Our Pilots

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  Dave Jesurun founded High Country Air Service in 2016, following a distinguished 24-year military career, spent primarily in Special Operations. He began his military career at the United States Air Force Academy in 1992, graduated in 1996 and was commissioned as an officer in the Air Force. After completing pilot training in the T-34C and T-44A (King Air C90) in 1998, Dave spent the next 4 years flying the C-130H. With experience in North/Central/South America, Europe, and the Middle East, Dave then transferred to Air Force Special Operations Command where he flew the AC-130H for nearly 7 years. A veteran of deployments to South America and Afghanistan, Dave was selected to attend the United States Air Force Weapons School, the Air Force's version of Top Gun. Upon graduation, he was then selected to return as a Weapons Instructor, teaching the best flight instructors and leaders in the Air Force to be more effective, more efficient, and more lethal. 

  In his previous role as Chief Test Pilot and Site Leader for Honeywell's Albuquerque Flight Test department, Dave spent two years flight testing in the high density altitudes of the Western U.S. In that time, Dave earned two type ratings and maintained currency on 5 different aircraft types while leading a cross-functional team of pilots, engineers, and mechanics in the development and testing of avionics for general aviation aircraft.

Dave holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Air Force Academy and a Master of Science degree from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a multi-engine Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Certificated Flight Instructor (CFI/II/MEI), Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI) and Instrument Ground Instructor (IGI) with over 4900 hours, a commercial single-engine land/sea license (SEL/SES) license, and four type ratings (L-382, Do-328, CE-500, BE-300). He has landed on every continent except Antarctica and has experience in 24 different aircraft.