Spreading Good Cheer
One Saturday every December in Michigan hundreds of pilots and airplanes brave the elements and come together for a purpose that extends beyond flying. They carry thousands of donated presents to foster children all over the state in a marvel of logistics, goodwill, and in the spirit of giving back. Operation Good Cheer is an entirely volunteer-run gift-giving program from Child and Family Services of Michigan. Roughly 13,000 children are in the state’s foster care program, and for decades pilots have organized, donated, and delivered gifts to as many as they can in one day. Most years you can find longtime Twin Commander pilot John DeCarli pitching in. DeCarli has been flying gifts for the organization for about 16 years.…
From the Flightline
SERVICE CENTER PROFILE Full-Service Operator
In the ecosystem of Twin Commander Factory Authorized Service Centers, all provide maintenance and sell parts, many perform major upgrades, and some even operate airplanes on charter, sightseeing, and other special contracts. No other center does it all quite like…
COMMANDING PRESENCE Carl Jepsen
GAM Group CEO Carl Jepsen has made aviation into a lifelong career. He started at 16 as an apprentice, and spent 15 years on the floor maintaining airplanes and helicopters. After a transition to operations and sales management roles, he…
