Delta Virtual Airlines Staff Roster

Delta Virtual Airlines STAFF ROSTER
Senior Staff
Terry Eshenour President	terry@deltava.org	Terry is the President of Delta Virtual Airlines. Terry. a food and beverage industry management consultant, and his wife live in Atlanta. He is an avid aviation enthusiast who started flight simming in the early days of MSFS 4.0 for DOS and Air Transport Pilot.
Scott Clarke Vice President (Training)	training@deltava.org	Scott is Vice President of Training. As a Certified Flight Instructor, he leads our training team and is responsible for all of our pilot training programs. Interested in aviation since a child, he is a real world commercial, multi-engine, instrument rated pilot. Scott has been flight simming since SubLogic days. He is a manufacturers' representative for the marine, industrial and aviation industries, living in central Florida.
Luke Kolin Vice President (Technology)	luke@deltava.org	BLOG	Luke is responsible for the Delta Virtual Airlines web site and the our associated technical departments such as our Fleet and Document Libraries. Luke works for a major cable network in the Atlanta area (no, not that one.)
George Lewis Vice President	george@deltava.org	George Lewis is Vice President. George served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force and now lives in northeast Tennessee where he is married and raising his 2 daughters bilingual in German and English. He has a real world PPL and hopes to buy his own airplane, preferably a Christen Eagle II, one day. He has been using flight sim since 1986 with the C64, Amiga and every Microsoft version since FS4 including Pro Pilot, Flight Unlimited and X-Plane. George works for a healthcare company, running their Information Technology department when he is not flying the Mighty 722. He also participates in online racing at iracing plus writes science fiction and fantasy in his spare time.
Ken Nesbitt Vice President Director of Operations	Ken_Nesbitt@DeltaVA.org	Ken is Vice President of Operations and Chief Pilot DC-8. He is a real world pilot flying a CRJ-200 for a well known regional airline. When he is not bumming around the northeast in the RJ, you can find him at home doing even more flying with DVA and spending time with his wife and beagle.
Jim Pray Vice President (Human Resources)	hr@deltava.org	Jim is our Vice President and Director of Human Resources. In addition he also is a CFI in our Flight Academy. He has had a love of airplanes since childhood. Jim became interested in simming several years ago but became hooked when he found Delta Virtual Airlines. He has 4 grown children, three grandchildren and lives with his wife in the Mid West.
Administration Services
David Keech Director of Dispatch	david_keech@deltava.org	David Keech is Director of Dispatch. Since joining the VA in 2002, David has held many ranks and even passed the PPL course in the Flight Academy. He is formerly the VP of HR for the VA and recently returned to staff to head up the Dispatch Operations area. David lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and son.
William Chambers Director	William_Chambers@DeltaVA.org	Will takes aviation seriously with more than 15 years flight simming starting with MS-DOS Flight Simulator to constructing a full-scale B737 flight deck in his basement. Delta Virtual Airlines is home for the past 5 years where he headed up for a period of time the combined B757/B767 program. For the past 2 years, Will was the chief pilot of the 767 program. Will and his wife live in Birmingham where he is a prosecutor for the Department of Justice.
Tom Housworth Editor Delta Fly!	tom_housworth@deltava.org	Tom is the editor of Delta Fly! and has been a member of Delta Virtual since 09/23/2006. He is a retired US Navy Air Traffic Controller with 26 years of service and Private Pilot (SEL) rating. He has enjoyed flight simming since the late 80’s using SubLogics ATP.
Horacio Meza-Velarde Assistant Director Human Relations	horaciomeza@deltava.org	Horacio is an Assistant Director of Human Resources. He's been involved in FS since the days of FS 98, going through every version of it until FSX. He's an ophthalmic surgeon and professor of Ophthalmology in Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí, in Central México.
Alan Cluff Assistant Director Operations	Alan_Cluff@DeltaVA.org	Alan Cluff is an Assistant Director of Operations.
Sterling Widmer Assistant Director Operations	Sterling_Widmer@DeltaVA.org	Sterling is the Assistant Director of Operations. He has been simming about 17 years and has always had a love for aviation. If he isn't flying or at the office, you can typically find him golfing, skiing, or attending a Utah State University basketball game (lets not talk about the football program). He has a retirement and estate planning practice, with clientele throughout Northern Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Colorado. Sterling, his wife, and their three daughters live in beautiful Cache Valley, about 90 minutes north of Salt Lake City.
