Alumni | Sierra Charlie Aviation

ANELLI HOLM — ANELLI HOLM

First Officer Citation 525

ALEX PURCELL — ALEX PURCELL

Citation CJ4 Pilot

Armon Haghighat — ARMON HAGHIGHAT

First Officer at Southwest Airlines

Armon started flying with Sierra Charlie Aviation at the age of 18. In just three short years, Armon moved on and became the youngest hire in NetJets history. Today, he is a First Officer flying the 737 for Southwest Airlines.

BRANDON CARLSON

First Officer at Southwest Airlines

Brandon started at Sierra Charlie Aviation with his Private Pilot's License. After earning his certifications and ratings, Brandon worked as a flight instructor before transitioning to Skywest Airlines. He is currently a First Officer with Alaska Airlines flying a Boeing 737.

Meet Team Image — CLAY HERBERT

First Officer at NetJets

While attending Arizona State University, Clay finished his certificates and ratings with Sierra Charlie. He quickly worked his way up to become a gold seal instructor. Clay now flys the Challenger 650 for NetJets.

Meet Team Image — DAN SVETLIK

First Officer JSX

DREW JENSEN

Meet Team Image — ECHO CASSILL

First Officer at NetJets

ETHAN DILL — ETHAN DILL

First Officer at Skywest

Meet Team Image — HAIDEN KARNICK

Meet Team Image — JAYDEN KLINE

Envoy Airlines First Officer

Meet Team Image — JEFF GRAY

First Officer at Skywest

JEFF LEEPER

First Officer Gulfstream 280

Meet Team Image — JEFF PETROFF

First Officer at NetJets

Jeff came to Sierra Charlie Aviation from Portland, OR after touring several other flight schools. Within 24 months, Jeff went from having zero flight experience to becoming a First Officer at Thrive Aviation in a Citation CJ3. He now flys the Citation Longitude at NetJets.

Meet Team Image — JESSICA ROACH

First Officer at Skywest

JILL TONNE — JILL TONNE

Captain at Plane Sense

JOHNATHAN BRADY — JOHNATHAN BRADY

Frontier Airlines First Officer

JULLIAN LUCAS — JULLIAN LUCAS

First Officer Endeavor Air

Kenzie Rennhack — KENZIE RENNHACK

First Officer at Southwest Airlines

After a record 21 successful student sign-offs as an instructor at Sierra Charlie Aviation, Kenzie now flies a Boeing 737 as a First Officer with Southwest Airlines.

LEXI FREEMAN

First Officer Citation X

MIA LOXLEY — MIA LOXLEY

JetLynx

Pua Moore — PUA MOORE

First Officer at Hawaiian Airlines

After spending years working as a flight attendant with Hawaiian Airlines, Pua started with Sierra Charlie Aviation in 2019. After receiving her certifications, ratings and weathering the Covid-19 pandemic, she now works as a First Officer with Hawaiian.

Meet Team Image — RYAN LEIS

First Officer Southwest Airlines

TOM DEYOUNG

American Airlines First Officer

Tom has loved airplanes since he was little. He started flying when he went to college and graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Science.

Meet Team Image — NATE TATELBAUM

First Officer Global 7500

Meet Team Image — MATTHEW DEACON

PATRICK PEARCE

ROBBIE SCHMITT

First Officer at Skywest

Meet Team Image — RYAN JACOBS

Captain at Empire Airlines

RYAN RIEBE

Envoy Airlines First Officer

Meet Team Image — TIM OLIVA

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