After getting his private and commercial flying ratings, Pete initially hoped to become an airline pilot. When that did not work out, he was happy to use his mechanic's licenses which he had obtained shortly after graduating from high school.

From 1965 on, it has been nonstop aircraft maintenance with some occasional flight instruction mixed in. While still in the Navy in 1968, he became an authorized inspector while attached to the Baltimore, MD office of the FAA.

In 1986, after a considerable application process to the FAA, Pete was appointed as a Designated Airworthiness Representative (DAR) for maintenance by the Boston office of the FAA. He is one of only a handful of folks in the New England area with this honor.

In 1988, Pete was also designated as an Examiner for mechanic applicants by the FAA. He is currently affiliated as an examiner with Cape Cod Community College's maintenance program located at Plymouth Airport. But in 1996, he received an award he is most proud of: the "Mechanic of the Year" for the New England Region of the FAA.

Pete, being an active pilot and former flight instructor, is always happy to share his knowledge of general aviation and just talk about "flying" in general. Having owned over 28 planes, he has a fairly good grasp on some of the idiosyncrasies of many aircraft. He has attended several aircraft maintenance schools while in the Navy and civilian world. Some of those include Cessna 300/400 series, Piper Aerostar, Single-Engine Cessna, and most recently the Eclipse 500 school. Until recently, he flew a Piper Aerostar 700 and currently flies a Piper Archer.