Joe Brown spent 33 years in the aviation industry and in a family business with his father and brother. Until 2023, he and his brother owned Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell Engine Technologies and Hartzell Aerospace Welding. His professional life, social life and family life are deeply connected to aviation, “and the friendships that unfold in our magical flying community,” Joe says.
He flies a Glasair Sportsman and a Cessna 185 off his grass strip in Cornwall, and explores the backcountry of the Northeast. He says that of late, some of his best moments are flying with his kids who are adding to their aviation ratings or are in early stages of training.
