| Background: |
Steve has been professionally involved in aviation since 1966. He is a 9,600 hour pilot holding an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate and Certified Instrument Flight Instructor Certificate in both airplanes and helicopters. He has owned several aircraft including a Staggerwing Beech, Hughes 300, Bell 205, Cessna 172 and is currently building a Zenith CH-750.
For several years he owned and operated an airplane and helicopter flight school (Part 61), air-taxi business (Part 135), helicopter external load operator (Part 133), and agricultural operator (Part 137). His strong aviation background is ideally suited for appraising aircraft and assisting both buyers and sellers of all kinds of aircraft.
ABAi Certified International Aircraft Broker
NAAA Senior Certified Aircraft Appraiser.
Steve is type rated in:
Cessna Citation
Bell 47
Bell 206
Grumman S-2
Steve is an active member of the Aircraft Brokers Association International (ABAi), National Aircraft Appraisers Association (NAAA), Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA), Helicopter Association International (HAI), Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA), Montana Pilots Association (MPA), International Bird Dog Association (IBDA), Society of Aviation Flight Educators (SAFE), and EAA Chapter 517, Inc.
Steve is one of the founders of the Aircraft Brokers Association International, Inc. (ABAi) and ABAi's Aircraft Exchange Network. he currently serves as the Executive Director of the Aircraft Brokers Association International, Inc. |
