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Our pilots have a broad array of varied backgrounds, but we all share our love for flying — formation flying in particular. Below are some short bios for each of the pilots in our squadron.

Dan Checkoway – "Sharpie"
Dan has been flying since 1988. He is a Commercial Multi-Engine Instrument rated pilot. Dan and his wife built their Van's RV-7 from a kit, and he first flew it in 2004. Since then he has flown it all around the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. He is based at Chino, CA. In 2005 Dan began formation training under the tutelage of Gary Sobek, and later that year he earned his FFI Wingman card. Dan is now an FFI Check Pilot & Flight Lead and has been training new RV formation pilots. He writes software for a living, but prefers to think of his cockpit as his real office. Dan is an EAA Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor, an instructor for the EAA's SportAir workshops, and he writes for Kitplanes magazine.

Matt Cooper – "Knife"
Matt "The Knife" Cooper, 49, originally of Yonkers, New York, is a Cardiovascular Surgeon and Aviation Medical Examiner in Las Vegas, NV.
Matt initially learned to fly after a lifetime of dreaming to do so. Attendance at the US Air Force's 50th Anniversary celebration at Nellis Air Force Base led to a discussion with his wife Nina as to whether he would learn to fly or enlist. Perhaps wisely, he chose the former.
After progressing through Private, Instrument, Commercial, and Multi-Engine ratings, Matt did additional training that changed his flying boundaries and opened up the realm of possibilities. After taking a course in unusual attitude recovery with Don "Phantom" Wylie's Aviation Safety Training at Texas Air Aces in Houston, the confidence in one's ability to fly out of most encounters led to an Instructor rating and aerobatic flight.
Formal instruction and coaching followed such that "The Knife" is now delighted to share his joy in flight in aerobatic and formation performances.

Bryan Duke – "Groucho"
Bryan Duke began flying at age 10 and is now a USAF fighter pilot and avid general aviation enthusiast. He and his wife Tanya previously owned a VariEze, which they modified and raced from 1996 to 2000. They bought their RV-6 in 2004. Bryan has flown over 60 types of civilian and military aircraft. In the USAF, Bryan has earned the Distinguished Graduate or "Top Gun" award from every flying training course he has attended. He served flying the F-15C in the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom and later became an instructor pilot in both the F-15C and F-16. Bryan is a graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School and is assigned to Edwards AFB. Bryan is also developing a homemade EFIS system for their RV-6 to finish out their glass cockpit upgrade.

Mark DuLaney – "Dula"
Mark DuLaney (callsign-DULA-) is flying an RV-6A, white with Maroon and Blue striping. The aircraft was built in 1998 and purchased by Mark and his wife Pat in June 2000. Since then they have accumulated about 600 hours flying to numerous destinations including EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, WI.
Mark soloed when he was 16 years old and earned his wings with the US Air Force in 1974. He accumulated 4000 hours in the T-38, F-4, F-5 and F-16 and retired from the Air Force after serving as the Aggressor Squadron Commander at Nellis AFB from 1991-1993. Currently, Mark is a Captain with Southwest Airlines and has accumulated over 14,000 hours total flying time.

Scott Farner – "Debris"
Scott Farner earned his private pilot's license in 2003. After having spent way too much time watching the TV show "A Plane Is Born" in college, he started building his RV-7A in early 2005 in his parents' garage and finished in October of 2006 at Chino, CA. He soon began formation flying under the instruction of Dan Checkoway and enjoys the challenges and rewards involved. Scott earned his FFI Wingman card before participating in the 35-ship RV formation at AirVenture 2007. Scott is an engineer for the Boeing Company.

James Grahn – "Cubes"
Bio coming soon...

Dave Klages – "Hog"
David Klages is an FFI Wingman. He began flying in 1973 and holds a Commercial Single-Engine Land license with an Instrument rating. He has owned a Cessna 172, Cessna 210, and a Cessna 180, which he flew for 16 years. He began building his RV-8 in August of 1999, and made the first flight in August of 2001. Gary Sobek was his technical counselor. His wife referred to him as "Sky Pig," but fellow RV and formation pilot friend Paul Rosales said that Sky Pig was too long, then suggested his call sign: "Hog"
Dave is an architect and owned his firm for 32 years before merging with RNL International in 2000. His work has been primarily international for the past 20+ years, and he is in the process of "pulling back" so he can spend more time with his wife, flying, and at his hangar at Chino, California.

