The AlphaTrainer system was created and designed by Tom Shefchunas, a certificated flight instructor and corporate aviator with over 30 years of experience. Early in his career, he became frustrated with the lack of training and poor pilot understanding of angle of attack. Motivated by the anguish for the flying friends he needlessly lost because of a misunderstanding of the basic principals of flight, Tom developed the unique AlphaTrainer, which earned a U.S. Patent in 1997, to unlock the mystery of flight in a clear and simple manner.