Timothy Lilley, a retired Army helicopter pilot, confirmed that his 28-year-old son, Sam Lilley, was in the cockpit of the American Airlines PSA jet at the time of the crash. "This is undoubtedly ...

Phillip Brashear is a retired chief warrant officer 5 — the highest ranking officials within the Army ranks — a helicopter pilot with both the Virginia Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.

A former Blackhawk helicopter pilot who retired from the U.S. Army said there is much speculation about what happened. Despite the uncertainty, he wanted to remind the public that both commercial ...