Jim Klusmier – "Tooth"
Tooth earned his Private Pilot certification in 2003. He quickly earned an Instrument Rating and began building his RV-7, urged on by his brother who finished his RV-6 eight years before. Since every other pilot he knew in Southern California was formation flying, and because it looked so cool, he sought out Dan Checkoway for a safe introduction to find out what it was all about. Having become hooked he began training, which included the SWFC 2006 and numerous organized practices. Tooth is an FFI Wingman.

Fred LaForge – "Flintstone"
Bio coming soon...

David Leonard – "Rodoc"
David Leonard earned his Private Pilot's license in 1997 while attending Navy Flight Surgery School in Pensacola, FL (now a Navy Anesthesiologist). He has over 500 hours flying time with Instrument and Multi-Engine endorsements. As a flight surgeon he has accumulated training time in the F-5, P-3, and TH-57 helicopter, as well as formation time in the T-34C and the F/A-18. David now flies the RV-6 he built over a 5 year period. His RV-6 is unusual in that is powered by a Wankel rotary engine. This is where he gets the call sign "Rodoc." You may notice the different sound it makes.

Mark Manda – "Bad Rivet"
Mark flies an RV-7A that he and his father completed in Feb. 2006. His airplane, "Born Under a Bad Rivet," is powered by a Lycon IO-360 180hp parallel valve engine. Mark became interested in formation flying after watching the impressive RVs in the Blackjack Squadron many years ago at a Van's Homecoming. Mark has attended a Dan Checkoway Ground School for Formation Flying and the first Southwest Formation Clinic, where he trained as a Wingman and is proud and pleased to have earned a spot in the final 12-ship Formation Flight. Mark's first solo was in a Piper Tomahawk at Santa Monica in 1984. Along with the RV, he also flies a classic 1948 Cessna 140 and a well-equipped 1979 Cessna 182. Mark holds an instrument rating.

Stuart B. McCurdy – "Falcon"
Graduate, US Air Force Academy, 1964
Retired USAF Colonel: Flew T-37, T-33, T-38, F-4C/D/E/G, O-2A
Owner: RV-3, N74TX, 830hrs; Builder/Owner: RV-8, N78TX, 950hrs
Founder/Leader, Falcon Flight Formation Demo Team
--Numerous airshows around the country, 1994-present
Founder/Administrator/Check Pilot, Formation Flying, Inc (FFI)
Presenter of numerous Formation Clinics around the country

Brad Peacock – "Wingnut"
Brad took his first airplane ride with his father in 1968. In 1978, at age 17, he earned his pilot's certificate. Two months later he got his driver's license. Over the years, Brad has flown formation in several classic & experimental aircraft and chose the RV-4 as the ultimate formation machine. In 2000 Brad completed and first flew his RV-4. From 50mph to well over 200mph, the RV-4 is completely maneuverable and a joy to fly. Brad is an FFI Wingman.

Jim Percy – "JP"
Jim Percy has been a Private Pilot since 1978 and now holds an Instrument Rating. After spending four years building his RV-7A, JP piloted it on its maiden flight in early 2007. His first exposure to formation flying occurred years ago in a flight of two Cessna 152s, when his flight instructor joined up with another instructor and student during a flight lesson. Now an FFI Wingman, JP began training in the art of formation flying shortly after he began flying his RV, and he loves the challenge involved.

Emmanuelle Richard – "Em"
Em is an Airline Transport Pilot, with Multi-Engine and Seaplane ratings. She makes a living flying Learjets for Clay Lacy Aviation out of Van Nuys. Em grew up in France and moved to the U.S. in 1997 to learn to fly and pursue a career in aviation. She learned formation flying with the Blackjack Squadron in Seattle in the late 90s. Since, she built her own RV-4 and did all sorts of commercial flying in many types of prop planes, including formation flying work. She is an FFI Flight Lead.

Paul Rosales – "Rosie"
Paul Rosales, the son of a Private Pilot / A&P, grew up in the aviation-rich Antelope Valley, California, and he completed his Private Pilot training in 1979. For the next 21 years, he along with wife Victoria, rented aircraft and accumulated ~350 hours total time. They started building their own, custom RV-6A aircraft in 1995 with first flight in the summer of 2000. Since then, they've flown their plane over 2700 hours to 49 States in America and 5 foreign countries: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Mexico and The Turks & Caicos. When not flying, Paul works by day as a substitute school teacher (grades K-5) and by night as an Avionics Test Engineer on the F-117 Stealth Aircraft. Their plane is hangared in Southern California at the Rosamond Skypark (L00), located west of Edwards AFB. Paul earned his FFI wingman card in 2002.

