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MIDDLETON, WIS. – CFII Harold Green of Morey Airplane Company in Middleton, Wisconsin, turned 90 March 7, 2026. A surprise birthday party was held at the airport in his honor. Green is a certified instrument flight instructor for single and multi-engine aircraft and has been flying for more than 60 years. In 2010, the Milwaukee Flight Standards District Office named Green “Flight Instructor of the Year” for Wisconsin. In addition to working at Morey’s, Green is a member of the FAASTeam, which holds pilot safety programs free of charge throughout the state.
Green learned to fly at Fair Oaks Sky Park in Sacramento, Calif. in 1957. He received advanced flight training at Morey Airplane Company. Since 1976, Green has logged more than 8,000 hours, including 5,000 hours as a flight instructor. Green began instructing at Morey’s in 1976, and full-time in 2001, when he retired as an electrical engineer consultant. He is no longer flight instructing, but continues to provide advice and counsel to pilots, and for many years wrote a column in Midwest Flyer Magazine.
While in the United States Air Force, Green was an airborne radio operator assigned to C-119 and SA-16 aircraft (1954 -1957). He became a reliability engineer for the communication and data equipment onboard Gemini and Apollo spacecraft while with Collins Radio Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As an engineer, Green also led work on the design of engine controls for numerous military and civilian aircraft including the VJ-22 power control system.
Green is a past member of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Technical Policy Committee. He has taught 15 courses in electronic and electrical engineering throughout Wisconsin (1964-1978), and electronic courses at Madison Area Technical College (1993-1999). Green holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.