Neal Brantner

Aerial Survey Pilot

Where do you live?
East TN/ SW VA

How long have you been flying?
4 years

Which of our company values resonates the most with you?
Integrity. I want my legacy to be one of kindness and honesty.

Where is your favorite place that you have traveled to for work?
Coeur d’Alene. I wish I could have spent more time there.

What makes Sol stand out from the competition?
Sol is a place where your opinion matters, where you are cared about as a human being, not just a number on a page.

Favorite cuisine? (obvious answer is chipotle)
*Looks around nervously “Chipotle of course!” My favorite food changes frequently. My go to comfort food is a good mac and cheese.

What are the first three things on your bucket list?
I do not have any set order to my bucket list, but some top contenders are, be my brother’s FO on his retirement flight, take my son camping, own an Aston Martin.

What are your future ambitions?
I would like to show my son the world and fly with my brother at Delta.

What is one moment in your life that you would want to relive?
Drinking Gin Tonicas on the roof of a hotel in Lisbon with my wife on the first day of our Honeymoon.

What or who is your inspiration? Why so?
My family. As cheesy as it sounds, I would not be here without the support my wife, parents, and siblings give me, or the drive to be better every day I get from my son.