Sterling Executive Charter's Pilots

Sterling has the highest possible standards for maintenance and pilot training. Our aircraft are piloted by an experienced staff of pilots and maintained by an equally experienced staff of mechanics. Our flight crews are not only qualified charter pilots but also highly experienced flight instructors. Two pilot crews are available whenever safety dictates or whenever requested by our customers.

Dave Roach, Chief Pilot

Dave started his aviation career in the U.S. Navy and flew F-4B Phantoms in aircraft carrier operations. As well as building over 11,000 flight hours in a variety of military, commercial and corporate aircraft, he is a licensed architect and general contractor. His extensive experience in both jet and turboprop aircraft, as well as operations in charter, provides strong air crew management for Sterling. Dave holds an Airline Transport Pilots License.

Kathleen Emerian, Charter Pilot

Kathleen is an experienced pilot with over 6,000 hours throughout her flying career. She got her start flight instructing in Bakersfield, CA, and then moved on to patrolling oil and gas pipelines. From there she spent several years flying cargo in the southwest United States and now is one of our King Air pilots and the First Officer on our Citation.

Nathan Brunelle, Charter Pilot

Nathan is a very experienced flight instructor and charter pilot. In his 7 years of flight experience he has flown more than 4,000 hours with a substantial amount in the charter industry.