Mark & Tina Edmonds
Mark brings more than 20 years of aviation experience to Compass Aviation. He is currently the holder of an Airframe and Powerplant certification as well as an Inspection Authorization and a private pilot’s license. Mark and Tina felt the Lord leading them to join Compass and moved with their family to Shelby, NC in 2006.
Mark and Tina have known each other since they were seven years old. They dated all through high school and married when they were 19 years old. Mark joined the Air Force, and they moved to the United Kingdom. While there, they had their first son, Josh. They then moved to southern California and had their other son, Dustin, who currently works for Compass full-time. Mark had his own mobile aviation business in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He attended Toccoa Falls Bible College in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and was ordained as a minister of the Gospel at House of Prayer Church, Blairsville, Georgia in 1997.
Mark currently serves as President of Compass Aviation while Tina is a full-time student with plans to open a wellness center in Shelby.
Mark and Tina have known each other since they were seven years old. They dated all through high school and married when they were 19 years old. Mark joined the Air Force, and they moved to the United Kingdom. While there, they had their first son, Josh. They then moved to southern California and had their other son, Dustin, who currently works for Compass full-time. Mark had his own mobile aviation business in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He attended Toccoa Falls Bible College in Toccoa Falls, Georgia and was ordained as a minister of the Gospel at House of Prayer Church, Blairsville, Georgia in 1997.
Mark currently serves as President of Compass Aviation while Tina is a full-time student with plans to open a wellness center in Shelby.
John & Tara Watt
John was born and raised in Nyankunde , Zaire (now D.R. Congo). As the son of missionaries, he saw firsthand the vital role of airplanes for missionary work in remote areas. He was thrilled when, as a teenager, the Mission Aviation Fellowship mechanics allowed him to apprentice with them in the hangar at Nyankunde. After his family returned to the States, John earned his Airframe & Powerplant license at LeTourneau University in Texas . He also met his future wife there.
In 1996, John and Tara moved to North Carolina, where John worked for Free Spirit Aviation. He obtained his pilot’s license and his Inspection Authorization certificate during his time there. John helped found Compass Aviation as one of the visionaries.
John and Tara have been married since 1994 and have four children: Aaron, Maggie, Audrey, and Mark. John serves as secretary/treasurer of Compass Aviation while Tara home-schools their children and aids John with administrative duties for the shop and ministry. Their oldest son, Aaron, is apprenticing in the shop as part of a high-school elective. He is learning and honing his skills as both a mechanic and pilot.
In 1996, John and Tara moved to North Carolina, where John worked for Free Spirit Aviation. He obtained his pilot’s license and his Inspection Authorization certificate during his time there. John helped found Compass Aviation as one of the visionaries.
John and Tara have been married since 1994 and have four children: Aaron, Maggie, Audrey, and Mark. John serves as secretary/treasurer of Compass Aviation while Tara home-schools their children and aids John with administrative duties for the shop and ministry. Their oldest son, Aaron, is apprenticing in the shop as part of a high-school elective. He is learning and honing his skills as both a mechanic and pilot.
