Our Pilots
Fighter Aviation Experts and Client-Service Specialists
The only way to experience a true-to-life aviation adventure of the caliber offered by Fighter Combat International is under the guidance of the very best pilots the world has to offer. We only selects pilots that are committed to providing the very best customer service in a safe, fun-filled atmosphere of adventure. Ensuring you and your guests have an experience that will last a lifetime is second only to your safety. Our entire team at Fighter Combat International is devoted to ensuring your event is both exciting and memorable.
Paul “BJ” Ransbury, President
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
Instructor Qualifications:
4-Time Master CFI – Aerobatic
Former Part 141 Chief Instructor at APS (5 Years)
Certified Flight Instructor, Multi-Engine Instructor
Instrument Instructor Airplane / Advanced Ground Instructor
Class 1 Aerobatic Flight Instructor (Canada)
Bombardier Flying Instruction Techniques Course Graduate
CAF Fighter Weapons Instructor Course Graduate
Memberships: EAA, IAC, NAFI, ICAS
Pilot Qualifications:
Airline Transport Pilots License, Single/Multi-Engine IFR
Airlines: A320 Airbus
Tailwheel / Complex / High-Performance Certified
4000+ Hours Aerobatic Experience (2500+ hours: Extra 300L)
Military Fighter Pilot Experience:
12 Yrs: F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Pilot
Fighter Electronic Warfare and Advanced Radar Graduate
416 Tactical Fighter Squadron
425 Tactical Fighter Squadron
Air Show Qualifications:
ICAS Certified Air Show Performer – Solo & Formation Aerobatics
Air Show Team Lead: Team Extreme Aerobatics
Education:
BSc Honors Mathematics & Physics Degree
Royal Military College of Canada
Pursuing MBA – University of Phoenix
Clarke “Otter” McNeace, VP Flight Operations
Aerobatic/Air Combat Instructor
Assistant Chief Instructor / Senior Check Pilot
Nation’s First NAFI CFI – Aerobatic
Part 141 Assistant Chief Instructor
Former Master CFI – Aerobatic
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) and Instrument Instructor Airplane (CFII/MEII)
Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI)
FAASTeam Lead Representative
11,000+ Flight Hours
U.S. Navy: 8 yrs active duty
F/A-18 Hornet Instructor
Fighter Weapons Instructor
Strike Phase Instructor
Landing Signal Officer (LSO) with Training Qual
36 combat missions: Desert Storm/ Southern Watch
300 carrier-arrested landings:
USS Midway, USS Independence, USS Nimitz,
USS America, USS Lexington
Airline Transport Pilot
Airline Captain, B-737
Tailwheel, Complex, Sailplane endorsements
B.S. Computer Science, University of Kansas
Randall ‘Random’ Brooks
Aerobatic Instructor
VP Training and Business Development
Instructor Qualifications:
Certified Flight Instructor – CFI, MEI, CFII and Glider
Over 2,500 hours of Dual Instruction Given
Over 20 years of Aerobatic Instructional Experience
Flight Experience:
Airline Transport Pilot rating with over 12,000 hours of total flight time
5,500 hours of aerobatic operations / 4,500 hours formation
6,000 hours in tailwheel aircraft
Four jet and turboprop type ratings, and
Flight experience in over 100 aircraft types
Experience and Certifications:
President of the Upset Prevention & Recovery Training Association (UPRTA)
Leader of Training Analysis for the International Committee for Aviation Training in Extended Envelopes (ICATEE)
Former Sr. Director of Flight Training for Opinicus Corporation
Former Director of Customer Training and Manager of Emergency Situation Training for Eclipse Aircraft
Former Director of Operations for the Red Baron Squadron
Air Show Qualifications:
Over 500 surface level formation aerobatic demonstrations with three formation aerobatic demonstration teams
Former ICAS Aerobatic Competency Evaluator (ACE)
Education:
B.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado
Karl ‘Schlimmer’ Schlimm
