David Massey grew up in an aviation family. He had his first airplane ride in a J-3 Cub when he was six years old. He then spent his after school and summer hours loading and flagging crop dusters and rebuilding aircraft. His first aircraft purchase was an Aeronca 7AC that he, his father, brothers and uncles all helped rebuild. At sixteen years old, he learned to fly and soloed this airplane. In 1971, he was drafted into the Army's 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, N.C. as a helicopter repairman and has eleven parachute jumps under his belt. After getting out of the Army, 1973 found him working at Kraft Systems with Charles Hayes and helped build the Kraft Super Fli for Phil Kraft. In 1974 and 1975, he obtained his A&P and Private Pilots license. From 1975-1976, he worked for Del Goodwin doing general aircraft maintenance. In 1976, he and his family started Massey Aviation in Delano, CA. This shop specialized in general aircraft maintenance, major repairs, restorations and fabrication of aerobatic aircraft. Being involved with aerobatics, he and his family helped established IAC Chapter 26 in Delano, CA. Contests are still held annually to this day. In 1981, he obtained his commercial pilots license and was trained to fly Ag by his father Gerald Massey. In 1982, he and his brother Larry started flying Ag in the company business (McFarland Crop dusters). In 1988, McFarland Crop dusters were sold to San Joaquin Helicopters. He and Larry continued to fly and run the business for them. After his brother Larry's accident and death, " I decided at that point, 5 blown cylinders, 3 forced landings, 3 wire strikes, 2 minor crashes, night applications, eating poison every day, working 7 days a week and 8,129 hours of excitement was enough, and I haven't flown since." From 1992-2001, he continued to run McFarland Crop dusters for San Joaquin Helicopters. Being in the same hanger for 28 years, he decided it was time to do something else. So, from 2001-2005, he dove off into his hobby of engine development working for a machine shop with a racing connection machining and assembling engines and making more horsepower (flow bench, engine and chassis dyno). Being involved in motor sports, he spent a lot of time going to and from race tracks all over the Western U.S. with his circle track and drag racing customers. In 2003, he also re-united with his old band mates, and decided they have a few more years of music left in them, so, his band, The Fugitives are Still Runnin'! In July of 2006, David brought his many years of aviation knowledge to the great crew of Massey Aircraft Service.