Solid Ground Aviation flight instructor teaching a student at the simulator controls in Fort Meade, MD

Todd O'Brien

Founder, Chief Instructor · CFI, CFII, MEI, ATP

Todd O'Brien, Founder, Chief Instructor at Solid Ground Aviation in Fort Meade, MD

Founder, Chief Instructor

Todd O'Brien

CFI CFII MEI ATP

Todd loves aviation and has been flying since 2007. In nearly 5,000 hours of flight time he has flown a wide variety of general aviation, military and corporate aircraft, and he currently flies for a major airline when he is not instructing at Solid Ground Aviation. He has landed in over 60 countries in nearly every weather condition imaginable. His passion for flight instruction led him to found Solid Ground Aviation, now a Flight Training Center at Tipton Airport, to share that experience with pilots of all experience levels.

In addition to the services offered by Solid Ground, Todd is available for flight instruction in your aircraft. You can contact him at:

[email protected]
Text/Call: 240-244-3593

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