Fast Five: David Horton, President of Schweizer RSG
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Release Date: 11/11/2019
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
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info_outlineDavid Horton began working on the Schweizer acquisition from Lockheed Martin in 2017. His private goal? Earning a rotary-wing rating. Listen in as William Garvey, editor-in-chief of BCA, discusses the process and the plans with Horton.