Roster of Instructor Pilots
Chris graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara and joined the Navy in 1982. He received his wings in 1984 and went on to fly the F-14s out Miramar NAS. Chris flew with the VF-1 of the USS Ranger from 1984 - 1987 then crossdecked to VF-191. Shortly thereafter, Chris became head of ACM at Kingsville, where he wrote the manual for (BFM) Basic Fighter Maneuvers. During his military career Chris was qualified as an adversary pilot with the Naval Fighter Weapons School and as a LSO (landing signal officer) and ranked "Night Centurion" with 350 traps aboard the USS Ranger. Since 1990 Chris flies for a major airline and in 2005 joined Air Combat USA®.