Frank August Van Dersarl (1895 – 1983) was a self-taught pilot and aircraft builder of early aviation the Colorado.
[1] At the age of 12, Van Dersarl started assembling, with help from his brothers, a Louis Bleriot aeroplane from plans purchased from France.
[1] Van Dersarl worked for Mountain Flyers Company as General Manager and Chief Pilot; plus giving aviation demonstrations, entertaining flights and exhibitions.
For seven years Van Dersarl ran The Denver Post Airshows and was the owner of the Vamp Aircraft Company.
During WWII, he worked at the Denver Opportunity School and trained hundreds of workers and mechanics for the aviation industry.