Bio - Rick Henry
Builder of Mustang II N727RH
Biographical Info
- Age - 69; married with two children and three grandchildren
- Location - Alaska and Tennessee, USA Facebook page
- Licenses, Certificates and Awards:
FAA Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award (For 50 years of safe flying) Sep. 2022
Airline Transport Pilot: MEL (45 years)
; MD-11, DC-10, B-727, CE-500
Commercial: Single Engine Land and Sea,
Multi Engine Sea
FAA Safety Team Pilot Proficiency - Master Wings
2014
FAA Advanced Wings Phase 3
2024
Certificated Flight Instructor CFI / CFII / MEI (50 years); Gold Seal (48 years)
Former Proficiency Check Airman: MD-11/MD-10, B-727
Master Certificated Flight Instructor
2008-2012
Mechanic Airframe & Powerplant (42 years), Inspection Authorization (16 years)
FAA Silver AMT Award 2014, FAA Bronze AMT Award 2021, 2022, 2023
Flight Engineer Turbojet
Ground Instructor Advanced & Instrument
- Total Flight Time - 23,400 hours
- Flown as Pilot In Command in all 50 US states and to 35 countries
(Visited 42 countries), (Flown to 49 states in the Mustang II)
- Profession - Retired MD-11 / MD-10 Captain - (With FDX 33 years, 25 as Captain)
- Education - BS Aeronautical Studies - 1975 (at age 19)
- EAA's
Young Eagles Program pilot (#000194) and supporter
- Member:
EAA (Lifetime Member);
AOPA,
Alaska Airmen's Association,
Air Line Pilots Association,
EAA Chapter 42 (ANC),
EAA Chapter 182 (MEM)
National Association of Flight Instructors
Some selected recent flights
- November 3, 2024: Cessna C-177B Cardinal - Young Eagle flights - Four flights, 12 Young Eagles flown - Somerville, TN
- June 21, 2024: Experimental Mustang II - Glacier flight in Anchorage, AK
- April 8, 2024: Cessna C-177B Cardinal to the Total Eclipse in Arkansas
- Jan. 2024: Cessna C-177B Cardinal - FAA Advanced Wings Phase 3 and Flight Review (received)
- Nov. 2023: Cessna C-177B Cardinal - Olive Branch, MS (OLV) - Maryland - OLV
- Nov. 2022: Piper Navajo - Provided 30 hours dual instruction to new Navajo owners.
- Apr. 2022: Experimental Mustang II - Flight to Alaska
- Dec. 2021: Light Sport Aircraft Vashon Ranger VR7 - checkout
- Oct. 2021: Piper PA-31 Navajo - FAA Advanced Wings Phase II and Flight Review (received)
- Jul. 2021: Cessna C-177B Cardinal - Olive Branch, MS (OLV) - Maryland - Oshkosh, WI - OLV
- Oct. 2020: Cessna C-177B Cardinal - Everett, WA - Somerville, TN PAE-PDT-BOI-OGD-PUC-FMN-AMA-PWA-FSM-FYE
- August 28-29, 2020: Boeing MD-11 - Final flight for FedEx FDX #1261 MIA-MEM
- Apr.-Jul. 2020: Boeing MD-11 - Osaka, Anchorage, Guangzhou, Seoul, Taipei, Honolulu
- Jan. 2020: Boeing MD-11 - Cologne, Germany; Liege, Belgium
- Oct. 2019: Experimental Mustang II - Five Young Eagles flights
- Sep. 2019: Piper PA-31 Navajo - Alaska to Mississippi
- Aug. 2019: Boeing MD-11 - Hawaii, California, Alaska
- Jul. 2019: Experimental Mustang II - To/from Oshkosh to EAA AirVenture
- Summer 2019: Piper PA-31 Navajo - Alaska glacier flights, Fairbanks
- May 2019: Boeing MD-11 - Honolulu, Seoul, Guam, Anchorage
- May 2019: Piper PA-31 Navajo - Mississippi to Alaska
- Mar. 2019: Boeing MD-11 - London (Stansted), Frankfurt, Paris, Singapore, Osaka
- Jan. 2019: Boeing MD-11 - Singapore, Osaka, Taipei, Anchorage
- Aug. 2018: Grumman G-21 Goose - Checkout, MES recurrency, Flight Review (received)
Photos
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With the family headed to the beach October, 2019 |
At AirVenture Oshkosh July, 2019 |
With instructor / author Burke Mees and the Grumman Goose at The Goose Hangar August, 2018 |
In Seward, Alaska June, 2017 |
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FedEx Retirement Flight August 29, 2020 |
The Cessna Cardinal October 24, 2020 |
Early Accomplishments:
- Age 14 - Formed rock band, played trumpet for hire
- Age 15 - Took flying lessons before driving
- Age 16 - Soloed; Started college
- Age 17 - Private license, First international flight as PIC
- Age 18 - AA degree; Commercial, Instrument, Multi, CFI
- Age 19 - Graduated college with BS degree (Photo with John Paul Riddle, co-founder of Embry-Riddle)
Videos
- My YouTube Channel
Some of my favorite videos - many from my experimental Mustang II in Alaska.
Links
E-mail: n727rh@gmail.com
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