Colonel Michele Mapelli assumes the position of Deputy Commander of the 46th Air Brigade in Pisa. Colonel Pilot Michele Mapelli, born in Gallarate (VA) on May 4, 1965, joined the Air Force in 1984, attending the Air Academy with the “Drago IV” course and the piloting courses at the 70th Squadron in Latina and the 61st Air Brigade in Lecce, obtaining the Military Pilot’s Certificate on the MB-339 aircraft in 1989. After a career as a pilot at the 98th Flight Group at the 46th Air Brigade in Pisa, he recently held the position of Flight Department Commander until 2010 and, subsequently, of Chief of Operations Office. At the 46th Air Brigade, he obtained all the qualifications for the G-222 aircraft, obtaining the qualification of TO-TT Instructor in 2001 and subsequently the qualification of P.I. Crew Chief on the C-130J aircraft in 2008 and the qualification of P.I. Crew Chief on the C-27J aircraft in 2010. He has logged more than 3500 hours of flight time on Siai Marchetti SF-260, Grob Twin Astir, Aermacchi MB-339, Alenia G-222, Lockeed Martin C-130J, and Alenia C-27J aircraft. Colonel Mapelli is married and has a son.
