Dave Stohr -- President
Dave is a seasoned aviation veteran with more than 20 years of active flight experience and more than 16 years of training in the corporate aviation community.
After graduation from South Dakota State University with a degree in speech, he entered the U. S. Air Force and earned his wings in 1973. During his time in the Air Force he flew a variety of airplanes to include the KC-135, the U.S.A.F. E-3A (AWACS), NATO E-3A, Jetstar and Gulfstream III. Upon completion of 20 years service to his country as a pilot Dave retired out of Andrews Air Force Base where he was assigned to the 99th Airlift Squadron. During his tenure at the 99th he operated the Gulfstream on every continent in the world except Antarctica.
After retiring from the Air Force, Dave went to work for a well known corporate aviation training company where he remained for six and a half years. During the last three and a half years he delivered International Procedures Training. In 1999 he changed companies and continued to train International Procedures, ultimately becoming the Director of Training Services for Air Routing International of Houston Texas. On September 1st of 2002 Dave in partnership with others formed Air Training International and has continued to train and speak in the area of International Flight Operations as President of Air Training International. Of the more than 16 years Dave has been involved with training in the corporate aviation community, he has worked in the international field for over 12 years.
Beyond his involvement in the training arena of the international aviation environment, Dave is involved in other aspects of international operations. He is a member of the NBAA International Operators Committee and is involved with staging the International Operators Conference each year. As a speaker Dave has presented at every IOC since 1996. He also serves as the North Atlantic Technical Representative for the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) on a volunteer basis. Dave represents IBAC at ICAO level meetings as a member of The North Atlantic Region/Implementation Management working group which meets twice a year. The NAT/IMG, as a group, is responsible for recommending changes to procedures in the North Atlantic Region, as well as overseeing the implementation of the new procedures. More recently Dave was appointed to the CNS/ATM Joint Committee formed by IBAC and GAMA.
Terry Giasson -- Chief Financial Officer
Terry brings an expertise in fiscal management to Air Training International, Ltd. as well as superb Client Support. For the last 10 years she has worked as a Client Support Representative responsible for numerous fortune 100 corporate flight departments.
Her unique skills of budget management and customer support lends perfectly to the philosophy of Air Training International, Ltd. These skills married with a thorough understanding of corporate flight department operational training needs, rewards Air Training International, Ltd. with a valuable asset.
Guy Gribble -- Instructor
Guy joined Air Training International in 2008.
Guy was born in southern California, and has spent most of his adult life following flying throughout the world. He is the only son to a career pilot and was raised with the aviation bug in his DNA. Guy's flying career started at the tender age of 16 working at the local community airport. While there, his first solo was in a PT-17 Stearman.
Guy has served tours in the US Army (Helicopters) and the US Navy (Carrier based attack jets) and has held instructor pilot ratings in both services. Guy returned to civilian flying after retiring from the Naval Reserve. His current assignments take him to Europe, South America, Central America and the Caribbean regularly.
Guy has three flight instructor ratings, four type-ratings, a BS in Economics/Finance, a certificate in Critical Incident Stress Management and is working toward an MBA. His hobbies are running, reading, home repairs and caring for his wife and three children, two in college, the youngest is in high school.
Heidi Botros -- Media Production Specialist
Heidi graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation Heidi started working for Air Training International as a Marketing Representative. Over the years she has developed a multitude of skills and now primarily handles video development for the web-site training and graphics design. Coming from a family with a backround in aviation, she brings an understanding and passion for the industry to Air Training International, Ltd.
Todd Chisholm -- Instructor
Todd joins Air Training International after a successful 25-year corporate aviation career.
An internship with United Technologies Corporation during college introduced Todd to business aviation. He returned from that experience and began his first flying job on a King Air 200 while finishing college.
Not long after graduating from the School of Business at the University of Illinois he was hired by General Electric where his first assignment was the Challenger 601. With that type rating quickly came intercontinental flying and new adventures.
Only 18 months later, Todd was also checked on the G-IV, which expanded his destinations to include Asia and Africa. He continued to broaden his experiences with promotion to standards captain and eventually project manager for the Challenger 604 and Boeing Business Jets.
More recently Todd has been flying the Global Express and expanding his horizons to small islands of the South Pacific and regular trips throughout South America.
Todd has been teaching for ATI since 2005. He has also been a presenter at the NBAA International Operators Conference. He brings a familiarity with several modern cockpits and avionics suites. His passport and logbook have registered visits to over 60 countries and every continent except Antarctica.
Our Promise to You
Air Training International, Ltd. will strive to provide their clients with the most accurate international flight operations information both professionally and expeditiously.