Christopher L. Freeze
| Christopher L. Freeze | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alaska |
| 🏡 Residence | Herndon, Virginia |
| 💼 Occupation | Journalist, Historian, Pilot, Flight Instructor |
| 📆 Years active | 2004–present |
Christopher L. Freeze is an aviation journalist, author, historian, flight instructor, and world-record holding[1] commercial pilot.
Biography
Freeze was born in Alaska to Coast Guard parents and relocated to California as a child. After becoming an Eagle Scout,[2] Freeze began flying in high school in California, and continued into college at the United States Air Force Academy and San Jose State University.[2] He subsequently became a flight instructor based in Oakland,[2] and earned all the ratings up to Airline Transport Pilot.[3] He also earned a seaplane rating[4] and is certified to fly small drones, being the first to earn this certificate in the United States.[5]
Also while in college, he became interested in aviation archaeology, creating a website researching aircraft crash sites,[6] and appearing on television as an aviation history expert, discussing historic aviation accidents.[7] He was also a member of the 40-person D.B. Cooper "Cold Case Team" led by Thomas J. Colbert.[8]
In 2009, he set a FAI-certified airspeed record, flying a Mooney M20 between Mojave Spaceport and Oakland International Airport.[9][10] He spoke on the topic at the EAA Airventure Oshkosh in 2017.[11]
In 2011, while an aviation science teacher at Oakland Aviation High School,[2][12] he was selected by NASA for their "Explorer Schools" program, to participate in summer research experiences and professional development opportunities "based on their demonstrated innovative use of project materials and an elevated and meaningful level of project participation."[13] That summer, he participated in two research projects with the agency, launching weather balloons at Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Texas and performing microgravity experiments at Glenn Research Center in Ohio. In 2015, he also worked with the agency, flying the Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA's Ames Research Center.[14]
He was named one of 12 AOPA's Outstanding Flight Instructors in 2013[15], and was a key member of their Air Safety Institute's eFIRC revision team. He was recognized again by AOPA for excellence in flight instruction in 2016.[16] As of 2018, he has amassed over 3000 hours of in-flight instruction. He and his teammate won the Hayward Air Rally in 2018, the longest continually-held flying event of the type in North America.[17] The multi-day proficiency challenges aviators to demonstrate their airmanship skills of fuel planning and cross-country flight with or without the use of advanced navigation equipment. The win gartered Freeze recognition from local,[18] state, and federal officials.
Freeze is the author of multiple aviation books and magazine articles,[19] having been published multiple publications, including "Air & Space"[20], "AOPA Pilot"[21], "AOPA Flight Training"[22], "General Aviation News"[23], "EAA Sport Aviation"[24], and "Air Line Pilot" magazines.[25]. Presently, he is the senior aviation technical writer for the Air Line Pilots Association and hosts a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers.[26][27]
Bibliography
- Alaskan Crash Site Locator (ISBN 0-976556200 Search this book on
.) (2004) - The Wreck Chaser's Bible, Vol I (ISBN 0-976556219 Search this book on .) (2005)
- The Wreck Chaser's Bible, Vol II (ISBN 0-976556227 Search this book on .) (2005)
References
- ↑ "FAI Record ID #15431". Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "OAHS Staff Resumes (page 214)" (PDF). Oakland Unified School District. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "Airmen Inquiry". FAA. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ ""Congratulations..."". Facebook. Seaplane Adventures.
- ↑ "Am now one of the first certificated "remote pilots" in the country. #uas #avgeek". Instagram.
- ↑ "About us". Check-Six.com.
- ↑ "Credits". IMDb. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the 40-Member Cold Case Team" (PDF). DBCooper.com. TJC Consulting LLC.
- ↑ Lee, Henry K. "Pilots set Oakland-Mojave Desert flight record". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "Records Claimed: April 1 - May 31 2009". The NAA Record. National Aeronautic Association.
- ↑ "How to Set an Aviation World Record". EAA.org. EAA. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "Faculty and Staff". Oakland Aviation High School. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ "NASA Explorer Schools 2011 Teacher Selections". Wayback Machine. NASA. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ↑ "Working at NASA-Ames today... in the world's largest full motion simulator!". Instagram.
- ↑ "AOPA 'Flight Training' Excellence Award winners announced". Wayback Machine. AOPA Flight Training. Archived from the original on 2013-11-25.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- ↑ "2016 Flight Training Excellence Award Winners". AOPA.
- ↑ "First time win for duo at Hayward Air Rally". General Aviation News. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ ""And from the mailbox today: Thank you, @CityOfHayward..."". Instagram. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ "A&S magazine articles by Christopher Freeze". Air & Space. Smithsonian.
- ↑ Freeze, Christopher. "The Time a Stolen Helicopter Landed on the White House Lawn". Air & Space magazine. Smithsonian.
- ↑ Freeze, Christopher. "Plane in a Tree". AOPA. AOPA Pilot.
- ↑ Freeze, Christopher. "Flight Lesson: Five feet too many". AOPA Flight Training. AOPA.
- ↑ Freeze, Christopher (26 May 2007). "An Unlikely Formation Flight". General Aviation News: 1.
- ↑ Freeze, Christopher (March 2012). "A Real-Life Sky King" (PDF). EAA Sport Aviation: 16–20.
- ↑ Freeze, Christopher. "Do You PIREP?". Air Line Pilot. ALPA.
- ↑ "Christopher Freeze's Youtube channel".
- ↑ "Stats / Christopher Freeze". DBase.tube. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Christopher Freeze on IMDb Category:21st-century American journalists Category:American aviators Category:American aviation writers Category:American journalists Category:American writers Category:American male writers Category:Aviators from Alaska Category:Aviators from California Category:Aviators from Virginia Category:American aviation record holders Category:Cultural historians Category:Eagle Scouts Category:Flight training Category:Flight instructors Category:Flight speed record holders Category:People from Kodiak, Alaska Category:People from Martinez, California Category:People from the San Francisco Bay Area Category:People from Herndon, Virginia
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