Little Hawk Logistics, LLC

11/09/2024

Not a bad view from the office tonight.

10/17/2024

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Little Hawk Logistics, LLC Receives 2024 Best of Charlottesville Award

Charlottesville Award Program Honors the Achievement

CHARLOTTESVILLE October 10, 2024 -- Little Hawk Logistics, LLC has been selected for the 2024 Best of Charlottesville Award in the Aircraft Charter Services category by the Charlottesville Award Program.

Each year, the Charlottesville Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Charlottesville area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2024 Charlottesville Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Charlottesville Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Charlottesville Award Program

The Charlottesville Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Charlottesville area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Charlottesville Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Charlottesville Award Program

CONTACT:
Charlottesville Award Program
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.awardcitiesbusinesses.com

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10/09/2024

https://www.29news.com/2024/10/09/40-rescued-cats-dogs-brought-virginia-north-carolina/

The animals brought back Tuesday will eventually be available for adoption through Green Dogs Unleashed.

10/05/2024

Pay attention ya'll!

Green Dogs Unleashed has started a fund raiser to help support our next flight down to Asheville to pick up a plane full of dogs and cats! This will go towards their care and preparation down there with Esther Neonatal Kitten Alliance as well as their vetting and care here before being fostered out.

I'll be flying back down on Wednesday midday with my copilot Lauren Lucey to bring down another 1000 # of food, medication and supplies for them and loading up with animals for their freedom ride!

Please share this in your networks also, wider the better!

Let's do this!

09/30/2024

IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM OPERATION AIRDROP!

https://www.operation-airdrop.com/hurricane-helene

Their list of badly needed items has been revised and specialized to the current situation. Please consider giving directly to them, boxing and shipping these supplies to the locations they specify in the above link, and using this list to better focus any donations going forward. Thank you!

We have an updated list of urgently needed donation items, including:

- Waterproof mattress pads

- Specialty baby formula

- Distilled water

- Dehumidifiers

- Microban

- Damp-Rid

- Baby bottles

- Bee/hornet killer

- Baby blankets

Update: Photo Dump!

Successful day! https://www.29news.com/2024/10/03/charlottesville-pilot-taking-supplies-asheville-bringing-back-stranded-pets/

I am going to be making at least one run down to Asheville later this week to drop off a load of supplies. I'm working with an organization called Operation Airdrop, this is the list of things they are looking for, and not looking for. If anyone would like to donate in the Charlottesville area for this operation boxed supplies - for ease of packing into the plane - can be dropped off at Signature Flight Support at CHO or my house, or I can come get them from you.

Not sure exactly when I'm going down, Wednesday or Friday this week most likely.

In addition, after the supplies get dropped off I'll have up to 5 seats on the plane available for evacuation from that area, so if you have someone that needs to get out the quick way, message me directly and we'll see what we can work out.

Also consider donating directly to the organization. I can only carry so much stuff in the plane and they can direct it where it's most needed. Thank you!

There is a lot of need here locally too, but what's happened down in NC is truly beyond description so that's where I'm going to focus with the tools that I have.

Thanks ya'll.

Update 1. We organized packaged and weighed the massive pile of donations that have come in so far. So much generosity! Many of them had notes from children to the recipients wishing them well. We'll load up the plane tomorrow for a noon departure for Asheville. Thank you to Lauren her mom and Stephen Dolan for their help!

As of now I don't have any evacuees lined up to pull out of there. I'd really like to help anyone that needs to get out quickly, so if anyone has anyone please let me know!

Update 2. First load of 900lbs of supplies loaded up and delivered. Waiting on the second half of kitten delivery before heading home. Will drop them off and then fill up another 900lbs for drop off in Concord. Asheville is running like a well oiled machine, helicopters and fixed wing traffic in constant movement.

Update 3. What a great day! 1600lbs of badly needed supplies delivered. 22 little lives saved. Everything ran smoothly and professionally. Great to see America stand up and take care of our own! Planning another run to Statesville or wherever the need is greatest and where we can coordinate another animal rescue!

And the local news showed up.
https://www.29news.com/2024/10/03/charlottesville-pilot-taking-supplies-asheville-bringing-back-stranded-pets/

09/05/2023

Best of Charlottesville 2023 - Aircraft Charter Services.

06/01/2022

Rare moment for both TBMs being on the ground at the same time. Both dirty from lots of work again this month, but ready to keep at it all summer!

04/17/2022

Eight years ago today I took possession of N842MA with the keys being handed over by the insurmountable Ken Dono at the Groton CT Columbia Air Services location.

This began the odyssey that is Little Hawk Logistics, LLC and today I can say unequivocally that the endeavor has been a total success! Two aircraft in the fleet now with more planned in a charter market that has evolved so completely over the past two years that the placement of these aircraft is almost perfect.

Thank you to everyone that has helped me along the way, too many to count, but you are all a part of this thing too!

Onward and upward!

01/06/2022

Hula Girl approves. Carry on.

12/31/2021

2021 closed out strong.

N842MA TBM850: 560 block hours and 376 flights - approximately 140k nautical miles

N900ME TBM900: 550 block hours and 350 flights - approximately 137k nautical miles.

Many hundreds of charter passengers. New pilots trained checked and released to the line. New airports, many many new clients, and so many great opportunities taken advantage of. Pandemics are bad for a lot of things, but charter demand isn't one of them!

2022 promises to open strong and remain so for the duration. The education our clients have received with their experience flying in the TBMs is one that they love to repeat and share with their circle of friends and family.

None of this would have been possible without the machine that is the TBM. Speed efficiency safety and comfort all combine to offer the optimal charter platform for a segment of American society that have the means and need for this kind of travel.

All I need now are more planes!

Happy New Year to all!

12/27/2021

Empty leg on December 29 from MTH - Marathon in the Keys - headed north towards Datona. Departing around 1530.

12/27/2021

Empty leg from CHO to ORF on the morning of the 29th at 1100.

12/27/2021

Empty leg headed north from West Palm Beach this afternoon. Wheels up planned at 1530. Headed back to CHO, but can modify within reason. Pricing based on half hourly rate!

06/14/2021

Where do you want to go today?

04/15/2021

My past and my future side by side. 11 years and nearly 4000 hours in the XL/XLS at NJA prepared me for the transition to the TBM and Little Hawk Logistics. Now after more than 2500 hours in the TBM and two aircraft so far, the future is wide open for the next chapters of this adventure!

03/30/2021

From such humble beginnings Al and those he trusted to join him built a company that created a culture of training and safety in aviation that continues to be the backbone of how we operate up there. A legacy that has saved countless lives and will continue into the future as a standard to be held to at all times.

I started my aviation career 31 years ago this summer at the Academy at Vero Beach as a very enthusiastic 15 year old kid and never stopped. Thank you Big Al, I'll do my best to do you right.