About Me
I began my aviation journey with my first flying lesson in 1982, earning my Private Pilot license in 1984. By 1987, I embarked on a career as a full-time flight instructor and developed the Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) Program. In 2001, I became the country’s first Master CFI-Aerobatics and served on the Master Instructors LLC Board of Review.
I was named the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year and the 2014 National FAASTeam Rep of the Year. As a Charter and Life Member of SAFE, I have also dedicated more than two decades to aviation-themed STEM outreach, fostering a new generation of passionate aviators.
I was named the 2006 National Flight Instructor of the Year and the 2014 National FAASTeam Rep of the Year. As a Charter and Life Member of SAFE, I have also dedicated more than two decades to aviation-themed STEM outreach, fostering a new generation of passionate aviators.
- PARE® – The Emergency Spin Recovery Procedure, 1990
- Emergency Maneuver Training, 1996; translated into Japanese, 2001 and Chinese, 2023
- Light Airplane Pilot’s Guide to Stall/Spin Awareness, 2007
- Learn to Turn, 2021
- The Nine Principles of Light Airplane Flying, 2022
- Getting Ready for Spins…
- Stall/Spin Awareness
- Emergency Maneuver Training
- Basic Aerobatics
- Loss of Aircraft Control: Avoiding Spins, 2000
- Loss of Aircraft Control: Avoiding Upsets, 2001
- Loss of Aircraft Control: Avoiding Spatial Disorientation, 2002
- Created the Aviation Learning Center channel on Youtube in 2009
- Scripted and flew the Teachable Moment, “Spins from Botched Hammerheads in a Pitts” for IAC
- StuntMasters TV show
- MSNBC’s “Airshows – Flying on the Edge”
- FX’s “Hurt Bert”
- Discovery Channel’s “Is It True?”
- Interviewed on several aviation radio and podcast programs over the years
- Authored more than 80 articles published in various aviation magazines & newsletters
- Conducted over 450 aviation-related seminars/webinars
- Created more than a dozen core topic PowerPoint presentations
- Created the “Maneuvering at Low Altitude: Spins” CFI Forum for SAFE and the FAASTeam
- Conducted hands-on training clinics and seminars in 22 States stretching from Alaska to Florida, California to Massachusetts, as well as the District of Columbia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, and New Zealand
- Conducted live spin training demonstrations during the Sun-n-Fun Fly-in, 1992
- Developed the Aerobatic Instructor Designation Program (a derivative of the Master Instructor Program) in 2006
- Developed the Emergency Maneuver Training (EMT) Program in 1987
- Training Course Outline for the EMT Program approved under Part 141 in 1994
- EMT Program Modules I, II, & III recognized by the FAA as approved courses under the Wings Program
- Registered Trademarks: PARE (spin recovery acronym)
- Other Trademarks: EMT; The Learn to Aviate Series; Separation + Elevation (wake turbulence avoidance strategy); Speed – Spot – Set-up (hierarchy following an engine failure); Power – Push – Roll (recovery strategy for spirals & other banked upsets); Learn to Turn; Airpseed + G-load = Curved Flight