Roster of Instructor Pilots
Larry received his wings in Nov. 1962 as a Naval Aviator. After one year as a flight instructor in T2A's at NAAS Meridian, he received orders to VA-86 at Oceana, VA to fly A4E Skyhawks. During his ten-month deployment to Vietnam in 1965, he flew 125 combat missions receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross, ten Air Medals, and other awards. He transferred to VA-174 as the senior Landing Signal Officer (LSO) training pilots to land on the aircraft carrier. After eight years, he left the military for Trans World Airlines but was furloughed after just eight months. Larry then rejoined the Navy assuming responsibility for an A4 group on the USS Intrepid. As an operations officer in VA-15, an A7E squadron, Larry made his 1,000th carrier landing. He graduated with a BA and MEd from the University of North Florida and retired from the Navy with 20 years active service. After being furloughed for sixteen years, Larry was recalled by TWA, where he flew the L1011, B727, DC9, and MD80, retiring in April 2001. Larry is also an avid skydiver, with over 4100 skydives.