Trivia

M.Shane Abell is both a helicopter and small airplane pilot. He received his rotor-craft training at Vortex Helicopters in Gulfport MS, before hurricane Katrina leveled the facility. He attended Eastern Kentucky University pursuing an aviation degree where he received his fixed-wing training. Shane is also a skydiving enthusiast.

M.Shane Abell has worked as an EMT (with Louisville Metro EMS) and as a surgical technician. Both jobs stemmed from a long-time passion for the medical field, which once led him to shortly pursue a pre-med major earlier in life.