Jason is type rated in 17 different aircraft, including the Supermarine Spitfire, the North American P-51 Mustang and the Gulfstream G-650. His first flying lesson was in a Cessna 150 at the age of 12, and as a teenager he started his flight training in a Pitts S2-B and progressed to getting a multi-engine commercial license. He raced in the Reno National Championship Air Races from 2003 to 2007 in the Biplane Formula One and T-6 classes. He is an aerobatic competency evaluator, a Wing Leader for the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) SoCal Wing and is also rated in helicopters and gliders.