 His instructor is Larry Whitbeck of Lincoln, and he took his
training in a Cessna 172 that he and his brother own together. Their
aircraft is based at the Logan County Airport.
Boss lives in Bloomington, where he is a computer analyst for
State Farm Insurance. He is a graduate of Lincoln Community High
School and Illinois State University in Normal.
He comes from a family with significant aviation heritage. Two of
his brothers, Sgt. 1st Class Brad Boss and Sgt. Brennan Boss, also
Lincoln natives, currently serve in the U.S. Army as flight
engineers on the Chinook heavy lift helicopter. His brother Brad is
also a certificated civilian private pilot.
His uncle, Marvin Boss Jr. of Lincoln, served as a U.S. Air Force
pilot and is the first Logan County pilot to receive the prestigious
FAA
Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award. This award is given only to
pilots actively holding a pilot’s certificate for 50 years and never
having had an incident or safety violation.
[Text from file received from
Larry Whitbeck] |
