Our Pilots
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John received a BS in Industrial Technology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1980. He has been with Petroleum Helicopters Incorporated for 22 years, and joined Medflight in 1998. John flew as a Dust-off pilot in Vietnam for 1 year, and has 14 years of E.M.S. experience. He has well over 10,000 hours of flight time, all rotor-wing. Congratulations and our sincere respect and appreciation for his recent receipt of P.H.I.'s 30 year Safety Award! John enjoys reading, movies, trout fishing and traveling.
Garyl Graham
Garyl received a BS from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a minor in Aviation Safety. He has been with Petroleum Helicopters Incorporated since 2000, and joined Medflight in January 2001. Garyl flew in the U.S. Army for 23 years, and is a Veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He has well over 4000 hours of rotor-wing flight time. Garyl enjoys involvement in community projects, softball, raquetball and 70's & 80's R&B.
Tim has been flying for over 15 years, starting at the age of 13. A native of New Zealand, he has accumulated well over 3000 hours of flight time, including flying offshore, corporate work, as well as flight instructing- he also holds an FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic Certification. In his off-time, Tim enjoys traveling the world, animation, computer programming, graphic illustration, photography and wood carving.
Our pilots are employed by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., who also own and operate our aircraft.