Douglas Brown

SAFE #: S0006370

Hometown: Fort Worth TX, United States

Home Airport: KFTW

Occupation: EMS Helicopter Pilot

Education: B.S. Aerospace Engineering, MBA

Pilot Certificates: ATP Helicopter, Comm ASEL & AMEL, Inst Airplane

Airplanes Flying/Flown: B206B/L1/L3/L4 B407 C150 C152 C172 C182/182RG PA-J5A PA23 PA28-181 PA44 R22 R44

Educational Specialty: Helicopters

Q & A

What drew you to aviation?: I knew that I wanted to fly professionally at the age of 8. At 12, I was allowed to take the controls on a whale watching flight over the Pacific Ocean.

How long have you been involved in aviation education?: I started as an AGI then a CFI in helicopters in 2007.

What's your favorite part of what you do in aviation education?: Seeing the 'click' when a student finally figures out how to hover, and the look on the student's face after their first solo.

What's your least favorite part of what you do in aviation education?: That the student is unknowingly trying to wipe me off the face of the Earth, by attempting to fly me directly into said Earth at high velocity.

Who are your role models in aviation?: Eddie Rickenbacker, William Olson, Troy Miller, and Nick Barney