Trish Russell – "SchoolMom"
Trish "SchoolMom" Russell spent many hours pretending to fly her father's airplanes growing up while sitting in the back seat flying around the country. She didn't get her pilot's license until she was in her mid-30s in 1996. She now has an instrument rating and experience in many single engine airplanes including warbirds and biplanes. The RV-6A she flies in formation is, by far, her favorite airplane. It will do it all, fly cross-country, aerobatics, and formation. Trish finds formation flight fun, but challenging. It keeps her flying skills at their peak. During the week Trish teaches fourth grade in Crestline, California. Many of her students become Young Eagles, giving Trish the chance to share her flying passion with her students.

Brad Sharp – "Dagger"
Brad Sharp spent 30 years as a fighter pilot in the US Air Force, including three combat tours in Southeast Asia, air combat, and one shoot-down. Brad retired as Colonel. He is now married and has a son and two daughters. Brad's son was a Wild Weasel in Operation Desert Storm. Brad has been flying for 54 years and, according to him, "still haven't got the hang of it." Modest guy!

Glenn Smith – "Taz"
1960: Soloed while attending Univ of Detroit (Flying Club) - C-140, C-150, C-170
'60-'62: Navy Flt Training: Pensacola, Fl.
'62-'64: Bently Flt Service: DTW /Charter pilot - C-172, C-182, Aztec, D-18 Twin Beech
'64-'65: Zantop Air Transport: DTW /DC-3, C-46, DC-6, Argosy AW-650
'65-''88: TWA: CV-880, B-707, B-720, B-727, B-767, L-1011, DC-9, MD-80 (Retired)
'90-'92: Scenic Airlines: (LAS-Grand Canyon) DH6-Twin Otter, Ford Tri-Motor
'94-'99: Air Vegas Airlines: (Dir. of Training) C-402, BE-C99
2000 : Started construction of RV-8 N767GS at my hangar in Boulder City
1-29-02: First flight of N767GS (525 hrs to date)
Ratings: ATP / CFI-MEI / FFI
Total Time: 18,000 +

Mike Smith – "KB"
Mike is a retired USAF Colonel. He has been flying as a pilot for 42+ years. He flew numerous Air Force trainers and mostly ground attack fighters – T-37, T-38, T-39, F-5A&B, A-1E,G,H,&J, A-37, and A-7D. Mike instructed in most of them and has about 2000 hours of instructor time. He flew 138 combat missions in Southeast Asia, mostly supporting the CIA's "Secret War" in Laos. He has flown 37 different models of aircraft and has a total time of nearly 5,000 hours. Mike is also a multi-engineer with degrees in Mechanical, Electronics, Chemical, and Aerospace with an MS from UCLA. He was a senior flight test engineer at Edwards AFB, CA on the A-10 & F-15 doing a lot of "chase". Mike was the Director of Engineering in charge of Integration and Flight testing the Peacekeeper ICBM flown out of Vandenberg AFB, CA and the Director of Engineering at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH prior to retirement.
Mike's RV-7A is the second experimental he built. It was FAA certified for flight January 26, 2006. His first one was a KR-2 that he has been flying since 1983.

Gary A. Sobek – "Condor"
Gary Sobek has been flying since 1980. He has been an FFI Flight Lead since July 2000. His RV-6 has been in formation north of the Arctic Circle over Fort Yukon, Alaska and in a flight of RVs to and from the Bahamas. He has flown in RV Formations at AirVenture 4 of the past 5 years. He has flown as a wingman in Falcon Flight at Golden West 2004 and Boulder City 2005 plus in large RV formations at the Nellis Air Show 2005. Gary has provided support as a Formation Instructor Pilot the past four years at the pre-AirVenture RV Formation Clinics, at the first West Coast Formation Clinic in May 2005, the Northwest Formation Clinic June 2006, and the Southwest Formation Clinic October 2006. Gary is employed as an Engineer / Scientist with the Boeing Company and is an Amateur Built DAR in his spare time when not formation flying.