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor< / Check Airman
12 Years Active Air Force
8 Years Air Force Reserves, Lt Colonel
Instructor Course Graduate – F-16 (2000+ Hrs)
301st /69th Fighter Squadron / 310th Fighter Squadron / 80th Fighter Squadron
69th Fighter Squadron (AA Wpns Officer, Chief Training)
Veteran OIF (Qatar, A9 Lessons Learned Division ISO OIF, OEF)
5500+ Hours (1200+ Aerobatic)
Part 135 Charter Pilot / Management Experience
FAA: Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
BS: Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College
ICAS Certified Airshow Performer
Airline Transport Rate (ME)
David ‘Zog’ Carroll
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
Master CFI – Aerobatic
Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) / Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI)
Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI) / Instrument Instructor Airplane (CFII/MEII)
Airline Transport Pilot – B-737 Type Rating
Retired Air Force, 25 yrs service: T-37, T-38, A-10, F-15E
3500+ flight hours
267 Combat Hours / 58 Combat Sorties (OIF / OEF / ONW / OSW)
T-38 Instructor Pilot and Pilot Instructor Training Instructor
Allied Air Forces Central Europe Tactical Leadership Program
Wing Flight Safety Officer (F-15E), 4th FW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Assistant Operations Officer (F-15E), 391st FS, Mountain Home AFB, ID
Assistant Operations Officer (T-38C), 25th FTS, Vance AFB, OK
Director of Staff, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK
Air Staff Deputy Division Chief, AF/A10, Pentagon
Graduate: Air Command and Staff College, Air War College
BAS: Aviation, Leadership and Management, University of Minnesota
MAS: Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Memberships: EAA, IAC, AOPA
Endorsements: Tailwheel, Complex, High Performance
Frank “Franky” Wagener
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
Airline Transport Pilot (US & CAN), B-737 Type Rating
FAA: Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
Endorsements: Tailwheel, Complex, High Performance
Commercial Pilot License, Flight Instructor, Aerobatic (JAR-FCL)
Retired Luftwaffe, 21 years active duty: T-37, T-38, F-4, BAE Hawk
Instructor-Specific: 1100+ hours as an Instructor Pilot
20th Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM, F-4E
741st Fighter Squadron, Neuburg, Germany, F-4F
88th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX, AT-38B
F-4 Flight Training Squadron, Rheine Hopsten, Germany, F-4F
NATO CC-Air Headquarter / A7, Ramstein, Germany
2 CFFTS, 15 Wing, Moose Jaw, Canada, BAE Hawk (Chief of Training, Operations Supervisor, Asst. Director of Operations, Large Scale Exercise Planner, Senior National Representative)
Graduate: German Air Force Academy, German Armed Forces Command & Staff College
MS: Aeronautical Science (Management/CRM), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
“BORNEO” Bill Gregory
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
Instructor Qualifications:
F-111 Instructor Pilot
Professional Pilot Experience and Certifications:
6000+ hours flying time in over 40 aircraft types
ATP: SEL/MEL
NASA Astronaut Space Shuttle Pilot – STS-67
B737 Type Rating
Others Flown: B-707, 737, C-27, C-130, C-141, C-5, G-2, Twin Otter, Beaver, Learjet, King Air, U-2
Pitts S-2C owner
Military Experience:
F-111D/F Fighter Pilot – 20+ year USAF career
USAF Test Pilot School Graduate
F-15/F-4/A-7/T-38 Test Pilot – Edwards AFB
Education:
BS Eng – Distinguished Graduate – USAF Academy
MS Eng – Guggenheim Fellowship – Columbia University
MS Bus Mgt – Honor Graduate – Troy State University
Eric ‘Gaard’ Nedergaard
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor and Instrument (CFI/CFII)
Airline Transport Pilot
Boeing 737: 10000 hours as Captain
20,000+ flight hours
Retired Air Force, 21 yrs service: T-41, T-37, T-38, T-39, F-4, F-15.
