Jack Harter Helicopters mourns passing of co-founder Jack Harter Helicopters Press Release | April 12, 2021
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Charles (Jack) Harter, co-founder and president of Jack Harter Helicopters in Lihue, Hawaii, and the originator of helicopter tours on Kauai, died on the first of April, 2021.
Charles (Jack) Harter. Jack Harter Helicopters Photo
Jack was born in Rapid City, South Dakota on Dec. 26, 1931, where his life was defined by nature and adventure, a strong dose of creativity, and a zest for hard work and excellence. He earned his fixed-wing pilot’s license at an early age and bought his first airplane at the age of 18. Along with flying airplanes in his early years, Jack was a parachutist, a Hollywood stuntman and a smoke jumper in California. He also flew tours around the Space Needle at the Seattle World’s Fair.