About Adam Stoughton ATP, M.S., CFI/I MEI

Adam is an experienced professional instructional designer with a strong background in aviation. He has built on-boarding courses for multiple software types (EFB, scheduling software, and performance planners) in a diverse range of flight operations environments small, medium, and large. With a strong passion for high quality training materials he can help you develop employee job skills in your employees to meet specific organizational needs.

Professional credentials include: M.S. Instructional Design and Human Performance Technology 

Proficient with Articulate Software Suite, Learning Management System Technology, and non-programming tech savvy

Aviation credentials include: Airline Transport Pilot Certificate – Type Rated multiple corporate jets

FAA Certificated Flight Instructor: Primary, Instrument, and Multi-Engine

Designated Master Instructor



Corporate Learning and Higher Ed Design
Aviation Specific Competencies

Some solutions I have produced for academic and corporate industry include the development and implementation of;

– Storyboards for courses used to train salesperson on a new technical product for use in K-12 classrooms

– Online classes for higher education use in an online bachelors degree program

– Solutions for customer service personnel to eliminate booking errors for flight reservations

– Training courses for retail sales personnel on aviation winter operations

Some aviation specific solutions I have developed include:

– Part 135 carrier company recurrent ground school courses as well as part 121 Sub part N & O simulator scenarios meeting FAA requirements

– Initial and Recurrent Electronic Flight Bag based performance software training for multiple fleets

-Customer Service training for line pilots

– Front end analysis for part 121 sub part N & O recurrent systems classes

– Part 135 carrier Instructor Pilot and IOE Captain initial and recurrent training courses

– Online and face-to-face academic courses for Private, Instrument, Commercial and Flight Instructor degree seeking coursework.

– Development of new-hire Flight Instructor on-boarding and training program for an aeronautical universities staff flight instructors

– Complete on-boarding process for part 135 carrier new-hire pilots meeting FAA, TSA, and organization specific requirements

– Learning Management System tracked web based Flight scheduling software training course for line pilots