Lance Phillips
editor-in-chief
Dianne White
editor-at-large
Meet the T&T Team
Twin & Turbine
Lance Phillips is the Executive Director for the Pinnacle Air Network, a coalition of FBOs, MROs, and aircraft sales and charter organizations. He holds an FAA commercial license with instrument and multi-engine ratings and type ratings in the G100 and Beechjet aircraft. Lance has worked in management and executive leadership roles for pilot training and aircraft manufacturing organizations during his career. In addition to Twin & Turbine, Lance manages Phillips Aero Services and his creative outlet, Air & Asphalt. You can reach him at lance@twinandturbine.com.
Dianne is the Executive Director of the Malibu M-Class Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA). During her 30-year career in business aviation, she is the former editor of Twin & Turbine, a post she held for 14 years. She also serves on the Board of Angel Flight Central and is a member of the NBAA Safety Committee’s Single Pilot Working Group. Dianne is an active multi-engine, instrument rated pilot and aircraft owner, and resides in Northeast Arkansas. You can reach her at editor@diannewhite.com.
Twin & Turbine
Contributing Writers
Rich Pickett
contributing writer
With 14,000+ hours of piloting more than 100 aircraft models, Rich Pickett is still passionate about flying. Rich holds an ATP, CFII SME, SES, glider license, and type ratings in the following aircraft: L29, L39, Citation 500/510/525, Eclipse 500S, Beechcraft Premier and Dassault Falcon 10. He runs his company, Personal Wings, with his son Tigre. Personal Wings provides training, mentoring and aircraft services.
You may contact Rich at rich@personalwings.com.
David Miller
contributing writer
David Miller has owned and flown a variety of aircraft from turboprops to midsize jets for more than 50 years. With 6,000-plus hours in his logbook, David is a member of the Citation Jet Pilots Safety Committee and writes and speaks on aviation topics. You can contact David at
davidmiller1@sbcglobal.net.
Kevin Dingman
contributing writer
Kevin Dingman has been flying for more than 40 years. He’s an ATP typed in the B737 and DC9 with 23,000 hours in his logbook. A retired Air Force major, he flew the F-16 and later performed as an USAF Civil Air Patrol Liaison Officer. He flies volunteer missions for the Christian organization Wings of Mercy, is employed by a major airline, and owns and operates a Beechcraft Duke. Contact Kevin at dinger10d@gmail.com.
Dale Smith
contributing writer
Dale Smith has been a commercial, private and business aviation marketing and media commun-ications specialist for nearly 40 years. He is an award-wining aviation journalist and aviation artist. Dale has been a licensed pilot since 1974 and has flown more than 40 different types of aircraft. Contact Dale at
dalesmith206-@comcast.net.
Grant Boyd
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Grant Boyd is a private pilot with eight years of experience in aviation business, including marketing, writing, customer service, and sales. Boyd holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s of Business Administration degree, both from Wichita State University, and a Doctor of Education degree from Oklahoma State University. He was chosen as a NBAA Business Aviation “Top 40 Under 40” award recipient in 2020. You can
contact Grant at grantboyd2015@gmail.com
Stan Dunn
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Stan Dunn is an airline captain and check airman. He has 7,000 hours in turbine powered aircraft, with type ratings in the BE-1900, EMB-120, EMB-145, ERJ-170, and ERJ-190. Stan has been a professional pilot for 14 years, and has been flying for two decades. You can contact Stan at tdunns@hotmail.com.
Kevin Ware
contributing writer
Kevin Ware is an ATP who also holds CFI, MEII and helicopter ratings, has more than 10,000 hours and is typed in several different business jets. He has been flying for a living on and off since he was 20, and currently works as a contract pilot for various corporate operations in the Seattle area. When not working as a pilot he is employed part time as an emergency and urgent care physician. He can be reached at kevin.ware2@aol.com.
Joe Casey
contributing writer
Joe Casey is an FAA-DPE and an ATP, CFI, CFII (A/H), MEI, CFIG, CFIH, as well as a retired U.S. Army UH60 standardization instructor/examiner. An active instructor in the PA46 and King Air markets, he has accumulated 14,300-plus hours of flight time, with more than 5,200 dual-given as a flight instructor. Contact Joe at joe@flycasey.com or 903.721.9549.
Thomas Turner
contributing writer
Thomas P. Turner is an ATP CFII/MEI, holds a Masters Degree in Aviation Safety, and was the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year.
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Brian Sagi
contributing writer
Brian Sagi is an airline transport pilot and CFI/CFII/MEI. He teaches advanced flight and transition training at Enhanced Flight Instruction in San Diego. An experienced engineer, Brian also holds multiple type ratings as well as an A&P certificate with an Inspection Authorization. Contact Brian at brian@eflightinstruction.com.
Elliott Cox
contributing writer
Elliott Cox is a pilot and the Director of Maintenance for a Part 91 Corporate Flight Department in the Southeast. You can reach him at his website TheWritingFlyer.com or by email at elliott@thewritingflyer.com.