Eric is an American competition aerobatic pilot in Unlimited Powered and Unlimited Glider categories. He is the U.S. National Unlimited Glider Aerobatic Champion and pilot on the United States Glider Aerobatic Team, which represents the U.S.A. in FAI sanctioned international competitions including the World Glider Aerobatic Championships. Eric was also selected to represent the United States flying at the World Air Games Dubai and at the IOC World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. He has served as a coach for many competition pilots including the British national team and the Swedish national team whose individual pilots won back to back world championships at the Advanced level.