Background
Smith, Bernald Stephen was born on December 24, 1926 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Donald Albert and Bernice Merrill (Stephens) Smith.
airline pilot aviation consultant
Smith, Bernald Stephen was born on December 24, 1926 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of Donald Albert and Bernice Merrill (Stephens) Smith.
Student, University California, Berkeley, 1944-1945, 50-51.
Captain, Transocean Air Lines, Oakland (California) and Tokyo, 1951-1953;
captain, Transocean Air Lines, Hartford, Connecticut, 1954-1955;
1st officer, United Air Lines, Seattle, 1955;
1st officer, United Air Lines, San Francisco, 1956-1968;
training captain, United Air Lines, Denver and San Francisco, 1961-1968;
captain, United Air Lines, San Francisco, 1968-1986;
2d officer, United Air Lines, San Francisco, 1986-1993;
retired, United Air Lines, San Francisco, 1993. Founder, vice president AviaAm., Palo Alto, California, 1970-1972, AviaInternat., Palo Alto, 1972-1974. Consultant Caproni Vizzola, Milan, 1972-1984.
Principal, consultant International Aviation Cons. and Investments, Fremont, California, since 1985. Instructor aviation Ohlone College, Fremont, 1976. Founder Pacific Soaring Council.
Founder, trustee AirSailing, Inc., since 1970, Soaring Safety Foundation, since 1985.
Trustee National Soaring Museum, 1975—2001, president, 1975—1978. Active RTCA; Social Security Administration delegate, since 1992. FAI delegate, since 1996.
Fellow: IGS, International GNSS Service (observer United Nations Office Outer Space Affairs, member international committee). Member: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (public board 1977-1994), United Nations Office Outer Space Affairs International Committee on GNSS (observer), Civil Global Positioning System Service Interface Committee, Institute Navigation, Commission de Vol A Voile (United States delegate 1981-1997, vice president 1988-1996), Federation Aeronatique International (environmental commission vice president, United States delegate since 1995, delegate environmental commission since 2002, delegate airspace and navigation commission since 2008, Paul Tissandier diploma 1992, environmental commissioner president since 2011, Paul Tissandler diploma 1992, Lilienthal medal 1993, Bronze medal 2003, Compagnon d'Honneur 2007), Organization Scientifique et Technique International du Vol a Voile (honorary. Board directors, United States delegate 1981-1997, public Technology Soaring 2004-2008), Seaplane Pilots Association, Airline Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, National Aeronautical Association, Soaring Society of America (board directors 1963-1997, president 1969-1970, chairman public board 1971-1984, chairman insurance committee 1975-1993, honorary vice-chairman board directors since 2000, Exceptional Service award 1970, 1975, Warren Eaton Memorial trophy 1977, Exceptional Service award 1982, named to Hall of Fame 1984, Exceptional Service award 1988, 1991, Exceptional Achievement award 1996, Warren Eaton Memorial trophy 1997, Schweizer Lifetime Service award 2003), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, University California Alumni Association (life).
Married Marilyn Mae Spence, July 22, 1949 (deceased January 18, 2010). Children: Lorraine Ann Smith Foute, Evelyn Donice Smith DeRoos, Mark Stephen, Diane April(deceased).