Blog Alumni
Ray Stark
Captain Ray Stark has been a pilot at Southwest Airlines since 1988. Before Southwest, he served in the US Air Force where he initially started as a Missile Combat Crew Commander sitting nuclear alert in a SAC ICBM silo in Tucson, AZ. When a pilot slot opened up, Ray jumped at the chance and following graduation from Undergraduate Flight Training (UPT) at Williams AFB, he flew T-43s (Boeing 737s) and later, C-130s. His hobbies include motorcycles, karting, and helping people overcome their fear of flying. Ray answers questions about commercial aviation at www.takingflight.us a site built by and for those who grapple with questions or concerns about airline travel. Ray is the author of, “This Is Your Captain Speaking: Flight Training For Passengers.”
