** Al Rioni was born in Springfield Massachusetts.

**While still very young, he developed a fascination with aviation watching the airplanes take-off and land at nearby Westover Air Force Base.
** At the age of twelve, Al and his dad took a ride in an airplane from a local airport and Al was firmly hooked on flying.
**He struggled to earn his Private Pilots License in Massachusetts and obtained his Commercial Pilots License at advanced flight school in Florida.

** Al's first flying job was as a flight instructor and charter pilot. After a short stint with the airlines Al advanced to the exciting world of corporate aviation where he flew everything from high performance twins to corporate jets.

** Al retired from professional flying in order to spend more time with his young daughters.

** He currently works as a casino dealer in Las Vegas and still flies often for fun.