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School |
License Received |
Description |
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Private |
Got my private pilots license during my
summer off between college classes.
I did the whole course in 21 days, flying 2 to 3 lessons a day with my french instructor Maxine, also signed papers to purchase a Cessna 172RG
with my Dad. |
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Commercial, CFI Multi, CFII, Flight Engineer, ATP |
Went through my Dad's Commercial Pilot School in 8 months with the help of a wonderful
instructor Cammy Snowhite, who started the Christians Pilot Association
and later passed away from cancer.
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Shields Airways, Inc.
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Part 135 certified Click to see my plane
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Started a Part135 Air Charter Service. Used the Piper Seneca that the flight school had in fleet for multi
engine training to get started. One year later I purchased a Piper
Cheiftain, Cessna 210 and two Cessna 172s. Secured a bank contract with Sun
Bank, various photo contracts and an RF surveying contract with the local
Cable company,
my passengers included:
- Jimmy Buffet the
singer/songwriter (Margaritaville)
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Bill
Kazmaier the World's Strongest Man 3 years
- Hooters creator Hugh Connerty and "guests"
- Hurley
Haywood the race car driver
- The President of UNF
- Mr Harmon from Harmon Stadium @ UNF
- Kristin Davis - celebrity
Sold the business which included 7 planes (2 on
lease) one office/hangar & 12 pilots/employees.
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Commercial Seaplane |
Jack Browns Seaplane Base
One of the best weekends of flying I can remember |
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Commercial Glider Rating |
Another great way to spend a weekend, this
was a 3 day course in Myrtle Beach, SC |
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1 hour towards Commercial Helicopter |
Traded out time in a 4 passenger A-6 |
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Hang II |
This was part of a 2 week adventure where I
flew my Cessna 210 to Lookout Mountain Tenn. and completed the Hang 2
Rating by stepping off a 1300 foot cliff over trees and rocks and several
minutes later touched down in a grass field below.
Click here for the second part of my adventure |
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Aviation Scholarship |
Flew 8th grade science students in Cessna 172
for UF to help them understand effects of gravity as part of my way of
earning my scholarship to grad school and the $900/month living expenses. |