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Danny Mortensen began his aviation
career in 1967 at Arizona State University where he obtained his
Private Pilot License. Upon graduation with a degree in the Russian
language in February 1969, Dan entered the US Army as an Infantry
Lieutenant. Prior to working for AGS, Dan was with the FAA for
eight years as an Air Traffic Controller, and then spent two and a
half years with AMSOIL Corporation as a corporate pilot on a Cessna
Citation with additional corporate responsibilities. He is now
President of Bill Phelps' Airline Ground Schools (AGS), having
purchased the company in 1987 after serving four years as an
instructor.He has built several aircraft.
A Mong racing biplane now hangs in a museum in Tokyo, Japan having
won the National Championship Air Races in 1990 and 1991. Another
aircraft, the AMSOIL Rutan Racer, now hangs in the EAA Museum in
Oshkosh, WI.
Dan held several world aviation records in the
early 1980's and capped his aviation career in 1990 with the Gold
Trophy at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Dan
has served as a radio talk show host in the Los Angeles market on
KFOX-FM and as the Chief Instructor for a nationally recognized
Flight Instructor Revalidation Course.
In 1990, Danny & Bob Norris formed Aviation
Business Services to secure FAA approval as a national vendor for
FAA computer testing. Upon submitting a winning bid and obtaining
an FAA license in 1993, they sold the CATS FAA computer testing for
a nice profit in 1996.
Danny Holds ATP and CFII tickets and was the
Program Manager of Dispatcher Training at Sierra Academy in Oakland,
CA for several Years.
Danny is currently an FAA Examiner for Aircraft
Dispatchers and in addition to his duties in the training department
at ASTAR Air Cargo, formerly DHL Airways, he operates Airline Ground
Schools' nationally recognized FAA approved dispatcher training
program in Florence, KY.
AGS:
800.824.4170
Airline Ground Schools
73 Cavalier Blvd. #216
Florence, KY 41042.
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