Tyler is a Commercial rated pilot, with over 6000 hours total flight time. Tyler has over 17 years of flight experience with 13 in aerial photography and acquisition. He has logged over 4600 hours as an air survey pilot, working with lidar, digital vertical, and oblique acquisition. He has extensive experience in the Cessna 210, Cessna 310, and Cessna 180 aircraft.
As Chief Pilot, Tyler is responsible for overseeing operations of the aviation department. This includes managing flight personnel, coordinating maintenance of aircraft, scheduling flights, and training. He has complete knowledge of aircraft operations, flight planning and coordination with ATC. Tyler is responsible for review of flight plans prior to crew assignment and coordinates with customers and ATC as needed. Tyler directs all single line to large scale acquisitions utilizing either digital mapping cameras (UltraCAM Merlin, UltraCAM M2, UltraCAM Falcon P, and PhaseOne,) or Lidar systems (Galaxy T-2000 and Galaxy Prime).