Chris Sloan’s efforts in making The Airchive the incredible resource it is today are largely the result of a one-man labor of love. And it really is a labor of love of the strongest kind, as the project has been created in memory of his young son, Calder ‘Mr. Awesome’ Sloan, who was tragically killed in a freak accident in 2014, aged just seven.
Calder was an avgeek too. He was named after the famous artist who designed the Braniff Flying Colors of America 727 and Flying Colors of South America DC-8. He had his whole world in front of him when his life was disastrously cut short. The Airchive is just part of his legacy, as Chris has also set up Caleb & Calder Sloan’s Awesome Foundation, which strives to give back to the community, to support disadvantaged children, and to do good in an increasingly toxic world.
The Miami International Airport dedicated their 727 ground trainer to his son, which is affectionately known as Awesome Force One. They worked with Spirit and JetBlue Airways in 2017 in standing up a relief operation in Puerto Rico raising money and delivering $500,000 worth of food, supplies, and toys in the wake of Hurricane Maria called Puerto Rico CareLift.
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