Chief Pilots
Jorge Rojas Chief Pilot (A320)	jorge_rojas@deltava.org	Jorge Rojas is the Chief Pilot in our A320 program. Jorge is a controller on the VATSIM network. He attends high school in California and is working on his Private Pilot's License, training on a Cessna 152.
Matthew Gervais Chief Pilot (A330)	matthew_gervais@deltava.org	Matthew lives near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. . Matthew is currently a multi-engine Private Pilot working towards his commercial.
Gideon Sober Chief Pilot (727)	Gideon_Sober@DeltaVA.org	Gideon is Chief Pilot of the B727 program. He began using flight simulators in the early 1980’s using Sublogic's Flight Simulator II. In 1999 Gideon completed Ground School and took lessons in a Cessna 152 while living in Birmingham, Alabama. Unfortunately, because of other commitments his real PPL is currently on the hold short line. Since then his outlet for flying has been using flight simulators and flying for Delta Virtual Airlines completing both DVA flight academy PPL and Commercial courses.
Don Thomas Chief Pilot (737)	don_thomas@deltava.org	Don Thomas is the chief pilot in our B737 program. Don literally grew up at an airport. He was adopted into a family of pilots in 1963 and was napping in the front seat of a J-3 Cub at 6 months old. After 25 years of right handing his way across the south in a Cessna 172 with his father helping produce airshows, he finally retired from civil aviation in 1990 after 27 years. Don has been simming for years, his first program was Chuck Yeager's AFT 3.0. He discovered virtual airlines several years ago and was hooked. Don lives in Charleston, South Carolina and works at Kiawah Island Golf Resort where he has been since 1997. He is married with 4 fantastic dogs and a couple of stray cats his wife took in.
Rob Morgan Chief Pilot (B747)	Rob_Morgan@DeltaVA.org	The B747 Chief Pilot and a former Certified Flight Instructor for our Flight Academy, Rob is a retired Air Traffic Controller who served with the US Air Force for 21 years working a mixture of Tower, Approach/Departure and Enroute ATC environments. He has an additional 10 years of experience as a U.S. Instrument Procedure designer, building approaches, departures and even a SID/STAR or two. He has been flight simming since the original MS Flight Simulator with untold hours spent joy riding around the virtual skies. Currently working as a Software Project Manager, he lives in south Alabama with his wife and two teenage boys. When not flying on the computer, he enjoys a good round of golf.
Mark Springsteen Chief Pilot (B757)	Mark_Springsteen@DeltaVA.org	Mark Springsteen is the Chief Pilot of our B757 program. Mark lives with his wife and two children just north of Atlanta. A retired golf professional, Mark now runs a stone and concrete construction company. When not flying or golfing, you can catch Mark cheering for his beloved Georgia Bulldawgs.
Ryan Daugherty Chief Pilot (B767)	Ryan_Daugherty@DeltaVA.org	Ryan Daugherty is the Chief Pilot in our B767 program. After joining Delta Virtual as a 737 First Officer in 2006, Ryan rose through the ranks and was promoted to CRJ ACP and eventually joined the 767 staff in December 2010. He is graduate of Eastern Michigan University, earning a Bachelor's in Aviation Flight Technology. He would like to pursue a career in commercial aviation (airline or corporate). Ryan grew up in Central Ohio (Go Bucks!), and currently resides in SE Michigan working as a CFI with EMU's Aviation program out of Willow Run Airport (YIP)
Oliver McRae Chief Pilot (777)	oliver_mcrae@deltava.org	Oliver was introduced to flying at an early age as his father is a Captain for Air Jamaica. This developed a love for flying that has held to this day, even through the decision not to become a pilot.
Mark Salter Chief Pilot (CRJ)	Mark_Salter@DeltaVA.org	Mark started flight simming in the seventh grade and joined DVA in 2006. His dream is to get into a commercial piloting career and is currently scoping out universities that can incorporate this goal.
