Exceeding your expectations safely!
Our Operation
Our Chief Pilot
Our Chief Pilot, Gary Kauffman, is an Airline Transport rated pilot, ATP for airplanes and a Commercial Rotorcraft pilot that maintains a First Class medical certificate. Gary attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, commonly known as the ‘ Harvard of the Air’ as a young man and has matured into an experienced and knowledgeable pilot with over 6,500 hours of flight time. In his twenties he was the youngest owner-operator in the world of the high-performance, twin-engine Aerostar which was, at the time, the fastest production line airplane made. He has flown everything from sophisticated multi-engine turboprops, ultra-lights, and seaplanes, to piston and jet, helicopters. He
has accumulated many flight hours in and around the mountains of the West and is extremely familiar with the weather and wind phenomena that are present with mountain flying.
He is an Emmy nominated aerial cinematographer who has provided footage for programs aired on NatGeo, PBS, BBC, ABC, and many other documentaries, advertisements, and foreign productions. All aerial footage seen on our website was shot by Gary and are representative of what you will see on our flights.