Meet your pilots

All of the Captains here at Craig Air Center are "Airline Transport Rated." This means they hold the highest license that the Federal Aviation Authority can issue. All attend semi-annual safety training in state-of-the-art, full-motion simulators as well as completion of a rigorous ground and flight training program to assure that they are fully proficient and knowledgeable in the aircraft that you will be flying in.

We are proud of the fact that our Captains as a whole are the most experienced in the Jacksonville Charter market. They average over 20 years of experience. Craig Air Center fully believes that in aviation there is absolutely no substitute for experience. The best safety device you can have in an aircraft is a well-trained, experienced pilot.

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Bob Feindt

Chief Pilot Bob Feindt has over 9,000 flight hours and has been flying for 20 years. He is a former naval aviator. If you ask him he will tell you about his years of flying in Antarctica including over 400 landings at the South Pole in the worst weather known to man. He is type rated and qualified in the Beechjet 400A, the Mitsubishi Diamond-jet as well as the Cessna Citation 500/550/560 series of light jets. Bob is also an FAA qualified captain on our Beechcraft B200 King-Air. He is originally from Newport, Rhode Island, but has called Jacksonville his home since 1975.

Tim Vito

CAC President Tim Vito has been flying for 30 years. He has over 10,000 flight hours. He has a commercial helicopter license as well as his Airline Transport License. He is type rated and captain qualified in the Beechjet 400A, the Mitsubishi Diamond jet, the Learjet 20/30 as well as the Cessna Citation 500/550/560 series of light jets. Tim is also a qualified aerobatic pilot although he will not be doing any of that with you onboard. Tim is a Captain on our Beechcraft King-Air aircraft. He is also a U.S. Coast Guard licensed 100-ton captain for ocean going vessels and was in the yacht business in South Florida. Tim is originally from Maryland and moved to Florida in 1976.

Peter Crooks

Pilot Peter Crooks has over 6,000 flight hours and has been flying for 20 years. Peter is a Beech B1900 airliner captain and instructor pilot and has served as Chief Pilot for several local flight schools, and is the only Cirrus Certified Standardized Instructor in the Jacksonville area. Peter has instructed most of the pilots in Northeast Florida at one point or another, and we consider him to be our in-house Piston aircraft expert.

His background is in Food Service and he has a degree from the Culinary Institute of America. In his spare time, Peter likes to spend time with other local pilots, discovering new ways to enhance flight safety and further their training.

Ken Haizlip

Pilot Ken Haizlip is a King-Air Captain for Craig Air Center. Ken is retired from the US Navy where he was a Naval Aviator flying the P3 Orion aircraft. He also served as a Captain for Various US domestic airlines flying the 727 and other big aircraft. He has over 25 years of aviation experience.

April Allen

Pilot April Allen has been flying since her teenage years. She is a first officer in our Beech 1900 and soon to be flying also in our Beech King Air. April previously had been towing banners, traffic watch flights and flight instructing.

Greg Hash

Pilot Greg Hash is a first officer in our Lear Jet as well as a captain on our part 91 Cessna 340 and 421 aircraft. Previously Greg work as a captain for a national engineering company as well as being a former helicopter mechanic in the Army.

Chet Roetter

Pilot Chet Roetter is the lead Learjet captain for our Lear 35 aircraft. He brings a wealth of experience to CAC, including many thousands of hours flying the lear for many well known charter operators nationwide. Chet was a former chief pilot as well as check airman for these companies and as such is counted as one of our greatest assets. He is from South Carolina and he does like being asked about his dog.

Dave Hubbard

Pilot Dave Hubbard is a Captain in the Beech B1900 airliner. He is originally from Alabama so he may talk a bit southern. Dave was a former pilot for the regional airlines. In addition to flying with us he is the Chief Pilot for a nationwide aviation and engineering company.

Dudley Allen

Pilot Dudley Allen is a first officer in our Lear Jets. Before joining us Dudley has been flying charter for various companies around the U.S. At Six Foot Six, Dudley might very well be the tallest Lear pilot in the world.

Tate Bowen

Pilot Tate Bowen is a first officer in the Beech King Air. Tate is from Georgia and enjoys hunting and fishing in his free time.

Dale Herzog

Dale Herzog is our wonderful Charter Coordinator. If you are reading this then you have most likely already spoken with her. She is the one that quotes and books your charter flights. She is also the person to call with any special requests or questions. We do not know what we would do without her holding it all together.

Jim Lawson

Pilot Jim Lawson is a captain in our Beechcraft King-Air as well as a second in command on our Learjet aircraft. He is a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Reserve slotted to fly the C130 Hercules. He has also been a P3 Orion Aircraft Commander flying special operations missions for the US Navy. Jim has also been a Chief Pilot and Check airman for a charter operator located in Maine.

Pete Wann

Pilot Pete Wann is also a King-Air Captain for Craig Air Center. Pete is retired from the US Navy where he was a Naval Aviator flying the P3 Orion aircraft. He also served as a Captain for Various US domestic airlines flying the MD80 and other large aircraft. He has over 20 years of aviation experience.

Don Puister

Pilot Don Puister is a captain in our Beech 1900. Before flying with us Don flew for various companies in the South East. He is originally from Holland so, don’t be surprised if you see him wearing his wooden clogs. He also has a degree in Geography so please quiz him on capitals and continents.

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Meet your pilots