With over 36 years of experience as an aircraft maintenance engineer, 25 years as a licensed rotary wing pilot, business owner and company visionary, Mike O’Reilly currently sits as Chairman of the Board for Eagle Copters. Mike was mentored by his father, Mel O’Reilly who founded the company in 1975, and subsequently assumed the role of President in 2001. Mike has consistently maintained the principle for which Eagle was founded while strategically growing it into one of Canada’s largest helicopter companies. Mike also initiated the concept of product repurposing at Eagle with the introduction of two industry-leading Bell helicopter customizations: the Eagle Single and the Eagle 407HP.