Staff

Hal Harris is AirOne’s President, Founder, and Chief Flight Instructor. He has been flying “since he was an infant” with his father and uncle, and now has his Commercial Pilot Certificate, Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Certificate, CFI-Instrument (CFII), Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI), as well as both Advanced and Instrument Ground Instructor Certificates… And his own business. After flying corporate for several years, Hal opened AirOne Flight Academy in 1995, and has been running the show ever since.

Currently, Hal is still very much a hands-on manager, keeping busy among his many interests in AirOne, corporate flying, involvement in the Oklahoma Pilot’s Association, and aircraft sales. In his free time (of which he doesn’t have much!), Hal enjoys riding his Yamaha motorcycle around Oklahoma City and spending time with his family.

Charles Ewers learned to fly in high school as part of the Civil Air Patrol. He then went on to train at a fixed base operator (FBO) in Bartlesville, the University of Oklahoma, and in the United States Air Force. Charlie received his Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

He currently holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with Falcon 20, 50, 900, Gulfstream II, III, IV, V ratings and not to mention his Certified Flight Instructor (CFI), Certified Flight Instructor- Instrument (CFII), and Multi Engine Instructor (MEI) certificates as well. He currently has over 15,000 hours as pilot in command and still logs time as a Certified Flight Instructor.

Throughout his career, Charles has experienced many different things. He has been responsible for transporting prisoners of war to the United States from Vietnam and flying Apollo capsules home from space missions. When Charlie is not flying, he enjoys astronomy, sailing, photography, and spending time with his family.

Beau Harris has been the Parts Manager at AirOne for six years, but that is not the only title he has held. The list includes, but is not limited to Dispatcher, Office Manager, and Detailer. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, he enjoys golfing, fishing, playing his Playstation 3, and of course flying.

His love for aviation came at a very young age. Beau started flying before he could walk and has always been right there next to his father in the airplane. He currently holds a student's pilots license with over 200 hours. He is no stranger when it comes to different aircrafts, he has had the opportunity to fly in a Stearman, Yak, and a few helicopters.