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History of ChrisAir
ChrisAir originally started as Christman
Flight Training (CFT) in December 1999 by founder/instructor Dan Christman as a
means of providing quality flight instruction in northern In 2002 Dan moved from Dan still gives instruction in What kind of Training has Dan had? Dan began flying several years ago when he was 11 years old,
taking his first flying lesson in 1990. Five years later, he soloed on his 16th
birthday in the same aircraft, N9442U, a 1976 Cessna 150. Dan received his
Private Pilot Certificate a year later when he was 17. Obviously, his training didn’t stop there, after graduating
from High School Dan attended Vincennes
University as a Professional Flight Technology student. There he continued
training and received his Commercial and Instrument Certificates in his first
year. The following year he took acrobatic training in a Decathlon and received
his CFI, CFII, and Multi-engine ratings. In 1999 Dan received his Associates Degree from In 2002 Dan was selected for a pilot position in the U.S. Air Force. In the spring of 2002 Dan attended the USAF's Officer Training School (OTS) at Maxwell AFB, AL. Three months later he was commissioned as a 2Lt.
He then reported to Vance AFB in Past Flying Jobs Dan has been a Certified Flight Instructor for the Past 8
years and has enjoyed every minute of it. He has also been a mission pilot and
instructor with the Indiana Wing of Civil Air Patrol. For Two years Dan worked
as a Flight Instructor for the Culver Academes.
But his greatest joy was that of Chief Flight Instructor for the Mentone Flying Club. The Mentone
Flying Club was and is the backbone of his flying career. They are the ones who
started him on his path, and have supported him all the way. In Dan’s short aviation career, he has been fortunate enough
to pilot everything from a simple ultra-light, to an airliner, to a super sonic
fighter. There are few types of aircraft that Dan has not flown, but that probably
won’t last too long. Organizations Dan is a Member of: Mentone Flying Club, Inc. -- member 16 years |
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