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(615) 350-1122About Helistar Aviation
Helistar Aviation has been serving Nashville and the Middle Tennessee area for over four years. Helistar is committed to safety and employs pilots that reinforce that commitment. Our pilots have over 140 years of experience combined. Our mission is to provide excellent customer service while keeping our clients safe.
Helistar is currently owned and operated by business partners Adelynn Chapman and Keith Chapman. Helistar employs a full time mechanic to ensure that all of our helicopters are at top performance.
Our Team
Keith Chapman
Started his aviation career crop dusting in his hometown of DeLeon, Texas. After six years of owning and operating a successful aerial application business, he was employed by a commuter airline. Keith Chapman worked as a pilot for several airlines and corporations before being hired by Southwest Airlines in 1986. He continues to fly for Southwest as a senior Captain. About 12 years ago, Keith started flying helicopters locally and is an instructor and Designated Pilot for the FAA. Keith Chapman holds an Aircraft and Powerplant mechanic rating. With over 27,000 hours, Keith still enjoys the thrill of aviation.
Adelynn Chapman
Became interested in aviation while in high school
at St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville, TN. She then went on to attend O'More
College of Design where she graduated in 2008 with a degree in Fashion
Design and Merchandising. In 2007, Adelynn returned to taking flight lessons
at John C. Tune.
She earned her private pilots certificate
in the spring of 2008, and is currently working on her instrument rating.
Adelynn earned her sea plane rating in March 2009, after attending Jack
Browns Sea Plane Base. Adelynn runs two of her own construction companies,
Arlyn Homes, and AMF Construction which she started in 2004. As a third
generation builder, she specializes in residential homes. She obtained
her real estate license that same year, and has been with Battle Ground
Realty for the past 5 years. Adelynn is currently working on helicopter
ratings.
Aaron DeVogel
Enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1996 as a H-1 helicopter mechanic. Soon after achieving is ratings as a dual plane captain, Aaron volunteered as a crew chief and door gunner on the UH-1N helicopter. Better know as the Huey. He has served in Afghanistan and has earned several awards such as the Marine Corp Achievement Medal and Air Medal during combat operations. Since leaving the Marines, Aaron earned his airframe and powerplant license and started working on small fix-wing aircraft until joining the Helistar team in 2007. While working for Helistar, he has earned his Inspection Authorization and his commercial Helicopter license.
Greg Wrobel
At the age of 10 Greg knew he wanted to become a pilot. Now, 46 years later and nearing 17,000 accident free flight hours, he continues to enjoy the skies that impressed him as a young boy. Earning his airplane pilot license at the age of 17, he would continue his aviation career serving 23 years as a pilot/instructor in the US Army in both helicopters and airplanes. After working for several Fortune 500 Flight Departments in both helicopters and airplanes he joined American Airlines serving nearly 24 years and retiring as a senior captain and instructor. Whether flying helicopters with the Helistar team or flying to see friends and family in his personal airplane, Greg continues to fully enjoy his childhood dream.
Kevin Gallagher
Chuck Gross
Chuck got his start in aviation on his eighteenth birthday when he enrolled in the Army Aviation Rotary Wing Course. He was sent to the Republic of South Vietnam where he flew over 1200 hours of combat and was shot down twice. After returning home, he went to college and obtained his airplane and instructor ratings. In the mid seventies, Chuck was the chief helicopter flight instructor for FTC. He then went on to fly corporate helicopters. In 1985, Chuck was hired by American Airlines. After 18 years he retired from American, flying Captain on the Boeing 767/757.
In Chuck's spare time he has built a homebuilt helicopter (Revolution Mini 500) and had his first book, Rattler One Seven, A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story published. He has also taught women's self-defense and was one of the first to produce a woman's self- defense video. He is currently the head instructor and president of the Tennessee Southern Praying Mantis Kungfu Association. His love for teaching and helicopters has come full circle, which gives him a natural fit at Helistar.
Joel Boyers
Joel was introduced to aviation through an uncle who had past military aviation experience and that took him to air shows as a kid. When he was twelve he went on his first airplane ride with a friend's father who owned a aerobatic plane.
After graduating from St. Petersburg College in Florida in 2002 he lived on a sailboat in the gulf of Mexico where he made the decision to attend helicopter flight school. He attended Vortex Helicopters In New Iberia, LA and received his Private, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, and CFII. The company was bought out by Bristow Academy where Joel was hired on as an Instructor. Later he flew for a major offshore oil company transporting worker and equipment to offshore rigs as a captain of a Bell 206 L3/L4 Longranger.
Joel has enjoyed an accident free aviation career. Joel joined the Helistar team in the spring of 2010.