Donovan ChandlerAs a physics major at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, Donovan specialized in bio-mechanical physics – the physics of a body’s motion. This was the best way for him to merge a joy of physics with an intrigue into the musculoskeletal system, and a pure love for gymnastics. He learned how the body functioned in physiology class, how to manipulate gravity in physics class, and ended his day with gymnastics team practice, putting things in motion. After the Naval Academy, he spent some time at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he learned overhead partner balancing on the cheerleading team. From there, he left college athletics to pursue a career in construction and engineering with a specialization in underground tunnels, while also keeping active by teaching higher-level gymnastics teams across the country. It didn’t take long before this lifestyle landed him on a tunnel project in Washington, D.C. Within the first year, an old friend invited him to a flying class. Little did he know he would begin friendships that would last a lifetime. After a year of working for TSNY DC he took a long-term sabbatical from tunneling to pursue a performing career. Spending the next year touring the country training and performing with various groups, it became clear that, while performing was amazing, there was more that he could offer. It seemed like there was no better time than the present to open a training facility in Dallas where he and others could share some of the knowledge and love of human activity to anyone interested in learning to fly.
