Best Friends Keith Bucklew, Jake Korkian, Bruce Greppi, Tim Bigelow, Kelly Keith, Avely Runnels, Mike Moffitt, Dan McDermott, Sam Silvagarza, Terry Steele, Dave Carbajal, Tom Spidel, Tim Welk, Todd Anderson, Dennis Oliverio, LtCol Hammes, Anthony Bianca, Ed Rolofsen, Brian Lynch, Michelle Lynch, Todd Farrand, Ed Moran, etc...
Best Moment Flying X-Country by myself (+2 pilots) from China Lake, CA to Pax River, MD in 8 hours (17K and 11K altitude) - June 2000.
Worst Moment April 8th, 2000 Crash at Marana Airfield outside Tuscon, AZ - killing Kelly Keith, Brooks Gruber, Gator Nelson, and John Brow.
Chain of Command Good. LtCol Keith Sweeney was the Operational Test Director (V-Det CO), with Col Berube and Col Reynolds as the HMX-1 CO's.
Other Memories Pax River, Tiltrotor technology, Fly-by-wire, FADEC engines, 4th gen IETM/PEDD, Lexington park Baptist Church, NAVAIR, Local friends, HMX, flying on Green side (Stake) 53's, etc...