Pilot CFI Wes Head

Wes Head- Pilot, CFI, ATP, Check Airmen and Owner of Beluga Air, LLC in Homer, AK.

Wes served 3 years in the U.S. Army’s elite 1st Ranger Battalion. Afterwards, he attended & graduated Cum Laude from the University of Tulsa with a BA in International Business & Spanish.  Wes is an FAA certificated Senior Parachute Rigger & has over 1,200 civilian skydives.

Wes earned his FAA Pilot’s certificate in 1988, & has since flown various types of aircraft all over the world. These range from the venerable Piper J-3 “Cub” to a Gulfstream 3 corporate jet. During the winter he flies a de Havilland Twin Otter. He has over 11,000 accident-free hours & holds an ATP cert., CFI, as well as being a Check Airmen. He spent 16 years with the Homer Volunteer Fire Department and still holds Firefighter 2, EMT 2 & Fire Engineer Certificates and is a member of the Homer Post of American Legion.

Wes speaks fluent Spanish, a bit of Portuguese, & loves meeting people from all over the world. Se Habla Español.