		Dan Checkoway – "Sharpie" Dan has been flying since 1988. He is a Commercial Multi-Engine Instrument rated pilot. Dan and his wife built their Van's RV-7 from a kit, and he first flew it in 2004. Since then he has flown it all around the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. He is based at Chino, CA. In 2005 Dan began formation training under the tutelage of Gary Sobek, and later that year he earned his FFI Wingman card. Dan is now an FFI Check Pilot & Flight Lead and has been training new RV formation pilots. He writes software for a living, but prefers to think of his cockpit as his real office. Dan is an EAA Technical Counselor and Flight Advisor, an instructor for the EAA's SportAir workshops, and he writes for Kitplanes magazine.

		Matt Cooper – "Knife" Matt "The Knife" Cooper, 49, originally of Yonkers, New York, is a Cardiovascular Surgeon and Aviation Medical Examiner in Las Vegas, NV. Matt initially learned to fly after a lifetime of dreaming to do so. Attendance at the US Air Force's 50th Anniversary celebration at Nellis Air Force Base led to a discussion with his wife Nina as to whether he would learn to fly or enlist. Perhaps wisely, he chose the former. After progressing through Private, Instrument, Commercial, and Multi-Engine ratings, Matt did additional training that changed his flying boundaries and opened up the realm of possibilities. After taking a course in unusual attitude recovery with Don "Phantom" Wylie's Aviation Safety Training at Texas Air Aces in Houston, the confidence in one's ability to fly out of most encounters led to an Instructor rating and aerobatic flight. Formal instruction and coaching followed such that "The Knife" is now delighted to share his joy in flight in aerobatic and formation performances.

		Bryan Duke – "Groucho" Bryan Duke began flying at age 10 and is now a USAF fighter pilot and avid general aviation enthusiast. He and his wife Tanya previously owned a VariEze, which they modified and raced from 1996 to 2000. They bought their RV-6 in 2004. Bryan has flown over 60 types of civilian and military aircraft. In the USAF, Bryan has earned the Distinguished Graduate or "Top Gun" award from every flying training course he has attended. He served flying the F-15C in the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom and later became an instructor pilot in both the F-15C and F-16. Bryan is a graduate of the USAF Test Pilot School and is assigned to Edwards AFB. Bryan is also developing a homemade EFIS system for their RV-6 to finish out their glass cockpit upgrade.

		Mark DuLaney – "Dula" Mark DuLaney (callsign-DULA-) is flying an RV-6A, white with Maroon and Blue striping. The aircraft was built in 1998 and purchased by Mark and his wife Pat in June 2000. Since then they have accumulated about 600 hours flying to numerous destinations including EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, WI. Mark soloed when he was 16 years old and earned his wings with the US Air Force in 1974. He accumulated 4000 hours in the T-38, F-4, F-5 and F-16 and retired from the Air Force after serving as the Aggressor Squadron Commander at Nellis AFB from 1991-1993. Currently, Mark is a Captain with Southwest Airlines and has accumulated over 14,000 hours total flying time.

		Scott Farner – "Debris" Scott Farner earned his private pilot's license in 2003. After having spent way too much time watching the TV show "A Plane Is Born" in college, he started building his RV-7A in early 2005 in his parents' garage and finished in October of 2006 at Chino, CA. He soon began formation flying under the instruction of Dan Checkoway and enjoys the challenges and rewards involved. Scott earned his FFI Wingman card before participating in the 35-ship RV formation at AirVenture 2007. Scott is an engineer for the Boeing Company.

		James Grahn – "Cubes" Bio coming soon...

		Dave Klages – "Hog" David Klages is an FFI Wingman. He began flying in 1973 and holds a Commercial Single-Engine Land license with an Instrument rating. He has owned a Cessna 172, Cessna 210, and a Cessna 180, which he flew for 16 years. He began building his RV-8 in August of 1999, and made the first flight in August of 2001. Gary Sobek was his technical counselor. His wife referred to him as "Sky Pig," but fellow RV and formation pilot friend Paul Rosales said that Sky Pig was too long, then suggested his call sign: "Hog" Dave is an architect and owned his firm for 32 years before merging with RNL International in 2000. His work has been primarily international for the past 20+ years, and he is in the process of "pulling back" so he can spend more time with his wife, flying, and at his hangar at Chino, California.