Sid Dudley Chief Pilot (DC-6)	Sid_Dudley@DeltaVa.org	Sid Dudley is the Chief Pilot of our DC-6 program. Sid previously served on the staff as an instructor for the flight academy. Sid resides in Lakeland, Florida with his wife, son and daughter. Sid is no stranger to aviation having been a helicopter mechanic in the U.S. Army, a dispatcher at Delta Aviation Academy, and now Sid works with a Skycrane helicopter fighting wildfires. Sid is also a real world private pilot and would like to continue to add on more ratings. Sid has been flying flight simulators since flight simulator 98. In what spare time he has, Sid likes to play golf.
Don Baker Chief Pilot (L-1011)	don_baker@deltava.org	Don Started in Flight Simulation in 1978 in the USAF as an F-4, F-16, T37, T38 Flight Simulator Technician. In 1990 he started work as a Flight Simulator Tech for Delta Airlines. When he's not flying Sims at work or at home, you can find Don somewhere down the road on a motorcycle trip. He lives in McDonough, GA with his wife, daughter, 5 cats and 5 dogs.
Vic DeSantis Chief Pilot (MD-11)	vic_desantis@deltava.org	Vic DeSantis is the chief pilot in our MD-11 program. Vic has previously served as an Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757 program and MD-11 programs before taking over the MD-11 CP position. He has served as a Certified Flight Instructor for the DVA Flight Academy and holds the PPL, Commercial and VATSIM P1 certifications from DVA. Vic possesses a Bachelors Degree in Business from Barry University in Miami and a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida. He is also a graduate of the Southern Police Institute's Administrative Officers Course (Command and Staff) at the University of Louisville. Vic currently serves as a Major with a large Florida Sheriff's Office.
Joe Porter Chief Pilot (MD-88)	Joe_Porter@DeltaVA.org	Joe Porter is the Chief Pilot in our MD88 program. Joe is a long time flight sim enthusiast, a "work in process" home cockpit builder and a RW commercial trained & licensed pilot. He has served in several staff positions over the past years including ACP and Chief Pilot for the 737-800 program. He is an "as real as it gets" pilot and has made flying the Maddog his passion on-line and off. A banking executive by profession, he lives in Salt Lake City with his son.
Connor Garrett Assistant Chief Pilot (A320)	Connor_Garrett@DeltaVA.org	Connor Garrett is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our A320 program. Connor joined DVA in June of 2009. He has loved flying and everything about it for as long as he can remember. Connor is a high school sophomore as well as a student pilot, on his way to earning his private pilot's license in a Piper Archer II at a local airport in the northeastern U.S. Connor is a VATSIM certified S3 controller. He aspires to be a commercial pilot or air traffic controller in the future.
Justin Lawrence Assistant Chief Pilot (A320)	Justin_Lawrence@DeltaVA.org	Justin Lawrence is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our A320 program. He is a sophomore in high school. He has had an interest in aviation all of his life. He has recently begun his journey to becoming a real world pilot by starting training for his PPL in a Cessna 172S out of Scottsdale Airport. He currently has 11.1 hours logged. He is a C1 controller on VATSIM at Albuquerque ARTCC. You will mostly find Justin flying his A320, 757, 737, or E170.
Salem Brisso Gbian Assistant Chief Pilot (A330)	salem_gbian@deltava.org	Salem Gbian is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our A330 program.
David Eugenio Gomez Assistant Chief Pilot (727)	david_gomez@deltava.org	David is 22 years old. His greatest passion is aviation, and he loves classic aircraft. Born and living in Monterrey, Mexico, David is currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and he plans to achieve a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering. He wants to design airplanes, spacecraft, and to travel into Space some day. He also holds a Full International Baccalaureate Diploma, and wishes to obtain at least a PPL in real world sometime. Right now, David works in the Engines' CAD/CAM/CAE Department of a major firm in the Automotive Industry. His other great passion is playing Tennis. David plays since he was 9, and teaches since he was 16. Playing guitar and learning new instruments and languages are some other of David's hobbies. He can speak Spanish, English, German, Italian, and some French and Russian.
Kyle Catlin Assistant Chief Pilot (737)	Kyle_Catlin@DeltaVA.org	Kyle Catlin is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our Boeing 737 program. He has been an active pilot at DVA since August of 2006. Kyle is a senior at the University of North Dakota studying Commercial Aviation. He currently works as a Certified Flight Instructor teaching undergraduate and contract students at UND. Kyle also works within the administration building assisting the Assistant Director of Safety and Security and the Director of Flight Operations. He is an Instrument and Multi-Engine rated Commercial pilot with over 250 hours TT in the Piper Warrior, Arrow, Seminole, & Cessna 172N & SP models. Kyle also has aerobatic experience in the American Champion Super Decathlon aircraft. He is the first in his family to pursue any career in Aviation and blames his childhood for most of his interest. Being buzzed by cropdusters with monster radial engines every morning at 6am has to have an effect on ya..
