CURRENT MISSION

Having fun

ABOUT ME

I'm a former Navy Commander who served as a jet navigator for 21 years. 53 years old (although most people are surprised to hear that) and never married.

I'm also an FAA-rated commercial airplane pilot and airplane flight instructor. My current "job" (or as close as I get to job these days) is attending the flight training program at the Community College of Baltimore County in pursuitof my helicopter pilot rating. I'm also a recreational sailor. I own a home on a residential airpark in Lusby, MD (zip code 20657, in case you want to look it up) and keep my airplane in a hangar that's built into my house. I also maintain a "crash-pad" on the outskirts of Baltimore so that I have a place to stay when I'm flying helicopters.

PHILOSOPHY

Live large, die broke.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfers are always welcome at my home in Southern Maryland.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Minimal. I hosted more than I've surfed. However, I have encountered numerous Couchsurfers at the homes of friends, and they have universally been good folks.

Interests

Flying

Sailing on the Chesapeake

Enjoying Baltimore and DC

Music in almost any form (listening to it, and playing it)

• instructor
• flying
• traveling
• coding
• music
• sailing
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Lord of the Rings trilogy, superhero movies (see "Big Kid" comment above)

Science fiction

Blues, classic rock, movie soundtracks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. Flying jets off aircraft carriers

2. Traveling over 50,000 miles in four months on world-spanning globetrot through Europe (UK, France, Switzerland, Italy), Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan), and the US and Canada (Hawaii, Ontario, Colorado, Texas, North Carolina). That was a great trip.

Teach, Learn, Share

1. Flying

2. Traveling

3. Music

4. Fun

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British