Dave Hadfield is Chief Pilot with the Mike Potter Aircraft Collection, in association with Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau, Quebec, and flies many Warbird types such as the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Westland Lysander, and P-51 Mustang. He performs airshow displays in these, and other aircraft. In the summer of 2018, Hadfield flew Spitfire TE-294 from Gatineau Q.C. to Comox BC and back, in a program called "5,000 Miles In A Spitfire". He has about 28,000 hours, and comes from a flying family, eight of which are pilots, including Commander Chris Hadfield.
His wife Robin Hadfield is a noted Air Race and Rally pilot, and President of the 99s. They own a Fairchild 24W and an RV6a.