Dylan Neidorff Assistant Chief Pilot (B737)	dylan_neidorff@deltava.org	Dylan Neidorff is an Assistant Chief Pilot B737 for Delta Virtual Airlines. He is 24 years old and is a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Dylan received his Private Pilot Certificate in 2005 followed by his Instrument Endorsement in 2007. Today he currently has over 300 hours in a variety of aircraft including the C152, C172, C182 and SR22. Dylan graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2009 and is currently pursuing his Masters in Project Management. He is an active senior member of Civil Air Patrol at Hanscom AFB, MA, where he mentors and trains cadets. Dylan grew up on Long Island and currently lives in Boston MA. When he is not flying for DVA, Dylan likes to mountain bike, cook and relax next to his wonderful Fiancée, Ashley, watching television and exploring.
Scott Simmons Assistant Chief Pilot (B737)	Scott_Simmons@DeltaVA.org	Scott is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our B737 program. He has been the Assistant Network Administrator for the City of Moreno Valley, California for the past 12 years. At home Scott can be found in his garage workshop/flight deck fixing other people's computers while flying online. Scott has been flight simming since FS1 on a PC with a screaming 8mhz CPU. In '09 he built a new quad-core system and logged over 600 hours offline before discovering VATSIM and DVA. In younger years Scott worked as a 'line boy' at KHYR and as at a sailplane operation in Hemet, CA. He also is in the process of teaching Luke Jones how to be a better cook (working) and a certain AFV CP proper spelling and grammar (not working)! Scott is a born Cheesehead and will always be a Cheesehead. GO PACK GO!! Did I mention that the Packers are the World Champions.
Nicholas Carpenter Assistant Chief Pilot (747)	Nicholas_Carpenter@DeltaVA.org	After being hired by DVA as a first officer in the EMB-120 program, Nicholas made a bee-line for the Boeing 747-400 program, where he has remained a resident ever since. Nicholas loves the Queen, and it is the only aircraft he has flown since passing the checkride. This makes him the unofficial record holder of the most flights in a row in the 747, 408 and counting. He also accomplished the unique achievement of flying every 747 route in the schedule. When he is not flying the Queen, you can usually find him playing tennis at a highly competetive level. In his "spare time," Nicholas enjoys the piano, the great outdoors, and is an amateur NASA historian.
Bryan Klawiter Assistant Chief Pilot (B757)	bryan_klawiter@deltava.org	Bryan Klawiter is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our B757 program. Bryan started to be interested in aviation after he took his first flight ever to Jamaica where he was married in 1998. Since that point he spends his down time spotting planes at MSP and getting a flight in whenever there is a spare moment. Bryan lives in the northern part of Wisconsin and enjoys following the college and pro teams from his home state. Go pack go!!
Steve Pickle Assistant Chief Pilot (757)	Steve_Pickle@DeltaVA.org	Steve is a veteran of DVA, having earned the rank of Senior Captain and serving as Assistant Chief Pilot of both the 757 and 767 programs. Currently, he is attending college in Melbourne, FL at the Florida Institute of Technology where he is majoring in Aviation Meteorology with an Air Traffic Control concentration. Originally from Edmond, Oklahoma, Steve enjoys the mild winters and lack of tornadoes in Florida. After college, Steve plans to "live the dream" by pursuing a career in professional aviation. Should becoming a pilot fall through, Steve plans to take the ATSAT and become an FAA Air Traffic Controller.
JP Hurtgen Assistant Chief Pilot (B767)	JP_Hurtgen@DeltaVA.org	Jp Hurtgen is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our B767 program.
Andrew Paulus Assistant Chief Pilot (767)	andrew_paulus@deltava.org	Andrew Paulus is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our B767 program. His flight sim career started back with FS2000 and has been involved with flight simulation and virtual airlines ever since. Andrew will complete his bachelors degree in Flight Operations Management from the University of Central Missouri in July of this year. He holds a Multi and Single Engine Commercial Pilot's Certificate with an instrument rating, and will soon be a Certificated Flight Instructor.
