Meet The Team

Wayne Lackey
President, CEO, and Pilot

It is with Wayne Lackey's love for flight, as well as with his education from the University of Florida
and over 28 years of experience as a businessman and entrepreneur, that he founded Wine Country
Helicopters.

Wayne is a certified commercial helicopter pilot, and also holds ratings in single and multiengine land airplanes, as well as single and multiengine seaplanes.

He has started and managed many aviation companies, including a Part 135 On Demand Air Taxi, and an all-jet, Part 121 Scheduled Air Carrier,
which he took public.

Wayne's aviation experience includes over 25 years in both fixed wing and rotary wing operations. As a pilot he has 1000+ hours of total accident and incident free flight time.


"When you tour with me, I never let you out of my sight to ensure your total satisfaction"