Chief Pilot - Gary Frith , aka 'GAR', is a 1978 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He immediately went to pilot training to start his career as an AF 'fighter jock'. He excelled at UPT as a distinguished graduate and landed his first fighter, the F-4 Phantom. He was fortunate to fly fighters his whole career to include the F-4, A-10, A-7, AT-38, and was the 40th pilot selected to fly the stealth fighter, the F-117A Nighthawk. In addition he added an AOC tour at the USAF Academy where he trained new pilots in the T-41 and T-3 trainers. He finished his career as Commander of the 98FTS Parachute Squadron, flying the UV-18 and getting paid to do freefall parachuting (sweeet!). He has over 10,000+ hours flying time and is an FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) with over 2800 hours in the Moravan Zlin 242L!
