About The Flight Instructors

My name is Helen Cernik and I am thrilled to be guiding you on this amazing trip to the Last Frontier. If this is your first time to Alaska or returning I am sure that this landscape will leave you amazed at the views and experiences it provides as you navigate over in your own aircraft.

I have been flying up to Alaska since 2009 in various aircraft and to different locations. I love the dynamic of the terrain and weather up in this region. My first and ultimate mission is to create a safe experience for everyone. We will take advantage of any weather opportunities to see the vistas below our wings in accordance to pilot and aircraft capabilities.

I also feel that this experience will be elevated with the lovely connections that you will be able to create with your fellow adventurers. Aviation has a unique ability to form a sense of community and this trip will ultimately do the same. I look forward to breaking bread with everyone and hearing about the paths on how you came to flying, the experiences you have had and all of the new memories that have been created on this trip.

Thank you for entrusting me with your precious time and desire to explore the world and be BOUNDLESS!!

Joe Casey

Founder/Chief Pilot/DPE/CFII/MHG/ATP

My aviation story began in 1990 with my first flight near Nacogdoches, TX in a Cessna 172.  From lift-off, I knew I’d have a lifetime passion flying just about anything that will leave the ground…I was completely hooked.  Along with being an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), I’m also an ATP/CFI-AHMG and Commercial Rotorcraft/Glider Pilot, seaplane pilot, and a recently-retired UH-60/AH-64 Pilot-in-Command/Instructor/Examiner Pilot in the US Army Reserves, but my passion for the last 20+ years has been the PA-46 , Socata TBM, Beechcraft King Air series of airplanes and those that fly these wonderful machines. I’ve amassed over 12,000 hours in these various airframes and believe them to be one of the finest flying machines available for the serious cross-country pilot with an eye for efficiency.

Now, I’ve flown more than 17,000 hours of flight time in just about every imaginable environment.  Whether providing initial/recurrent training in the PA-46’s, TBM’s or King Air realm, giving a check ride to someone moving up in credentialing, flying an airplane to the other side of the world, giving tailwheel endorsements, or taking kids flying for the first time, I simply love flying machines and the people who fly them.

Deanna Casey

Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI

My aviation career began in 1997 when I learned to fly the summer before my senior year of high school, near my hometown in northwest Georgia. After starting, there was no keeping me out the sky and no other career path considered. All additional ratings and certificates were earned in conjunction with a Bachelor of Aviation Management from Auburn University and I later added a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

My career path, spanning over 28 years and over 14,000 flight hours thus far, has taken me from being a flight instructor at Auburn University, through a brief stint as a pre-9/11 airline First Officer, then into the corporate aviation world I chose to settle in. I have flown and instructed in more than 50 distinct aircraft types, hold Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI certificates, and instruct in all PA46 piston & turbine variants. I also fly & mentor in all King Air variants and ferry aircraft worldwide.

As a career instructor, I love sharing my love of flying with others, with an emphasis on safety, currency, and competency for owner/pilots of high performance aircraft.