Aviation Consulting
The Tacticum president soloed his first plane (N2469N) in 1975 at the age of 16; he earned his private pilot’s license in 1976 at the FAA’s minimum age of 17. In 1985 while in the US Air Force he earned his Airline Transport Pilot rating (FAA’s top rating). He has been a pilot for 47+ years, has over 5,000 flight hours, and flown to 110 countries on six continents.
Pilot Qualifications
Aviation Management Experience
3 Wing Commander
3 Wing Vice Commander
818 Contingency Response Group Commander
24 Air Expeditionary Group Commander
57 Airlift Squadron Commander
Airlift Control Element Commander
Air Force 1 Leaving the Katrina Relief AOR
Aviation Regulations & Support Operations
US Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Diplomatic Clearances
Deployment Subject Matter Expert
Crew Scheduling
Airlift Mission Planner
En-Route Airlift Mission Support
Maintenance
Passenger Handling & Boarding
Cargo handling
Aviation, Defense & Security Policy, Procedures, Mission Sets, and Regulation Development
Joint Staff J-4 Logisitcs
US Air Force HQ J-3 Operations
HQ Air Mobility Command 618 Air Operations Center (AOC)
US Air Force Expeditionary Center