The Disciples of Flight website (previously known as Skypark.tv) was started in early 2012 by: Jim Hoddenbach is dedicated to the promotion of safety through shared exercise and knowledge from the pilot community. We, Disciples of Flight, are always looking for individuals who are interested in contributing to the growing knowledge base on the website. Bottom line: if you want to write aviation articles then you are in the write place.
No previous experience is required to write aviation articles for Disciples of Flight, just an honest, and knowledgeable voice in aviation.
Chrissi Culver -3 posts
Chrissi is a Freelance Aviation Journalist and active Private Pilot with a passion for everything aviation. She holds a B.S. in Air Traffic Management with minors in Aviation Safety and Communication from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Chrissi is currently blogging about her wide-range of experiences in the Aviation Industry at her blog, "My Love of Aviation."
John Belz -3 posts
John Belz grew up in Philadelphia and moved around the U.S.A. a bit before settling in Salt Lake City. Now he is a physics professor at the University of Utah, and in addition to teaching courses at the U, John does research in the field of particle astrophysics using an observatory in Utah's West Desert. John's interest in flying dates back to his teens. He joined the Air Force because he wanted "to fly jets", but his failure to maintain the necessary haircut delayed his pilot training for almost thirty years. Finally, on 9/9/9 he completed his checkride and became a certifiable pilot. He is looking forward to contributing his perspective as a scientist to the Disciples of Flight.
Michael Little -3 posts
Michael R. Little is a retired USAF navigator who now holds a private pilot certificate and flies his own 1958 Cessna 172, which he won in a raffle for $50. He received his bachelor’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and an M.A. in History from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He coauthored "T-41 Mescalero: the Military Cessna 172" with Walt Shiel and Jan Forsgren and has written a number of articles which have appeared in publications such as Air Forces Monthly, Air University’s Air & Space Power Journal, Aviation History and Kungfu Qigong, as well as on the websites of the Latin American Aviation Historical Society and China-Defense.com.
Clifford Obara -3 posts
I am a 32 year old Kenyan, trained for my aeronautical engineering diploma in Kenya before getting my PPL and CPL in South Africa. After that, I returned to pursue engineering at various companies before finally settling into to flight instruction. My instruction career started with me investing in a simulator since the entire country was operating on ONLY one sim and this was not acceptable to me. Over time, it has been upgraded to a fully fledged flight school or what they call here an ATO (approved training organization).
Dimitrios Myzithras -2 posts
Dimitrios Myzithras has been passionate about flying since his early childhood. This he attributes to a noisy formation of F-4E Phantoms flying a few meters above his head in the Greek mountains, when he was 7. With studies in mechanical engineering and aeronautics, he enjoys reading about flying machines, almost as much as flying them cross-country.
Timon Martin -2 posts
Timon S.W. Martin is a lifelong aviation fanatic and flight simulator guru. He is currently enrolled in the professional pilot program at Utah Valley University where he will complete his CFI-I. After which, he plans to attend the University of Utah School of Engineering where he will obtain a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
Kathleen Bangs -2 posts
Kathleen Bangs is an on-air aviation analyst, former commercial airline pilot, and 2005 overall winner of the International Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award. She has over 10,000 flight hours, and a fondness for the Reverse Cuban 8.
Tim Brill -1 post
With an undeniable passion for flying, Tim's instruction style echoes his no-nonsense approach to flying: always fun and always informative. Having honed his flying skills in Alaska, Tim specializes in tailwheel endorsements, emergency maneuver training, spin training, aerobatics and mountain flying With over 4000 hours of instructional experience in tailwheel airplanes, Tim encourages students to always strive for higher than what is required of them. An ATP, CFI and CFII, Tim is a Master Certificated Flight Instructor - Aerobatic (MCFI, the First, and only, MCFI-A in Nevada), and a member of IAC (and an IAC National Aerobatic Judge), CUATE (Council on Unusual Attitude Training and Education), SAFE (Society of Aviation and Flight Educators), EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association), AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), and an FAA Safety Team Representative for the FAA WP-ll district.
Roy Evans -1 post
Roy Evans II is a professional aviator with over 25 years and 11,000 hours of accident and incident free flying in all types of aircraft, from light singles and twins, to experimental, vintage, light-sport, unmanned aerial systems, gliders, turbopropellor, narrow body and wide body turbojet powered aircraft both domestically and internationally. Outside the flight deck, Roy is happily married to his college sweetheart, a father to five of their amazing children, and the President of the Utah Back Country Pilots Association. When his chores are done, he’s likely to be flying his 1949 Piper PA-11 Cub Special around the Utah and Idaho backcountry, with one of his children asleep in the backseat wondering how much longer til the next huckleberry milkshake.
Ray Rivera -1 post
Ray L Rivera is a B757/B767 Aircraft Maintenance Specialist (fancy title for a technical writer) for UPS Airlines in Louisville, KY. He edits illustrated parts catalogs, maintenance manuals and wiring diagrams for the fleet. He’s wrapping up an Instrument Rating and he flies surveillance missions over the Ohio River as Aircrew for the USCG Auxiliary Aviation. Ray considers Tulsa, OK his hometown, earned a BS in Engineering Science from the University of Tulsa and an MSM in Integrated Logistics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Online) in 2012. He lives in Crestwood, KY with his wife Bonita and boys Scotty and Leland.
