Named Director of Aviation for Magic Carpet in December of 2006. Magic CarpetAviation will provide support for the 21 teams participating in the Northwest Airlines NBA charterprogram. Rick came to MCA after more than 25 years at Delta Air Lines and 20 years with theUnited States Air Force.Professional flying career in 1967. He joined the Air Force in 1972, finishing flightschool number six in his class. He was an aerodynamics instructor, a flight instructor and fighter bomber pilot. He retired from the Air Force Reserves after 20 years, serving the last six years as the Director of Plans and Operations for the Air Force Academy in North Texas.Rick flew for a major airline for more than 25 years – 10 years as a check pilot and five years as the pilots’ chairman. He has more than 22,000 hours and holds a license as an ATP – ME/SE (multi/single engine), Commercial– ME/SE, Private – ME/SE, CFI and CFII – ME/SE, plus a flight engineers certificate.Rick holds degrees in mathematics and biology. He a master’s degree in Theology.