OCCUPATIONS:
Airshow Pilot (Super Chipmunk)
Military Pilot (F-16)
Airline Pilot (Captain 757)

ADDITIONAL INFO:
2001: Group Commander for 119th Fighter Wing, Fargo, ND
1997: Squadron Commander for 119th Fighter Wing, Fargo, ND
1985: Interservice transfer to the N.D. Air National Guard
1983: Rated #1 at TOP GUN Flight Training, Miramar, CA
1981: Graduated #1 out of 1500 pilots from Naval Flight Training, Pensacola, FL

MILITARY AIRCRAFT FLOWN:
1993: F-16, North Dakota Air National Guard
1986: F-4, North Dakota Air National Guard
1983: F-18, El Toro Marine Corp Base
1982: T2-C and T A-4, Kingsville, TX (Carrier qualified – USS Lexington)
1981: T-34C, Pensacola, FL

AIRLINE AIRCRAFT FLOWN:
727, 757, DC-10, 747-200, 747-400

OTHER AIRCRAFT FLOWN:
P-51, T-6, T-28, Stearman, Pitts Special S-2B, Turbine Air Tractor

MISCELLANEOUS INFO:
1st Flight: Age 4 with father in J3 Cub modified for crop dusting
Jim’s Dad flew the P-51 off Iwo-Jima during WWII.
Jim has been flying aerobatics for 27 years.
“FANG” flew Combat Air Patrols over Washington from 9/11 until November of 2001. Jim retired from the military in April of 2002.