Dan Turner Assistant Chief Pilot (B767)	Dan_Turner@DeltaVA.org	Having been introduced to aviation at a young age, Dan has always had a interest in all things aviation related. Having flown every version of flight simulator since FS2000, flight simulation has been a hobby of Dan's for some time. While not flying he enjoys golfing, and keeping up on political occurrences world-wide. Dan is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our B767 program.
Adam Gaweda Assistant Chief Pilot B777	adam_gaweda@deltava.org	Adam has been engaged in Flight Simulation almost continuously since 2000, most recently involved in aircraft FDE development. He hopes to start his PPL training in the near future. Adam works at the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, where he develops advanced computer methods for biomedical applications.
Martin Garner Assistant Chief Pilot (CRJ)	martin_garner@deltava.org	Martin Garner is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our CRJ program. He started flight simming in the early 90's and has been hooked ever since. He just reecently retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years of combined active and reserve force duty. He flew helicopters for 10 of those years and holds a Comm Pilots License for helicopters and single-engine airplanes. Marty currently works as a government contractor, providing customer support and training on the software used by DoD to load ships and planes.
Art Forsha Assistant Chief Pilot (MD-11)	art_forsha@deltava.org	Art Forsha is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our MD-11 program. He brings to the program real world flight experience as he holds an ATP MEL and Commercial SEL ratings as well as a certified Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI/AGI with over 2500 hours of PIC and instructor experience. Previously he worked at a flight school in San Diego as an Assistant Chief Pilot and also conducted checkrides for the FAA in order to issue student pilots Private, Instrument and Commercial ratings. Currently he assists at SimuFlite as a co-pilot in the Dassault Falcon 2000 program flying their Level D sim with clients who attend for training. Currently Art is a patrol sergeant for a major police department in north Texas. He is married and has two children.
Eric Paul Assistant Chief Pilot (MD-11)	Eric_Paul@DeltaVA.org	Eric Paul is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our MD-11 program. Eric has been flying in the virtual skies since the days of Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. In his other life, Eric has a career in Federal Law Enforcement and is married with two kids. He enjoys coaching soccer and salmon fishing in the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
Joseph Schwab Assistant Chief Pilot (MD-88)	joseph_schwab@deltava.org	Joseph Schwab is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our MD-88 program. He started in the late '80's flight simming on an Apple IIe (Sublogic). Joseph is an aircraft mechanic for Delta Airlines and works on the flightline with MD88/90, B737-700-800, B757, and various Airbus seires A/C.
Trevor Woolley Assistant Chief Pilot (MD-88)	Trevor_Woolley@deltava.org	Trevor Woolley is an Assistant Chief Pilot in our MD-88 program. He joins us from a little town in a little state; North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Trevor currently works for Southwest Airlines in Ground Operations. He has been with Southwest since June of 2007. He currently holds his Multi-Engine Instrument ratings with nearly 500 hours. When not working, Trevor spends many days on the golf course. He plays to a +1 Handicap at Green Valley Country Club of Rhode Island. Trevor is planning on persuing a career in Golf Management. In addition to golf, he is an avid musician. He is mainly a percussionist but dabbles in many instruments. He brings many hours of flight sim experience to Deltava. Before joining DVA, Trevor was a member of USVAF where he logged over 2500 hours commanding both the Air Mobility Command followed by the Air Combat Command.
Ryan Gardner Assistant Chief Pilot (737)	RyanGard@hotmail.com	Howdy. What would you like to know?
Online Events
Luke Jones Director Events	luke_jones@deltava.org	Luke is our Director of Events at DVA. He is a High School student in the Southern Minneapolis, MN area. Luke has been interested in flying ever since he was a young kid and has accumulated hundreds of hours and flight legs on Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X. After his first ride in a small prop in Northern Michigan he has gradually started working on his Private Pilots License which is still a work in progress. Along with flying he is also interested in cooking, computer science, traveling and fishing. When flying on VATSIM you will most likely see Luke flying the A330, B737, and B757.
