Personal air travel · Cincinnati, Ohio
Held to a
presidential standard.
Fly with a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served with Marine Helicopter Squadron One, the Marine One squadron, and has successfully served Greater Cincinnati with his own business since 1980.
- Cruise
- About 180 mphThree miles every minute
- Departs
- Lunken Airport · KLUK
- Your pilot
- Delbert “Del” DoddyOwner-flown, every flight
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Served 1976–1979, trained to a standard where precision isn't optional.
HMX-1 · 1976–1979
The Marine One squadron that flies the President. Its Marines are screened and security-cleared.
Presidential Service Certificate
Awarded in 1977 for service in direct support of the President.
CFI · CFII · MEII
Certified since 1979 to teach other pilots, including flying by instruments alone in cloud.
Business owner since 1980
More than four decades successfully serving Greater Cincinnati with his own company.
The standard
The standard doesn't change with the passenger.
In the late 1970s, after an FBI background investigation, a young Marine named Delbert “Del” Doddy stood post beside Marine One and greeted President Jimmy Carter as he came aboard.
That duty demands preparation, discretion and getting it right every time. Those are the habits he brought home to Cincinnati. He built a business on them for more than forty years. Now he flies on them.
“Flying is like playing chess. You keep your mind five moves ahead of the plane.”
c. 1977
Standing post at Marine One
Corporal Doddy in dress blues at the aircraft stairs. Squadron Marines greeted the President as he came aboard.
Drive vs. fly
Same-day there and back is the whole point.
From Lunken, most of the region is a morning flight away. Pick a destination and see the time you get back.
Round trip, time back
5 hr
Home tonight?
Yes.
Estimates only. Actual times depend on weather, winds and the destination airport.
Request a flight to Nashville →What we fly
For business, for occasions, for the view.
Every flight is planned and flown personally by Del, from a same-day business trip to a message in the sky.
- 01Taking requests
Private Flights
Columbus before your 9 a.m. Home for dinner.
Point-to-point flights for executives, families and small teams across the region. No terminals, no connections. You leave from Lunken when you're ready.
Executives · Business owners · Families
Request → - 02Taking requests
Air Cargo
When the part, the document or the delivery can't wait.
Time-critical parts, documents and small freight, flown directly and handled personally from pickup to hand-off.
Manufacturers · Medical · Legal · Logistics
Request → - 03Taking requests
Sky Messages
Your message, a thousand feet tall over Cincinnati.
Aerial banners for grand openings, game days, proposals and anniversaries. Planned around the venue, the crowd and the moment.
Businesses · Events · Celebrations
Request → - 04Taking requests
Sky Tours
The Queen City, the river and the hills from above.
Scenic flights from Lunken over downtown, the Ohio River and the surrounding countryside. A memorable gift, and the best way to meet your pilot.
Gifts · Couples · Visitors · Clients
Request → - 05Taking requests
Discovery Flights
Take the controls beside a certified flight instructor.
An introductory lesson for anyone who has ever wondered. Del earned his flight instructor certificate in 1979 and holds current CFI, CFII and MEII ratings.
First-timers · Future pilots · Gifts
Request → Not sure what you need?
Tell Del where you need to be.
He'll call you personally to talk it through. No obligation.
Start a request →
Delbert “Del” Doddy · U.S. Marine Corps
Your pilot
He joined the Marines to pay for flying lessons.
As a young man taking lessons at Lunken he couldn't afford, Del enlisted so the GI Bill could fund his training. The Corps assigned him to the squadron that flies the President. He came home with every rating up to flight instructor, then spent four decades building a business on doing the job right.
1970s
First lessons at Lunken Airport
1976
Joins Marine Helicopter Squadron One
1977
Presidential Service Certificate
1979
Certified Flight Instructor
1980
Founds his Cincinnati business
Today
Brings it back to the sky
From the archive
Trust, on the record.
Documents and photographs from Del's service with the Marine One squadron. We show the originals, not a sales pitch.
September 13, 1977
Presidential Service Certificate No. 5551
Awarded to Corporal Delbert “Del” Doddy, U.S. Marine Corps, for honorable service in the White House, by direction of President Jimmy Carter.
January 1976 – June 1979
Marine Helicopter Squadron One
Presented by the Commanding Officer in appreciation for loyal and devoted service to HMX-1, the squadron that flies the President.
1978
White House Christmas card
“With best wishes from our family for a happy holiday season.”
N3483X · Mooney M20E Super 21
The fleet
Engineered to waste nothing.
Al Mooney designed his airplanes to remove every ounce of drag, down to a passenger step that folds away in flight. The result is a four-seat aircraft that is fast, efficient and steady.
- Cruise
- ≈180 mph
- Seats
- 4
- Landing gear
- Retractable
- Home base
- KLUK
Coming soonAn S-51 Mustang replica joins the fleet
In good hands since 1980
Ask the people who've trusted him for forty years.
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“Quote from a real client.”
Client since the 1990s: speaks to reliability and follow-through
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“Quote from a real client.”
Business client: speaks to professionalism and insurance and safety habits
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“Quote from a real client.”
Residential client: speaks to character and attention to detail
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