Brad is a pilot with a background as an aviation attorney.  He has assisted pilots with FAA enforcement actions and other claims helping them to resolve various legal and medical issues and continue flying.  He has been with Pilot Magazine from the inception, working to develop what we hope will be the finest, most interesting, aviation publication available.

Gates is a Commercial/CFI Helicopter pilot with 15 years experience as a newspaper and magazine publisher based in Denver, Colorado. Gates has held previous posts at the Denver Newspaper Agency, publishers of the Rocky Mountain New s and Denver Post newspapers, run his own direct marketing advertising agency, and has been flying for over 6 years. With 400 hours of both helicopter and fixed wing time, Gates’ interest in aviation began with his first flight in his father’s P-51 Mustang. Shortly after his father’s death, Gates earned his private and commercial certificates and began a life-long aspiration of a professional pilot. Matching both his passions for aviation and publishing, Gates is excited to be part of a dynamic and challenging industry and believes strongly that it is up to the community to make some changes in the industry to increase the amount of new pilots. A young and perpetual student pilot, Gates feels he represents a group of pilots that can discouraged by the current state of the industry. Pursuant to the challenges that young and new pilots face, he was adamant of creating a medium that speaks to not the road blocks in the industry, but the solutions.

After many years of flying, teaching and aircraft sales in the Rocky Mountain Region, Jack is a career pilot with countless hours and years within the aviation industry. He currently is the managing partner of an Enstrom Helicopter sales and service center based out of Erie, Colorado. As a career helicopter pilot, Jack holds his commercial and CFI helicopter certificate and represents a professional pilot that has persevered the challenges and discouragements of the business. A graduate of Colorado State University, Jack brings a fresh and innovative editorial style to our products. His company, Rocky Mountain Rotorcraft was looking for a line of helicopters that were reasonable to acquire and operate that would safely perform in Colorado's demanding mountain environment. Through flying numerous helicopters we became convinced Enstrom Helicopters was the best . As an aviation professional in a competitive industry and a career pilot, Jack represents our mission to develop products for pilots by pilots.

With over 20 years experience as a creative director, Dan has co-managed and developed new divisions and nuances of computer technology theory. He has worked directly with companies such as Apple, EDMC & The Art Institutes, Spicy Pickle Restaurants, EchoStar Europe and Hallmark Cards. Dan also spent several years as a civilian artist for the U.S. Air Force (AWACS). He has been responsible for developing creative materials, multimedia, video and exhibit show creative for a host of companies and events in the region. Despite the absence of a pilot’s license, Dan brings a fresh, creative approach to all of our mediums and represents the non-aviator reader and participant. Due to the company’s mission of attracting newer pilots, Dan provides years of experience in creating social networking sites and a plethora of products that draw users in and gets them to interact.

John brings over 12 years web development experience to Pilot Mag. He has built untold numbers of web sites and custom web-based applications. John programs in several computer languages and has broken new ground in utilizing flash and other dynamic web technologies to create fun and functional user interfaces. While not a pilot, he has logged his share of hours in commercial aircraft traveling abroad to pursue his other passion, world music.