Dale Chamberlain was born in August 1963 in Wayne, MI, and grew up in Huron Township in Southern Wayne County, MI, near New Boston. He graduated from Huron High School in 1981 and then served in the Army from 1981 to 1984 as a UH-1H (Huey) Helicopter Crewchief. After his military service, Dale graduated from the Detroit Institute of Aeronautics and received his FAA Mechanics Certificate with Airframe and Powerplant ratings. He worked in general aviation and for charter cargo air carriers in southeast MI, eventually obtaining an FAA Inspection Authorization. Currently, Dale serves as the Director of Maintenance for the Michigan Flyers flying club at Ann Arbor airport.
