Aerospace engineering student at CU Boulder · FAA Airframe & Powerplant rating · Boulder, Colorado
The jet is in the hangar. Walk around it and run the seven-point preflight checklist; every check opens a piece of Tomas's record. Finish them all and you're cleared for takeoff.
Tomas Chacon is studying aerospace engineering at CU Boulder (2025–2029), holds an FAA Airframe & Powerplant rating, and was on the first-place team in the 2025–2026 ACRP University Design Competition.
“I'm currently a full time student at CU Boulder studying to become an aerospace engineer.”
“Tool Aerie: An Automated Shadow Board Generation System for Aviation Maintenance Tool Control.” University of Colorado Boulder team: Kathleen Brening, Tomas Chacon, Brian Finn, Andrew Kirschenmann and William Seaman; faculty adviser Azadeh Bolhari. Announced August 12, 2026.