Citation Pilot – Massachusetts Shane Schmidt’s career in business aviation began 17 years ago with a gift from his wife.  “I had always enjoyed flight simulation on the computer,” Shane recalled in a recent interview. “On one of our dates back in 2008, Leigh gave me a discovery fl...

Embraer Pilot – South Dakota Corporate aviation veterans like Zac Perrizo will tell you it’s not just what you know, but who you know that helps keep you aloft. And Zac has gotten to know JetPro Pilots pretty well. Zac flies primarily Embraer Legacy/Praetor 450/500 and 500/600 these days for...

Gulfstream Pilot – California As a 10 year old returning to his native Great Britain with his parents from a vacation in America, Jamie Redding was invited to join the cockpit crew for a very special occasion. From a jump seat in the Boeing 777 approaching London, he watched the sun come up. T...

Learjet Pilot – New Jersey When Steve Ryan was a youngster playing sandlot baseball and soccer in his hometown of Trenton. N.J., he always noticed the air traffic.  As planes cruising Northeast corridor skies passed overhead, he’d gaze at them with a genuine sense of wonder. “I always...

Citation Pilot – North Carolina JetPro Pilots is helping Walt Morgan write the latest chapter in a storybook aviation career. Walt is in his seventh year with JetPro, working out of Charlotte, not far from his family’s home in Davidson, N.C. He is a pilot for JetPro Trip, the company’s on-...

King Air Pilot – Texas Wise people will tell you that you’re never too old to learn.  Texas-based JetPro Pilots associate, Bruce Emero, has taken that advice to heart and wants to keep flying while he prepares for a second part-time career on the ground — all at age 63. Bruce has flown wi...

Nextant Pilot – Tennessee Partnerships are among the most productive business arrangements, and Trevor Blackmer knows he has a partner with JetPro Pilots. Tennessee-based Trevor has worked as an on-demand pilot for JetPro and its JetPro Trip program since 2022. Though he holds 10 type ratings,...

Flight Attendant – New Hampshire Mickaela Warne quickly learned that nothing comes very easily in the demanding business of aviation. Then she connected with JetPro Pilots and its JetPro Trip service and discovered an exception to the rule. Mickaela is a flight attendant for a Massachusetts co...

Embraer Legacy Pilot – Tennessee As a young man growing up in Tennessee, Douglas Owenby had a genuine fear of flying. He could not imagine being high in the sky, inside a metal tube.  When Doug was studying advertising in college, his brother moved to Louisiana and invited Doug to visit him o...

Citation 525 Pilot – Kansas Things are happening fast for Daniel Kintigh — and not just when he’s at the controls of a Citation jet. Not quite three years ago when Daniel — a native Hoosier — was completing his flight training in Kansas, at Hesston College. He got his degree and pilot ...