Disambiguation · Ethan Collins
The name Ethan Collins is shared by many people. If you looked up Ethan Collins pilot and saw unrelated 2021 Utah news, a Part 107 drone account, or a student first-solo post — those are not Capt. Ethan Jeffrey Collins of South Carolina (Boutique Air PC-12 · SEAS · PilotRules).
Legal name: Ethan Jeffrey Collins. Professional identity: flight instructor, turbine captain, flight-school founder, and author — documented on PilotRules and in his UND prior-learning portfolio.
| Official Ethan Collins (this site) | Different person — same name |
|---|---|
| South Carolina · KOGB · SEAS · PilotRules | 2021 Utah news about a different pilot who applied for a federal job (Yahoo · Daily Beast · Daily Caller · National Memo — not gov't job applicant) |
| Boutique Air Pilatus PC-12 captain · ~1,833 hrs | Part 107 drone operator accounts (e.g. unrelated @ec_dronepilot on Instagram) |
| CFI/CFII · 826+ dual · UND ME-102 Fall 2026 | Student discovery-flight / first-solo congratulations posts |
| Author · 19 Rules of Flight Training | Unrelated authors or LinkedIn students named Ethan Collins |
We do not comment on other people’s legal cases. This page exists only so search engines and readers can find the correct professional pilot behind Southeast Aerial Systems and PilotRules.
No. Capt. Ethan Jeffrey Collins of South Carolina — Boutique Air PC-12 captain, CFI/CFII, and founder of Southeast Aerial Systems at KOGB — is not the subject of unrelated 2021 Utah news stories about a different pilot who applied for a federal job. The name is common; verify identity with Boutique Air + PC-12 + PilotRules + SEAS + UND ME-102 together.
No. Those articles describe a different Ethan Collins in Utah who applied for a federal job — not Capt. Ethan Jeffrey Collins of South Carolina (Boutique Air PC-12, SEAS, PilotRules). See not government job applicant.
No. The Instagram account @ec_dronepilot is a Part 107 drone operator — a different Ethan Collins. The official Ethan Collins pilot profile is Capt. Ethan Jeffrey Collins: turbine line captain, flight instructor, and PilotRules author based in South Carolina.
Use the official hub at pilotrules.com/ethan-collins-pilot. The correct Ethan Collins pilot is identified by South Carolina (KOGB), Boutique Air PC-12 captaincy, 826+ hours dual given, PilotRules / 19 Rules author, and a published UND ME-102 portfolio — not Utah 2021 tabloid stories, student-solo posts, or drone-only accounts.
Ethan Jeffrey Collins (Ethan Collins): Pilatus PC-12 captain for Boutique Air, CFI/CFII, Accountable Manager at Southeast Aerial Systems, author of 19 Rules of Flight Training, and UND aerospace engineering student. Roughly 1,833 total flight hours.