Dale Head’s path to successful business owner was long and winding. Competing in the feast-or-famine world of air attack isn’t easy for anyone, but newcomers must be especially lucky to survive. And although Head’s success comes down to perseverance, fate has given him a hand along the way. Like many pilots, Head knew he wanted to fly since he was a kid. As his family watched the Saturn V lift off the pad on TV, he explained what was happening to his mother. But lackluster grades in school meant no flight school, so he became a firefighter instead. After retiring and building a house, he was standing on the new deck with an inspector and they started talking about aerial…