Ron attended school in Thief River Falls, MN.
He received his "Airframe and Powerplant" rating
in 1989.
He worked for Petroleum Helicopters in Lafayette,
Louisiana from 1989 to 1997.
In 1997 Ron, his wife, Mary and their 3 children
moved to Minneapolis where he went to work
for North Air Care maintaining their Agusta
109 Series air ambulance helicopters.
Ron has worked for Aitkin Aviation since
November, 2000. He is qualified to work on most
light helicopters.
Ron is a student pilot, working on his private
pilot license in his 1939 Aeronca Chief.