		Jim Klusmier – "Tooth" Tooth earned his Private Pilot certification in 2003. He quickly earned an Instrument Rating and began building his RV-7, urged on by his brother who finished his RV-6 eight years before. Since every other pilot he knew in Southern California was formation flying, and because it looked so cool, he sought out Dan Checkoway for a safe introduction to find out what it was all about. Having become hooked he began training, which included the SWFC 2006 and numerous organized practices. Tooth is an FFI Wingman.

		Fred LaForge – "Flintstone" Bio coming soon...

		David Leonard – "Rodoc" David Leonard earned his Private Pilot's license in 1997 while attending Navy Flight Surgery School in Pensacola, FL (now a Navy Anesthesiologist). He has over 500 hours flying time with Instrument and Multi-Engine endorsements. As a flight surgeon he has accumulated training time in the F-5, P-3, and TH-57 helicopter, as well as formation time in the T-34C and the F/A-18. David now flies the RV-6 he built over a 5 year period. His RV-6 is unusual in that is powered by a Wankel rotary engine. This is where he gets the call sign "Rodoc." You may notice the different sound it makes.

		Mark Manda – "Bad Rivet" Mark flies an RV-7A that he and his father completed in Feb. 2006. His airplane, "Born Under a Bad Rivet," is powered by a Lycon IO-360 180hp parallel valve engine. Mark became interested in formation flying after watching the impressive RVs in the Blackjack Squadron many years ago at a Van's Homecoming. Mark has attended a Dan Checkoway Ground School for Formation Flying and the first Southwest Formation Clinic, where he trained as a Wingman and is proud and pleased to have earned a spot in the final 12-ship Formation Flight. Mark's first solo was in a Piper Tomahawk at Santa Monica in 1984. Along with the RV, he also flies a classic 1948 Cessna 140 and a well-equipped 1979 Cessna 182. Mark holds an instrument rating.

		Stuart B. McCurdy – "Falcon" Graduate, US Air Force Academy, 1964 Retired USAF Colonel: Flew T-37, T-33, T-38, F-4C/D/E/G, O-2A Owner: RV-3, N74TX, 830hrs; Builder/Owner: RV-8, N78TX, 950hrs Founder/Leader, Falcon Flight Formation Demo Team --Numerous airshows around the country, 1994-present Founder/Administrator/Check Pilot, Formation Flying, Inc (FFI) Presenter of numerous Formation Clinics around the country

		Brad Peacock – "Wingnut" Brad took his first airplane ride with his father in 1968. In 1978, at age 17, he earned his pilot's certificate. Two months later he got his driver's license. Over the years, Brad has flown formation in several classic & experimental aircraft and chose the RV-4 as the ultimate formation machine. In 2000 Brad completed and first flew his RV-4. From 50mph to well over 200mph, the RV-4 is completely maneuverable and a joy to fly. Brad is an FFI Wingman.

		Jim Percy – "JP" Jim Percy has been a Private Pilot since 1978 and now holds an Instrument Rating. After spending four years building his RV-7A, JP piloted it on its maiden flight in early 2007. His first exposure to formation flying occurred years ago in a flight of two Cessna 152s, when his flight instructor joined up with another instructor and student during a flight lesson. Now an FFI Wingman, JP began training in the art of formation flying shortly after he began flying his RV, and he loves the challenge involved.

		Emmanuelle Richard – "Em" Em is an Airline Transport Pilot, with Multi-Engine and Seaplane ratings. She makes a living flying Learjets for Clay Lacy Aviation out of Van Nuys. Em grew up in France and moved to the U.S. in 1997 to learn to fly and pursue a career in aviation. She learned formation flying with the Blackjack Squadron in Seattle in the late 90s. Since, she built her own RV-4 and did all sorts of commercial flying in many types of prop planes, including formation flying work. She is an FFI Flight Lead.

		Paul Rosales – "Rosie" Paul Rosales, the son of a Private Pilot / A&P, grew up in the aviation-rich Antelope Valley, California, and he completed his Private Pilot training in 1979. For the next 21 years, he along with wife Victoria, rented aircraft and accumulated ~350 hours total time. They started building their own, custom RV-6A aircraft in 1995 with first flight in the summer of 2000. Since then, they've flown their plane over 2700 hours to 49 States in America and 5 foreign countries: Bahamas, Canada, Cayman Islands, Mexico and The Turks & Caicos. When not flying, Paul works by day as a substitute school teacher (grades K-5) and by night as an Avionics Test Engineer on the F-117 Stealth Aircraft. Their plane is hangared in Southern California at the Rosamond Skypark (L00), located west of Edwards AFB. Paul earned his FFI wingman card in 2002.

