland, together with a KLM pilot. Worked as agency owner, designer and copywriter for 35 years. After many holidays on Bonaire and becoming a diving instructor, he decided to live here. A sightseeing flight with the Cessna made him remember his youth dream of becoming a pilot and the virus of flying did his work. He did most of his flight training in Bonaire and the finish up (check ride) at American Flyers in Florida. He is one of the most motivated pilots of the Bonaeroclub.

Capt. Patrick M. Angela
Since his early childhood Patrick has dreamed about one day conquering the skies and literally worked his way up towards it. In 1992 he became a Professional Pilot and Ground Instructor at the North American Institute of Aviation. Back in Bonaire Patrick started flying a Twinotter where he acquired his experience on turboprop airplanes and mountain flying to the Venezuelan inlands. In 1996 he returned to the USA where he graduated as a Flight Instructor at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. He has flown and instructed in a variety of airplanes. Patrick is a dedicated Instructor Pilot who sets high standards when it comes to flying.

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Roy Celestijn
Flying, flying, flying. Is there anything else Roy can think about? He uses every chance to fly an airplane and even more: he loves to teach other people how to fly. Roy started his flying career in 1980 and became also one of Bonaire’s first local CFI (Certified Flying Instructor) and CFII (Certified Flying Instructor Instruments) after getting his Commercial, Instrument and Multi Enigine Licence. He gained much of his flying experience in Florida USA as a general aviation pilot, flying from Memphis, Daytona, Fort Lauderdale and Panama City. Roy ferried several single- and twin-engine planes from the US to the Antilles. He acted as a private pilot for airplane owners on Bonaire and as a charter pilot for the government and several companies on the island. He also did the Ambulance flights from Bonaire for a couple of years. Roy trained several Bonairian and foreign pilots who now work for airlines. He works as a Meteorological Weather Observator at the Flamingo Airport Bonaire. He performs the checkouts and Flight reviews for certified pilots who want to fly the Cessna 172 or other aircrafts which are available and keep their licence current at the BonAeroClub.

Joop Rauwers

Chris Peek

Dhr. De Groof

Len Johnson

Wietze Koopman
In a previous life, Wietze was a tax lawyer working for the Dutch tax office until he found out that an outdoor life was much more fun. After traveling the world for a couple of years, he decided to make a living in diving. The beautiful corals brought him to Bonaire, but he found out there was more on the island. A Cessna 172 for instance, a couple of crazy guys who wanted to fly it, and before he knew what happened he got addicted to flying too.

Tim Peters
Starting his carrier as a photographer in the Netherlands in the early 90’s, Tim moved to Bonaire in 1996 and focused in on underwater photography. Although Fish-Eye Photo, School For Underwater Photography is his main business today, weddings, real-estate and other land based photography is also part of his undertaking. Sticking his head out of an opened door airplane in a steep turn dive is great fun, especially if you can take pictures of it (accordingly to Tim!).
If you need any aerial photos on Bonaire you can contact Tim.

Marc Westenberg
Allways busy with planes, either for his job at Klm or for the aeroclub Bonaire. He still can not fly but that will change in the near future.

Ernie Franke
Ernie a radio specialist from Trans World Radio only lives on the island for a few months. He lived and flew all over the world. He is a very experienced pilot and a big gain for the Bonaeroclub

Gijs Hoogerkamp
After many years in the Internet business in Holland, Gijs came to Bonaire for a life in a more relaxed manner, thus exchanging the hectic IT-world for the calm and rest of Bonaire and its surrounding waters. On Bonaire he became a professional diver and explored the islands beautiful under water world. Living another one of his crazy dreams, as a pilot he discovered that Bonaire is very special from the air as well.

Majid El Hoss

Peter Berveling
Since 2003 Peter comes regularly to Bonaire for holidays with his family. They have a holiday home on the Island and Peter and his three sons are enthousiatic divers. Peter took up flying as a hobby in 1995 and is since then member at the Rotterdam Aeroclub. With some members of this club he has made flying trips all over Europe and decided to try now the Carribean. When not on holidays Peter runs a printing firm in Holland.