Private TBM 900 Charter · Charlottesville, Virginia
Fly Farther. Arrive Faster.
Two turboprop TBM 900 aircraft ready to carry you across North America and the Caribbean — on your schedule, not the airline's.
330
Knots cruise speed
1,730
Nautical mile range
31,000
Feet service ceiling
5
Passenger capacity
✓FAA Part 135 Certified
✓Professionally Flown and Maintained
✓Based at CHO · Charlottesville, VA
Why Little Hawk
The speed of turbine power. The freedom of private travel.
Little Hawk Logistics operates two Daher TBM 900 aircraft from Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport, opening up destinations for leisure and business that were simply impractical before. No hubs. No connections. No middle seats. Just you, and where you need to be.
Access thousands of airports no airliner can reach
Climbs above weather to 31,000 ft in 20 minutes
Quiet pressurized cabin — arrive refreshed
Your schedule, your departure time
FAA Part 135 certified operations via 45 North Aviation
Bahamas before lunch. Manhattan by 9 AM.
Ready to fly?
Call Eric directly or request a quote online — responses within hours, not days.
N900ME · Daher TBM 900 · Based at CHO, Charlottesville, VA
The Aircraft
Daher TBM 900 — Very Fast Turboprop
The TBM 900 is the world's fastest single-engine turboprop, combining true turbine reliability with the ability to reach almost any airport in the Western Hemisphere. At 330 knots, it covers ground that takes a piston plane all day — and slips into 3,000 ft strips that jets can't touch.
330 kts
Cruise speed
1,730 nm
Range NBAA IFR
31,000 ft
Service ceiling
20 min
Climb to FL310
5 pax
Passenger capacity
3,000 ft
Min. strip length
Avionics & Systems
Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66D turbine engine
FIKI — certified flight into known icing
ADS-B Out equipped for modern airspace
Full IFR capable — flies in any weather
Dual redundant systems throughout
Exterior
N900ME — our TBM 900 based at Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport (CHO), photographed across destinations.
The Cabin
Five adults travel in genuine comfort — leather seats with red accent stitching, a fold-out carbon fiber work table, full pressurization, and large oval windows. Quieter than most turboprops and far more personal than any commercial cabin.
The Founder
Captain Eric Walden — Professional Aviator
Eric Walden
Founder & Chief Pilot
ATP-rated commercial pilot
TBM 900 type-rated & current
11,500+ total flight hours
10,500+ hours in turbines
8,000+ hours as Captain
3,500+ hours, TBM series
10 years at NetJets, Citation XL/XLS
University of Virginia, 1997
FlightSafety Academy graduate
Eric Walden began flying at the age of 15. With over 11,500 hours of flight time as a professional aviator across more than three decades, he brings a wealth of experience to the operation of the TBM 900 in the charter environment. After a decade at NetJets, he knows how to cater to the needs of many different clients — from the largest international airports to the smallest private strip in the backcountry.
Safety, security, convenience, and efficiency. That is what the TBM 900 brings to the table when operated by a professional.
A word from the founder
It all started with a hamburger stand…
Captain Albert Ueltschi Founder of FlightSafety International My grandfather. My hero.
I am a fourth generation pilot, and was born to fly. My earliest memories are of my grandfather Albert Ueltschi flying his helicopter in for a landing on our front yard, taking us on trips to Florida in his plane, and telling tales of his days at Pan Am in the Clippers, Connies, 707s, and many more. He was my inspiration and greatest motivation to become a pilot, and I carry his lessons with me every day, in and out of the cockpit. The name of this company derives from his own humble yet amazing beginnings.
As a poor farm boy from Frankfort, Kentucky, he had much greater visions for himself. Starting a small hamburger stand to earn extra money, he gained the attention and respect of a local banker. My grandfather, with his sights set on owning his own plane to continue his flight training, convinced that banker to use the hamburger stand as collateral on that purchase. He purchased a Waco OX-5 biplane and the rest is history.
