N5303W is a 1964 Cherokee 160 (PA28-160) with just over 2000 hours of total time. Michael and his cousin bought her two years ago from a flying club in Kerrville. The plane is based at Denton Municipal.
Michael began his aviation career in 1979 at the age of 19. He took an avionics coarse and got his FCC license then began working as a radio repairman at Denver Avionics. He received his private pilot rating in January of 1988 and now holds a complex endorsement and is "tail dragger" qualified. In 1991 he graduated from Tarrant County College, got his A&P license, and started working for Delta Airlines. .