T-37 Instructor Pilot/Check Pilot
F-4E Instructor Pilot/Flight Examiner (MacDill AFB, Moody AFB)
Operations/Tactical Exercise Planner- 5AF, Yokota AB, Japan
F-15 A, B, C, D Instructor/Examiner (Luke, Tyndall, Bitburg,Keflavik)
F-15 Airshow Demonstration Pilot (Bitburg, Germany)
Allied Air Forces Central Europe Tactical Leadership Program
Operations Officer (F-15) 57th FIS, Keflavik, Iceland
Commander (F-15) 555th TFTS, Luke AFB, AZ
Joint Staff Officer, JCS/J-7, Pentagon
Graduate: Air Command and Staff College, National War College
BS: Engineering Mechanics, USAF Academy
MBA: Sul Ross State University
MA, PhD (History- Politico/Military Focus): Arizona State University
Memberships: EAA, IAC
Endorsements: Tailwheel, Sailplane, Complex, High Altitude
Philip “O.P.” Oppenheimer
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
20 Years USAF: F-16, A/OA-37, A-10 Fighter Pilot
Instructor Course Graduate – F16, A10, AT37
28 Combat Missions DESERT SHIELD / STORM
1990-1991 (F-16)
356th Tactical Fighter Squadron (A-10)
24th Comp/Tac Air Support Squadron (A/OA-37)
4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, UT (F-16)
421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, UT (F-16)
310th Fighter Squadron (F-16 Ops Officer)
309th Fighter Squadron (F-16 Commander)
Airline Transport Pilots License, BE-400, MU-300
USDA Interagency USDI
Single Engine Air Tanker Firefighting Pilot
FAA – Aviation Safety Counselor
BS Education, Math & Physics, Texas A&M University
MA Military Studies, Air Warfare, AMU
Steve “Spare” Pear
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
16 Years USAF: F-16, AT-38, RF-4C Fighter Pilot
63rd Fighter Squadron Luke AFB, AZ F-16
4th Fighter Squadron – Hill AFB, UT F-16
434th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron AT-38
15th Tactical Recce Squadron RF-4C
Airline Transport Pilot’s License
Airlines:B-737
MPA University of Oklahoma
BSBA University of Arizona
US Army Airborne Ranger
Dave “Dunto” Dunteman
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
20 Years USAF: F-16, A-10, Harrier GR-7 Fighter Pilot
US Air Force Fighter Weapons School Graduate
310th Fighter Squadron Luke AFB, AZ F-16
389th Fighter Squadron – Mountain Home AFB, ID F-16
Royal Air Force Exchange Pilot
3 Fighter Squadron: RAF Laarbruch Germany, GR-7 Night Attack
20 Reserve Squadron, RAF Wittering, United Kingdom, Harrier GR-7
358th Fighter Squadron, Davis Monthan AZ, A-10
509th Fighter Squadron, RAF , United Kingdom, A-10
25 Fighter Squadron, Suwon AB, Korea, A-10
Airline Transport Pilot
FAA Certified Flight Instructor
Airlines:B-737
MAS Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
BS United States Air Force Academy
Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, Squadron Officers School
Dede “Weeble” Fuller
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
15 Years USAF: Lt. Col, F-16 Fighter Pilot
120 Fighter Wing Montana Air National Guard
FAA: Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
FAA: Certified Instrument Instructor (CFII)
Pitts S1S Owner & Aerobatic Pilot
C-130 Hercules Cargo/Troop Pilot
MSc: Chemical Engineering – Rice University
BSc: Chemical Engineering – Montana State University
NASA Space Shuttle Mission Controller
Bill ‘Muff’ Moffat
Aerobatic / Air Combat Instructor
Canadian Air Force: 15 yrs active duty
F/A-18 Hornet Instructor
Fighter Electronic Warfare and Advanced Radar Instructor
Wing Tactical Evaluation Pilot
Canadian Air Force CF-18 Demonstration Pilot
United States Navy F/A-18 Instructor Pilot
Carrier Qualified
Theatre of Duty: Kosovo
Airline Transport Pilot
Airlines:B-737
Tailwheel, Complex, Sailplane endorsements
B. Comm, Dalhousie University