		Trish Russell – "SchoolMom" Trish "SchoolMom" Russell spent many hours pretending to fly her father's airplanes growing up while sitting in the back seat flying around the country. She didn't get her pilot's license until she was in her mid-30s in 1996. She now has an instrument rating and experience in many single engine airplanes including warbirds and biplanes. The RV-6A she flies in formation is, by far, her favorite airplane. It will do it all, fly cross-country, aerobatics, and formation. Trish finds formation flight fun, but challenging. It keeps her flying skills at their peak. During the week Trish teaches fourth grade in Crestline, California. Many of her students become Young Eagles, giving Trish the chance to share her flying passion with her students.

		Brad Sharp – "Dagger" Brad Sharp spent 30 years as a fighter pilot in the US Air Force, including three combat tours in Southeast Asia, air combat, and one shoot-down. Brad retired as Colonel. He is now married and has a son and two daughters. Brad's son was a Wild Weasel in Operation Desert Storm. Brad has been flying for 54 years and, according to him, "still haven't got the hang of it." Modest guy!

		Glenn Smith – "Taz" 1960: Soloed while attending Univ of Detroit (Flying Club) - C-140, C-150, C-170 '60-'62: Navy Flt Training: Pensacola, Fl. '62-'64: Bently Flt Service: DTW /Charter pilot - C-172, C-182, Aztec, D-18 Twin Beech '64-'65: Zantop Air Transport: DTW /DC-3, C-46, DC-6, Argosy AW-650 '65-''88: TWA: CV-880, B-707, B-720, B-727, B-767, L-1011, DC-9, MD-80 (Retired) '90-'92: Scenic Airlines: (LAS-Grand Canyon) DH6-Twin Otter, Ford Tri-Motor '94-'99: Air Vegas Airlines: (Dir. of Training) C-402, BE-C99 2000 : Started construction of RV-8 N767GS at my hangar in Boulder City 1-29-02: First flight of N767GS (525 hrs to date) Ratings: ATP / CFI-MEI / FFI Total Time: 18,000 +

		Mike Smith – "KB" Mike is a retired USAF Colonel. He has been flying as a pilot for 42+ years. He flew numerous Air Force trainers and mostly ground attack fighters – T-37, T-38, T-39, F-5A&B, A-1E,G,H,&J, A-37, and A-7D. Mike instructed in most of them and has about 2000 hours of instructor time. He flew 138 combat missions in Southeast Asia, mostly supporting the CIA's "Secret War" in Laos. He has flown 37 different models of aircraft and has a total time of nearly 5,000 hours. Mike is also a multi-engineer with degrees in Mechanical, Electronics, Chemical, and Aerospace with an MS from UCLA. He was a senior flight test engineer at Edwards AFB, CA on the A-10 & F-15 doing a lot of "chase". Mike was the Director of Engineering in charge of Integration and Flight testing the Peacekeeper ICBM flown out of Vandenberg AFB, CA and the Director of Engineering at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH prior to retirement. Mike's RV-7A is the second experimental he built. It was FAA certified for flight January 26, 2006. His first one was a KR-2 that he has been flying since 1983.

		Gary A. Sobek – "Condor" Gary Sobek has been flying since 1980. He has been an FFI Flight Lead since July 2000. His RV-6 has been in formation north of the Arctic Circle over Fort Yukon, Alaska and in a flight of RVs to and from the Bahamas. He has flown in RV Formations at AirVenture 4 of the past 5 years. He has flown as a wingman in Falcon Flight at Golden West 2004 and Boulder City 2005 plus in large RV formations at the Nellis Air Show 2005. Gary has provided support as a Formation Instructor Pilot the past four years at the pre-AirVenture RV Formation Clinics, at the first West Coast Formation Clinic in May 2005, the Northwest Formation Clinic June 2006, and the Southwest Formation Clinic October 2006. Gary is employed as an Engineer / Scientist with the Boeing Company and is an Amateur Built DAR in his spare time when not formation flying.