SKY 5 Chief Pilot Chase Rutledge flies for you every morning to bring you the latest in traffic, breaking news and any information that will impact your day. Chase is also there for you when it matters. As a member of the First Alert Storm Team, Chase will bring you the most accurate and up to date information about severe weather in your area and as breaking news happens he will be there to provide the information you need as the story develops.

Chase has been with the KOCO Channel 5 since 2012 as a backup pilot. After retiring from the Oklahoma National Guard on March 31, 2018, he assumed the full time chief pilot position. He served 26 years with the Oklahoma Guard with 20 of those years in full time position as an Army pilot and Instructor. He has served overseas and during countless missions across the nation in support of the war on terrorism, disaster relief and Homeland Security to name just a small few.

Chase has known that his dream was to be a pilot since he was six years old and he has never stopped pursuing that dream. Chase studied Telecommunications at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK, acquired all of his airplane qualifications at Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, OK and then continued that flight training with the United States Army. He believes that all of this experience has prepared him for what he calls his “dream job” here at Channel 5.

When Chase isn’t flying, he is still dreaming of flying. However while he is doing that he enjoys spending time with his family. He is an avid wood turner and enjoys traveling the world. Chase and his wife live in Edmond and they have four children. The six of them enjoy getting outdoors and enjoying what this great state and world have to offer. Chase enjoys hiking, skiing, camping ... well anything that takes him to the mountains and back in the sky.