Jason Schappert
Jason Schappert | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Founder of MzeroA.com |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse |
Ashley Schappert (m. 2011) |
| Children | Ella Schappert |
Jason Schappert is a CFII[1] and ATP[2] rated pilot, and author of 8 best selling aviation flight training books. Schappert was named AOPA's Top Collegiate Flight Instructor in 2008, Outstanding Flight Instructor of 2014 & 2015, has amassed over 8000 hours of in-flight instruction, and produces MzeroA.com's Online Ground School.[3][4]
Biography
Schappert began flying at age 12, and did his first solo flight at 16. He subsequently became a flight instructor, and earned all the ratings up to ATP, including private pilot certificate, instrument rating, and Commercial Pilot Certificate. Schappert currently flies a Cessna 172.
Before becoming acclaimed as a flight instructor, Schappert made headlines when in 2007, as an eighteen year old aviation student at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, he saved a drowning man from the icy water of Long Pond.[5][6] He received a Carnegie Medal[7] and was written into the congressional record.[8] Jason was named National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Top Collegiate Flight Instructor in 2008 and 2012.[9] In 2009 he created a program called Future Pilots Flight Academy for aviation-minded youth in conjunction with the Discovery Science Center.[10]
In 2010 Schappert teamed with Swiss flyer Vincent Lambercy flew a Cessna 150 on a round-trip Flight Across America from Daytona Beach, Florida to Catalina Island, California and back. Funds raised from the trip were used to promote general aviation.[11][12]
Jason and his team flew around the country in 2014 on the Good Pilot Tour, one of their many stops was at the Southeast Aviation Expo.[13]
He was named AOPA's Outstanding Flight Instructor of the year in 2014 & 2015. [14][15]
Producing the Flying Again Movie [16] featuring rusty pilots who have not flown anywhere from 2 to 30 years. This effort was then featured on the TV series The Aviators.
Bibliography
- Pass Your Private Pilot Checkride 2.0 (ISBN 978-1456310103) (2010)
- Pass Your Instrument Pilot Checkride (ISBN 978-1456328719) (2011)
- Aviation Acronyms (Pilots Recipe for Success Series) (ISBN 978-1460974865) (2011)
- The FAR/AIM in Plain English (ISBN 978-1479118342) (2012)
- Inflight Emergencies (ISBN 978-0615687858) (2012)
- The Airplane Flying Handbook (ISBN 978-0615628455) (2012)
- Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (ISBN 978-0615623184) (2012)
- The Secret to Perfect Landings ([ISBN 978-0615841069) (2013)
- The Private Pilot Blueprint: A Roadmap To Your Private Pilot Certificate (ISBN 978-0692231104) (2014)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Flying Again Movie | Himself | Flight instructor |
References
- ^ Flight instructor
- ^ Airline Transport Pilot Licence
- ^ Godlewski, Meg (6 November 2014). "MZero Aviation: A new kind of online ground school". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Today's Flight Plan". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Byrnes, Joe (21 March 2007). "Rescue earns West Port graduate angel wings". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Lakeville rescue Feb. 11, 2007".
- ^ "Ocala man given Carnegie Hero Medal". 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Congressional Record". 26 July 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ http://issuu.com/jacksonvilleuniversity/docs/wave_fall2008/21. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Kossick, Betty (29 September 2009). "Flying instructor shares passion with youth". Ocala Star Banner. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/SocialMediaLeadsToProjectToPromoteGAForAll_200654-1.html
- ^ "'Flying Across America' to promote GA in Cessna 150". AOPA.com. AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Southeast Aviation Expo
- ^ AOPA FLIGHT TRAINING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS
- ^ 2015 AOPA FLIGHT TRAINING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS
- ^ Flying Again Movie