Willy Culberson
Willy Culberson is the Director of Aviation Operation for Travis County STAR Flight
He carries a Professional License:and is a Certified Flight Instructor in Helicopter as well as a Commercial Multi-Engine Airplane Pilot.
Mr. Culberson is a Retired Chief Warrant Officer U.S. Army with 27 years of service and a veteran of Vietnam War and Desert Storm. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1996.
His last duty assignment prior to retirement was as a Standardization Instructor Pilot in UH60 Blackhawks and AH64 Advance Attack Helicopters, assigned to III Corp Headquarter and was based at Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
His addition duties included conducting training flight with U. S. Army Astronauts in order to keep them current in the in the UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter
He attended College at the University of Houston, Houston, TX, and received a degree: in Psychology.
He is presently working at the Travis County STAR Flight and has been there for 20 years. He is a member of the Helicopter Association International and the Critical Incident Stress Management Team for Helicopter Air Ambulance Industry. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Central Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross, and as a Mentor for Blackshear, Barbara Jordon and Overton Elementary School's for the "I CAN" PROJECT.
Willy is married to Dr. Carla Emery-Culberson and they have 2 adult children, Tamara and Patrick and a grandson, Jalen.