Expert and Author

Dan Boedigheimer, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Aircrew Academy

After finding a passion for teaching as a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Dan Boedigheimer built a solid instrument scan flying a Beech 1900 for Great Lakes without an autopilot across the Midwest. His business aviation flying experience spans four years in a small Part 91 flight department and 13 years in a large Part 135 operation, starting as a Second in Command (SIC) and working his way up to managing their training and standards program.

With a philosophy of being a lifetime learner, Boedigheimer holds a Ph.D. in aerospace science. The inspiration for his Ph.D. dissertation came to him within the first hour of Standdown in 2006. Four years later, Boedigheimer’s FAA-sponsored dissertation was published in the Journal of the Transportation Research Record. Boedigheimer later joined the Convergent Performance team as a part-time lead human factors instructor while continuing to be a full-time pilot.

Inspiration for his Ph.D. dissertation came in the first hour of him being a first-time attendee to Safety Standdown in 2006. Tony Kern captured the attention of the audience with his proven leading-edge road map on how to join the Global War on Error. Four years later, Boedigheimer’s FAA sponsored dissertation “Exploring Pilot Reliability Certification and Changing Attitudes on the Reduction of Errors” was published in the Journal of the Transportation Research Record with the data to prove the effectiveness of Convergent Performance’s PRC program. Boedigheimer later joined the Convergent Performance team as a lead human factors instructor while continuing to be a full-time pilot. He has been a regular presenter at Safety Standdown since 2011 in Asia, Latin America, and the U.S.

Boedigheimer has served on the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee since 2014 - first as a member of the Training Advisory Committee and today as the Vice Chairman. He also serves on the International Business Aviation Council’s IS-BAO Standards Board and is a reviewer for the Embry Riddle Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research. Boedigheimer’s day job is leading an incredible training team as CEO and a founding partner of Advanced Aircrew Academy.