About the founder.
Mr. Zacek is a Graduate from Central Washington University and the University of Washington. He completed his Associate of Art, and Associate of Science and two Bachelors of Science in Industrial Manufacturing and Aerodynamics from Central Washington University. He received his Master's of Science degree in Metallurgy in the summer of 1984.
Later in 2006 he received a PhD from the University of Virginia, in Material
Science.
Mr. Zacek has been an Airline Captain for 24 years, FAA certified flight instructor, and
aircraft and power plant technician. He has several type ratings in large aircraft and held a FAA special high performance authorization with a low level waiver. Mr. Zacek has 20,000+ flying hours in 60+ types of aircraft from gliders to B747. He was a WWII air show performer in the T-6, and P-51 with some 500+ hour in both.
He's held six patents in the US, two of which were sold after being developed. It was at this time that started Eagle One Research & Development L.L.C.
During his college years he raced and crewed on Hydroplanes in Seattle Washington.
Were he started out in a 5 liter hydro in the Northwest circuit and finished
10 years later in the Unlimited Hydroplane national circuit, crewing on
the Miss Pringles.
Mr. Zacek is a member of the EAA, American Society of Mechanical Engineering, National Association of Flight Instructors, He is also an appointed member of the Flight Safety Foundation's Corporate Advisory Committee and the National Business Aviation Association's (NBAA) Safety Committee.
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