Brian was working on the dock cabinet for LSJ on May 24, 2019 [1]. He was also involved in a project with Mike Glidden, where they were working on a dock box for LSJ, with an inquiry about the project's completion status sent on May 30, 2019 [6] [1]. Brian is a young helicopter pilot with 300 hours of helicopter time, who worked as a mechanic at Bell in Fort Lauderdale, and was considered to be a good copilot for a trip from Palm Beach to St. Thomas [3]. He was offered $500 per day for his time on the trip [3]. Brian's work schedule included tasks such as working on maintenance trucks, helping in the mechanics area, and cleaning the workshop, as outlined in an email sent by Craig Martin [4]. Brian had also traveled to Europe, visiting Paris and Italy, and had given a Sony NEX 7 camera as a birthday present to Sarah K [2].