The Team

Having survived over a dozen real emergencies in his 30+ years in aviation, Dale  has inadvertently used up many of his 9 lives. Graduating Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1993, Dale spent 3 years as a full-time CFI and Assistant Chief Flight Instructor for ERAU before moving on to Trans States Airlines as a Captain, Check Airman, and Instructor on the British Aerospace Jetstream 31. Hired by Trans World Airlines in 1998, he was a Flight Engineer on the Boeing 727 and a MD80 First Officer for 4 years before beginning a 13-year furlough after 9/11. During his furlough, he flew as a Captain for Murray Aviation (National Airlines), Spirit Airlines, and Virgin America. In 2015 Dale returned to a legacy airline, where he flew as a B757/B767 pilot and is currently an Airbus 319/320/321 Check Pilot. With a total time exceeding 20,000 hours,  Dale's dual given in small airplanes is over 4,000 hours and in tailwheels exceeds 1,000 hours.  Dale is furthering his aviation knowledge and experience by hoping to stand on the shoulders of the giants who came before him.