EDGAR A. REA (SONNY) - Pilot
Sonny began flying with the Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) in December 1997 and with HeloAir in January 1998. An ATP Type Rated (FW & RW) pilot, Sonny serves as the Lead Pilot on the TurboCommander 1000, Command Pilot on the Citation SII and SIC on the KingAir 200. In addition to flight duties, Sonny monitors the licensing/registration of private airports/heliports in Virginia. Sonny also serves as the State Aviation Representative in the Virginia Emergency Operations Center. Sonny maintains his RW (Part 135) qualifications and actively participates in LifeNet (human organ) transplant flights.

Prior to joining the DOAV and HeloAir, Sonny served 20 years in the US Marine Corps as a pilot and retired Oct '97 as a Major. During this Marine Corps career he served two tours of duty in Beirut, Lebanon, participated in Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada Invasion), was a US Navy Flight Instructor in Pensacola, Fl., served in HMX-1 (the Presidential Helicopter Squadron), participated in Operation Full Accounting (recovery of Missing In Action from Vietnam War) in Cambodia, participated in contingency operations in the Adriatic Sea area and off the coast of Somalia, and was the USMC Search and Rescue Program Monitor/Evaluator.

Prior to his USMC career, Sonny also served 7 years in the Virginia Air National Guard as an enlisted avionics technician on the F-105 "Thunderchief."

Sonny resides in Glen Allen, Va. with his wife Susan and son Stephen. His daughter Stephanie and granddaughter Hannah also reside in Glen Allen, Va.

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