Public Benefit Flying

(Volunteer Pilot Organizations)

Bahamas Habitat
Co-Founder of Bahamas Habitat; Chief Pilot and Logistics Officer
www.bahamashabitat.org

Disaster Relief for people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, focusing on the island of Eleuthera.  Developed the concept of providing logistical and financial support through promotion of the use of general aviation aircraft to support operation of the mission.
Provide support for Bahamas Methodist Habitat in James Cistern, Eleuthera and Fresh Creek, Andros to augment the services of the Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church.

Able Flight, Inc.
Founding Director;  Treasurer and Chief Flight Instructor
www.ableflight.org

Organization provides scholarships and support for flight training for persons with disabilities.  Specially adapted aircraft are utilized to change lives through the process of learning to fly an aircraft.  Provide coaching and evaluation to flight instructors providing direct instruction to scholarship winners.

Civil Air Patrol
Standardization and Evaluation Officer. 
www.cap.gov

Member of the Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.  Provide flight instruction and proficiency flights for senior members.  Provide orientation flights for cadet members.  Prepare senior member pilots for search and rescue missions.

Federal Aviation Administration
FAAST Team Member
www.faasafety.gov

Appointed by Greensboro, NC FAA Flight Standards District Office .
Encourage pilot proficiency through support of FAA Safety Team operations.  Encourage pilots to perform annual proficiency awards through the FAA Wings Program.  Make presentations to pilots regarding Next Generation Air Traffic System technologies as applied to existing pilot skills.  Make presentations on the Cockpit-of-the-Future.