{"id":45,"date":"2023-11-08T20:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T20:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2023-12-29T03:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T03:18:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45\" class=\"elementor elementor-45\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d5b2440 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_inner_width_none sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d5b2440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762a6591 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762a6591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":57,\"width\":\"350px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-default\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"902\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-57\" style=\"width: 350px; 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I had my first flight lesson in 1986 and did a lot of my primary training in my dad&#8217;s 1947 Cessna 120 taildragger.&nbsp; I enlisted in the US Air Force in 1994 and life got in the way of flying.&nbsp; I only trained sporadically for the next 20+ years.&nbsp; Over my 24 year career, I was stationed at Andrews AFB, MD; Hanscom AFB, MA; Sembach AB, Germany; and Travis AFB, CA.&nbsp; Once I transferred to California in 2010, I started training again between work and deployments and passed my private pilot checkride in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>After retiring from the Air Force in 2018, I moved to Arizona and discovered that Yavapai College had an aviation program.&nbsp; I fired up my GI Bill&nbsp; and started YC in 2019 and by 2021 I had had completed most of my ratings.&nbsp; I began instructing in 2021 and also began teaching aviation ground classes at YC that same year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Type \/ to choose a block, or press space to summon the AI Copilot\"} --><\/p>\n<p>I live in Prescott, AZ with my wife, 5 cats, 2 horses, and a flock of chickens.&nbsp; In my spare time I volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol as both an airplane and drone pilot along with several support positions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"id\":56,\"width\":\"455px\",\"height\":\"auto\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"className\":\"is-style-rounded\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" class=\"wp-image-56\" style=\"width: 455px; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-1536x964.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-370x232.jpg 370w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-780x489.jpg 780w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft-390x245.jpg 390w, https:\/\/bnfflyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dad-and-T-Craft.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p><\/p>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Flying inspiration, my dad with his last airplane &#8212; 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