Ryan Morse Assistant Director Events	Ryan_Morse@DeltaVA.org	Ryan Morse is an assistant director of our events department. He is 16 years old and lives on the south side of Atlanta. He plans on starting flight training at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, and in his spare time also enjoys Geocaching, driving stick, and playing baseball.
Mathias Lund Assistant Director Events	Mathias_Lund@DeltaVA.org	Mathias Lund is an assistant director of our events department. He is 20 years old, and he just graduated from High School. He lives in Denmark, but is planning to head across the pond next fall to attend an American college to get either his pilot rating or ATC rating. His first interest for aviation came after his first flight, where he as a little kid was allowed to visit the pilots up front and have a look around the cockpit en route to Lanzarote. He first started using FS back when it was called FS98 and he has had every single release since then.
Flight Academy
Jim Warner Director of the Flight Academy	Jim_Warner@DeltaVA.org	Jim wears two hats for us. He is Director of the Flight Academy and Chief Pilot for the EMB-120 program. Jim is a real world pilot who enjoys flying the interesting shorter routes for Delta's hub and codeshare systems. He has flown with flight sim since the days of SubLogic. Jim lives in the Orlando area with his wife, children, and a big dog that thinks that it is a lapdog.
J.T. Coston Flight Instructor	JT_Coston@deltava.org	JT Coston is a flight instructor in our Flight Academy.
Lionel Holguin Flight Instructor	lionel_holguin@deltava.org	Lionel Holguin is a Flight Instructor in our Flight Academy.
Matt Young Flight Instructor	matt_young@deltava.org	Matt Young is a flight instructor in our Flight Academy. He started simming in 1998 with Flight Unlimited II, and switched to FS2000 shortly before FS2002 came out in '01. He has been flying in some capacity for nearly 20 years.
Andrew Kaufmann Flight Instructor	andrew_kaufmann@deltava.org	Andrew Kaufmann is a Flight Instructor in our Flight Academy. Andy is an avid flight simmer. He has been using flight simulators since the early 1980s. He is a retired combat veteran from the US Army and has more than 3500 hours in various helicopters such as the TH55, UH1, OH58A/C and OH58D series and 1500+ hours Fixed Wing time. He currently lives in Western Virginia. He has built a Sim-pit in his garage that simulates the MD88 - but reconfigurable for helicopter flight. His interests include flying, fly-fishing and helping other disabled veterans. He is the Chief Operating Officer for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides realistic range training facilities and training options for US Military. He will be completing his CFII rating this summer and hopes to continue his flying career by instructing at his local airfield in his "spare" time.
Michael Brown Flight Instructor	Michael_Brown@DeltaVA.org	Michael Brown is a Flight Instructor in the Flight Academy and Senior Captain with DVA. Michael has been an aviation enthusiast since early childhood. He has flown every Microsoft Flight Simulator since MSFS 1.0 (Released in 1982). Currently he is an active member of not only Delta Virtual Airlines but also VATSIM and AOPA with well north of 1000 flying hours on VATSIM’s network. Michael is also a real world Private Pilot based out of North Las Vegas Airport. His real world piloting aspirations include completing his IFR and Commercial ratings and flying to obscure lonely airstrips. Michael works for a software development company creating web based programming solutions for a wide range of technical fields. Aside from aviation he also enjoys tinkering with computers, riding motorcycles, and watching basketball.
James Hull Flight Instructor	dhull.f16@gmail.com	James "Danny" Hull is a flight instructor in our Flight Academy. Danny began flying flight sims in 1996 and joined Delta Virtual airlines in 2006. He is presently a Captain and flies a B747-400. Currently holding an ATP and Combat fighter pilot ratings, he is flying a F16C for the USAF. He started flying out of Centennial Airport in Denver at the age of 13. Flew gliders for a few years and soloed at 16. At 17, he began working on his single engine PPL and earned that in May 2000. He then continued on getting Instrument, commercial, multi-engine commercial and multi engine commercial. He was then hired by Great Lakes Airlines in Dec of 2004 and flew with them for a year before leaving for Air Force pilot training. He has flown everything from a C-172, B-1900D to a F-16C. In his spare time, Danny spends time in the outdoors, playing sports, traveling or going on cross country flights. He likes to fly aerobatics in his uncles RV-4. He says his favorite maneuver is the hammer head. Danny will be working on the development of the new VFR PPL and commercial, instrument and ATP courses for the flight academy.

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