I began in model aviation when I was probably 5 or 6 years old (in 1996) with balsa slide-together gliders and rubber band airplanes, moving up to a COX .049 Extra 300 Control Line, and eventually RC in 2000 when my dad bought us a Kadet LT-40 ARF. My dad was returning to the hobby and teaching me how to fly. I flew all through my childhood, eventually moving into Giant Scale Warbirds. I left home in 2011 and joined the Air Force and flew electrics on base and our larger airplanes whenever I visited home on leave.
When I returned to Texas permanently in 2016, I started flying again regularly and was elected president of my local flying club (Space City RC). At the same time, I signed up to a technical school to earn my FAA mechanics certificate (A&P License). I joined the Texas Warbird Thunder exhibition team in 2017 and have been flying regularly since. In 2021, I earned my FAA Private Pilot Certificate and have been working at a flight school since 2018. I credit model aviation for helping me in my career and gaining lifelong friends.