The name of the hamburger stand was The Little Hawk.
Dr. Henry W. Walden Builder of America's first monoplane Long Island, c. 1909–1911
On my father's side, his grandfather was an early pioneer of aviation — inventing, flying, and often crashing, the first American monoplane on Long Island just a few years after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk. While I never met him, seeing his very familiar face in the Air and Space Museum many times was always humbling and inspirational. Dr. Henry Walden was a pioneer, not afraid to forge his own way forward and create paths where none existed before.
Dr. H.W. Walden · Walden Monoplane IX · 1911 · America's First Monoplane — Mineola, Long Island
Beginning flight school in 1989 at the age of 15, I soloed at 8 hours and obtained my private certificate at just over the minimum of 40 hours — having had to wait until I turned 16. Nearly every summer through high school and University I returned to Florida and the FlightSafety Academy to obtain yet another rating. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1997, I became an instructor at the Academy — a crucial time, as teaching others to fly exposes nearly every way to make a mistake in an airplane, and I learned at least as much as they did.
I took that experience to my first airline job in 1998, at Atlantic Coast Airlines, flying the Jetstream 4100 as First Officer and Captain, then the Dornier 328Jet as Captain. As a 25-year-old Captain at a regional airline, I was the subject of many "Are you old enough to fly this thing?" questions. Turns out I was.
After several thousand hours of flight time all over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, I set my sights on a new kind of flying and obtained a position at NetJets, flying the Citation XL and later the XLS. Eleven years of some of the most dynamic, exciting, and taxing flying imaginable. I visited every state in the lower 48, every province of Canada, much of Mexico and the Caribbean — working out of small, often unimproved and remote airports, maintaining a level of safety and comfort that kept aircraft, crew, and passengers secure at all times.
But I found myself yearning to use my skills for something beyond flying within the structure of a giant corporation. Taking a lesson from my grandfather, I decided that in order to be truly happy I had to sacrifice greatly. After many months of planning, research, and evaluation, I resigned my position at NetJets and the security it offered. Having found the perfect aircraft for the mission I had developed over those months, I embarked upon the founding of Little Hawk Logistics — the next and most exciting stage of my career.
Now partnered with 45 North Aviation at my home airport of Charlottesville, Virginia, I bring a needed and unique addition to their existing fleet. I am very excited to continue building Little Hawk Logistics into a premier provider of exclusive private aviation in the uniquely well-suited Daher TBM series of aircraft.
11,500+ total hours · 10,500 in turbines · 8,000+ as Captain
3,500+ hours in the TBM series
Every state in the lower 48, most of Canada, Caribbean, Mexico & Central America
Manhattan, New York · Approx. 2.5 hrs from Charlottesville, VA
Where We Fly
North America, Caribbean & beyond
With 1,730 nautical miles of range, the TBM 900 connects Charlottesville to virtually any destination in the continental US, the Caribbean, Bahamas, Canada, and Central America — often to airports far closer to where you actually need to be.
Don't see your destination?
The TBM can reach virtually anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. Name it and we'll work out the routing.
The Company
Little Hawk Logistics, LLC
Little Hawk Logistics is a Charlottesville, Virginia-based private air charter agency specializing in Very Fast Turboprop travel aboard the Daher TBM 900. We operate as an agent of 45 North Aviation, an FAA Part 135 certified air carrier, ensuring every flight meets the highest standards of regulatory compliance and safety.
Our mission is to get you where you need to go — faster than you thought possible, with more flexibility than any commercial airline can offer. We serve business executives, families, leisure travelers, and time-sensitive transport needs alike.
FAA Part 135Certificate 9CCA698MAgent of 45 North Aviation
Our safety commitment
Every flight operated under the Little Hawk Logistics brand meets safety standards set forth by the FAA. Our operators are vetted, current, and deeply experienced in the TBM platform. All flights are operated by a certified Part 135 carrier.
Find us at CHO
200 Aviation Drive, Suite 142 Charlottesville, VA 22911
