James Price

Jim Price was raised in Tooele; UT and graduated from Brigham Young University in 1970. He served in the Air Force and Air Force Reserves for twenty-seven years; (11 1/2 years of active duty) from 1970 to 1997; retiring with the rank of Colonel. He has flown the following USAF aircraft: C-7A Caribou KC-135A and KC-135E Stratotanker C-130A and C-130E Hercules T-38 Talon He is a veteran of the Vietnam War (C-7A Caribou) and the first Gulf War's Desert Shield and Desert Storm (C-130E). He was an airline pilot for Saudia; Hughes Air West; Republic Airlines and Northwest Airlines (now Delta). After twenty-seven years and 22;000 hours; he retired in late 2005. During his airline career; he has served as a Check Flight Engineer (Instructor) on the Boeing 707 / 720 and the B-727. He was a Captain on the Douglas DC-9; Airbus A-320 and Boeing 757. He and his wife Gerry own a Mooney M20K 252.