37 Years of Aviation Experience

  • First flight on 3/5/78
  • Private Pilot’s License 8/26/78 
  • Instrument Rating 4/25/90
  • Multi Engine Rating 6/26/90
  • Single engine seaplane 10/23/92
  • Commercial Pilot’s License 8/22/10
  • Currently a certified flight and instrument instructor

Aircrafts Flown

  • Cessna 150, 172, 182, Cardinal, Skymaster and  Cessna 182 Sea plane.
  • Aero Commander, Darter
  • Piper Cherokee 140, 160, 180, Arrow, Comanche
  • Grumman Tiger and Cheetah
  • Aerobatic Yak 52
Trained with: Hobie Tomlinson, the 2012 National Flight Instructor of the Year. He was presented with the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2010 and is a five-time Master Instructor and a designated pilot examiner since 1977.
2009-2013  Vice president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Chapter 613.
Working to build a strong aviation community through knowledge and affordable flying.

2011-2014 Co-taught classes with George Coy CFI: 
  • aviation classes to Boy Scout Troops for merit badges.
  • student pilots interested in becoming private pilots.
  • aviation classes to middle school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students.
2009-2014  Gave Young Eagle airplane rides to kids of all ages.