Jack Gainer

Jack Gainer currently serves as Vice President of Operations at HCH Aviation, the Flight Training Provider for Stephen F. Austin State University. Gainer has held multiple roles in aviation education and flight operations, including Chief Instructor Pilot at System Studies and Simulation (S3), Inc., and Flight Operations Manager at Texas State Technical College. Additionally, Gainer has experience as Chief Flight Instructor and Assistant Chief Pilot at Reigle Airport. Before entering the civilian aviation sector, Gainer served in the USAF Special Operations as an MH60G Aerial Gunner Instructor/Evaluator and First Sergeant from 1984 to 2005. Gainer holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science in Aeronautics, Management, and an Associate’s Degree in Science in Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.