Archive for category: Sol Aerial Surveys Team

Director of Maintenance

How long have you been in aviation?
Twenty Years

Where do you live?
Greater Philadelphia Area

Favorite hobbies?
No favorites, but I enjoy yard work. Gardening

Do you have any pets?
Do fish count?

What are the first three things on your bucket list?
Skydiving, European vacation.

Is there something you can’t live without?
Coffee

Do you dress for comfort or style?
Both, a stylish comfort

Do you have any role models?
My Father

What are your future ambitions?
I want to teach the next generation of Mechanics.

Where would it be and why if you could live anywhere in the world?
There isn’t anywhere specific. But I am ready to be in an area that is a little more country.

If you had to describe yourself in 5 words, what would they be?
Ability to get it done.

Do you have any nicknames?
Chas, Chuck, Superchuk.

What makes Sol a special place to work?
Everyone at Sol has a focus on the little things.

What is your favorite way to spend a day off?
In the open air, driving nowhere on the motorcycle.

What excites you about our work?
Satisfaction, of a job well done.

Assistant Chief Pilot

How long have you been flying?
Five years.

Where do you live?
I go back and forth between Minnesota and North Carolina.

What makes Sol a special place to work?
At Sol the management team truly cares about its employees and wants to see them grow. It has been the first job where I feel my potential is being found and management is helping me achieve it!

Which of our company values resonates the most with you?
Integrity is the company value that resonates with me the most. Integrity is one thing no one can take away from you in life, it says everything about who you are as a person and what you believe.

What do you like most about your job?
My favorite part about my job is getting to work with other great pilots. I very much enjoy the manager on duty role.

What have been some challenging moments for you at work?
The most challenging and also rewarding experiences usually revolve around making solo decisions in the plane. Flying single pilot is always a challenge but incredibly rewarding.

What excites you about our work?
The flying is the most exciting part of our work but the management role also excites me, it is a very rewarding feeling to help other pilots accomplish tasks and support them.

What makes Sol stand out from the competition?
Sol is very unique in that it is made up of the top people in the industry. I never question the work ethic or integrity of those I work with.

What are the first three things on your bucket list?
Fly the VFR corridor in NYC, visit all 50 states, and get my master’s degree.

Do you have any role models?
I have been lucky to have some strong role models in my life to keep me on the right track and grow as a person. My Dad, Todd, and Scott are a few very influential role models in my life.

What or who is your inspiration? Why so?
My inspiration comes from a drive to always be doing better and achieving more. I have a relentless urge to do better and be the best at anything I do.

Chief Pilot

How long have you been flying?
Four and a half years.

Where do you live?
Loveland, CO

Where is your favorite place that you have traveled to for work?
Tampa was such a blast last year getting to have all of the planes together, flying over the beach. Not much beats that.

What is the coolest airport that you have landed at for work?
Chicos FBO Star Wars collection is always fun to see. In terms of approaches and landings, KVNC is just beautiful to land at. In terms of amenities, KPUB ice-cream or KIWS massage chairs and movie theatre are pretty great.

How did you find this position?
I was working as the ACP at another aerial survey company and stumbled onto a post on social media. The opportunity to fly multi was a huge draw, then getting to know Peter sealed the deal.

What makes Sol a special place to work?
The people, without question. That starts from the top down. Peter is as great an owner as there is, Chipotle addiction notwithstanding. Jonathan is a great leader who is thoughtful and easy to talk to. He has been a huge support for me as I stepped into my current role. Every Aerial Survey Pilot that we have works hard and plays hard. I genuinely cannot wait each day to see the work we put in, and the random laughs that happen throughout the day. Flying the best 310s that exist helps too.

Which of our company’s core values (Safety, Hard Work, Integrity, The Little Things Matter) resonates the most with you?
Integrity- Regardless of what else is going on we are the same day to day. If we say we are going to do something, we do it to the best of our ability. It is great to be in an environment where everyone can rely on each other.

What is your favorite season and why?
Fall. Best surveying weather in my opinion, and not dying of heat exhaustion getting out of the plane.

Do you have any role models?
My parents are such hard workers that have fought so much. They are an inspiration in so many ways.

What are your future ambitions?
To grow into the best father I could be, to develop into the best husband I can be to my wife, and fulfill my talents and abilities as a person.