Lt. Colonel (Ret.) USAF - over 14,000 flying hours total time

1978 ~ Earned Private Pilot license in High School

1985 ~ Entered USAF Pilot Training

1986 - 1992 ~ T-38 Instructor, Check Pilot, Instructor-Instructor, Evaluator

1992 - 2010 ~ F15C Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Mission Commander, Functional Check Flight (FCF) Pilot

1999 - late 2025 ~ Delta Airlines Flight Engineer, First Officer, and Captain

  • 727

  • 737-200, -700, -800

  • 757

  • 767-200, -300, -300ER

  • MD-88

  • 717

  • A319/320

  • A350

Special Airshow Competency

  • Recommended by Patty Wagstaff

  • Evaluated by Carl Pascarell

  • Unlimited maneuvering to 500’

Flying Bio

Attended nine different schools before college

BA Chemistry - University of Kansas

Two Years University of Kansas School of Medicine

Masters of Aviation and Aerospace Sciences - Embry Riddle University

Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Air War College

Certified Aerospace Physiologist

Educational Bio

Aircraft

1985 Christen Eagle