It all started when...
...Collin and Marisa Fay went to Australia for their honeymoon. There, they enjoyed a two-week, group flying tour and became intrigued with the idea of bringing something similar to the western USA. At the time, they were working overseas in Uruguay in the mining business. As soon as the contract ended, they relocated to Colorado where they began putting together the pieces of Parkwest Air Tours.
Parkwest offered two tours in the summer of 2000, and consistently built up the business from there. From a height of 8 tours/season, the Fays have slowed it back down to just a small handful of offerings, allowing time for other pursuits.
In addition to being a Professional Engineer and holding an MBA, Collin is a ATP-Land and Sea, CFI, CFI-I, and MEI. After several years flying air tankers in the aerial firefighting world, Collin left the fires behind but still works in the industry as an Instructor and Training Center Evaluator for AeroFlite, Inc. Marisa is a private pilot and a multi-stripe volunteer for many local non-profits when she's not working on Parkwest pursuits. She loves building tours and friendships through Parkwest, and looks forward to doing so long into the future.
Parkwest offered two tours in the summer of 2000, and consistently built up the business from there. From a height of 8 tours/season, the Fays have slowed it back down to just a small handful of offerings, allowing time for other pursuits.
In addition to being a Professional Engineer and holding an MBA, Collin is a ATP-Land and Sea, CFI, CFI-I, and MEI. After several years flying air tankers in the aerial firefighting world, Collin left the fires behind but still works in the industry as an Instructor and Training Center Evaluator for AeroFlite, Inc. Marisa is a private pilot and a multi-stripe volunteer for many local non-profits when she's not working on Parkwest pursuits. She loves building tours and friendships through Parkwest, and looks forward to doing so long into the future.