teaching aspiring pilots for more than 30 years.

In 2019, Jim and Jordie Samuelson opened Red Rock Flight School to share their passion for the sky.

Jim Samuelson was born in Los Angeles, California and always loved planes. This led to him beginning to fly in 1987 and teaching new pilots by 1990. He was Chief Instructor at Trans States Airlines, a Captain at America West, and is currently a Check Airman and 777 Captain for American Airlines. He landed in Arizona after becoming a First Officer for America West.

Jordie Samuelson was born in Colorado, but having spent the majority of her life in the Arizonan heat, considers herself an Arizona native. She worked at America West Airlines as a flight attendant which would lead to her interest in flying as she is now pursuing a private pilot license at Red Rock. She is also a mother and grandmother.

The couple met while both working at America West and it was love at first flight. After teaching new students right in their own kitchen, the couple knew they had to expand their space. Red Rock is now a mom-and-pop style flight school that’s committed to offering airline quality training at affordable prices in a safe, student-friendly atmosphere.

Jim and Jordie look forward to taking you on the next flight toward your dreams.

Flight Simulator

Our flight simulator re-creates aircraft flight so you can learn and practice in a safe environment. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of flight controls, the effects of other aircraft systems, and how the aircraft reacts to external factors such as air density, turbulence, wind shear, cloud, precipitation, etc.