I earned my private pilot’s license in a 1946 Luscombe and shortly thereafter was accepted into military flight school at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. I flew UH-1H helicopters in the U.S. Army and used my G.I. Bill funding to earn a slew of fixed wing and instructor ratings. While in service I was a unit instructor for IFR operations as well as a CFI for the on-base flying club. I currently holds CFI, CFIM, CFII, CFIH ratings in addition to an ATP. After the military I flew Sikorsky S-61s in helicopter logging operations in Oregon, but decided that for future employment fixed wing was the way to go. After a brief stint in YS-11 turboprops I was fortunate enough to be hired by Hawaiian Airlines where I spent the next 28 years. I have logged time in DC-8, DC-10, Lockheed L-1011 and Boeing B-767 aircraft flying international routes. Since retiring I flight instruct out of Calaveras County airport in the Sierra Nevadas and spends as much time as possible flying my C-180 back and forth to Idaho and exploring grass strips.

Flying At/Near These Airport(s)

KCPU – Calaveras County Airport–Maury Rasmussen Field (CPU), San Andreas, California