Parker W Northrup

Parker W. Northrup III operates out of Prescott Regional Airport in Prescott, Arizona, where his civilian FAA certifications on record are limited to airplane-single-engine-land for private, commercial, and instrument operations. Over a 24-year U.S. Air Force career that concluded with his retirement as a Colonel in 2012, he logged more than 3,500 military flight hours and received the Mackay Trophy in 1996. Today, he is the Chair of the Flight Department and an Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus, where he oversees flight training operations, instructs students in single-engine aircraft, and serves on the Prescott Airport Advisory Committee.