Douglas Reed Hansmann
Lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington

Born: Oct 16, 1944, Olympia, Washington

High School: Mount Vernon Union High School, Mount Vernon, WA
College: Princeton University (Aeronautical Engineering)
Univ. of California, Berkeley (Mechanical Engineering/Bioengineering)
University of Washington (Management)

Married: Nancy Scharf (1986)

Profession: Medical Device Development (43 years). Co-Founder and current Chief Operating Officer of EKOS Corporation in Bothell, WA.

Flying History
Founder, UC Berkeley Sky Diving Club; USPA certified Instructor, Expert Grade (320 jumps)
Private License SEL: 1973 SMO. (solo at 6.6 hrs; Check Ride at 35.2 hrs).
Commercial License SEL: 1974 (192 hrs)
Instrument SEL: 1975 (295 hrs)
Glider Certificate Private
Flight Instructor SEL: 1981 (618 hrs)
Float Rating (SES) 1982 (655 hrs)
Flight Instructor - Instrument SEL: 1997 (1720 hrs)

Aircraft Flown:
Aero L-29 Delfin
American Champion: 7ECA/7KCEB/8KCEB
Cessna: C-150/152/172/182R/310
Christen Eagle
Great Lakes: 2T-1A-2
Grumman: AA-1/5A/5B
Piper: P28-160/161/180/181/200/201R; P32-300; P32R-301T
Rockwell: Commander 114 (N4758W) owned since 1990
Sukhoi 29

Tail Wheel Time:
American Champion: 20 hrs,
Christen Eagle 5 hours
Great Lakes: 270 hrs;
Pitts S-2B: 20 hrs;
Total Flight hours: 2400 hrs (Sept 2013)

Other facts:
Oregon State Aerobatic Trophy 1994 (Total Overall Score; Sportsman; Pitts S-2B)
3rd Place Sportsman, 2010 Apple Cup (8KCEB)
Authorized IAC Judging Instructor

Highlights:
In common with all pilots, I think, I dreamed as a child of floating and falling -- with a smile; it has been a passion ever since. My wife and I have flown from the north of Vancouver Island to the southern tip of Baja, Mexico; and from Seattle to Oshkosh, WI; where the words, "Land on the Green Dot, Welcome to Oshkosh" fulfilled a lifetime dream. When I teach a new student pilot, I relive each time the joy and excitement of the first landing, the first solo, and the first venture into a cloud 'on instruments'. I am privileged to live in a country where a private pilot can yet take off, fly in any direction, and with the exception of few high density international airports, travel to any destination without restriction. I have lived in a golden age.

Doug Hansmann
9-28-13