Dan started flying at age 15 and took his first solo flight at age 16. In 1994, he earned his Airframe & Power Plant Certificates.  In the next couple of years he also obtained his Instrument Rating,  Commercial Pilot Certificate and Flight Instructor with Instrument Privileges. In 1997 I graduated from Moody Aviation with a B.S. in Missionary Aviation Technology.

After graduation, Dan started his professional flight career including flight instructing. As a corporate pilot, he logged a number of hours in the PA46 series, the Cessna 421 C Golden Eagle, and over 1,000 hours in the King Air 200. In 2009 Dan went into full time flight instruction. Since that time, he has trained over 500 pilots and has expanded his services to now include insurance-approved flight training, aircraft brokerage, aircraft appraisals, and FAA checkrides.