Chalit was reportedly reluctant to support the 2006 Thai coup d'état – Royal Thai Army troops had surrounded Air Force Headquarters on the night of the coup to ensure that Chalit and the Air Force did not provide any resistance.

[1] Chalit was appointed a deputy chairman in the Council for National Security under coup leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin.

Chalit was paid nearly 114,000 baht per month as an additional salary to his air force pay while he was deputy chairman.

[2] Chalit was named as acting chairman of the Council for National Security on 1 October 2007, succeeding Sonthi, who retired from military duty to enter politics.

[3][4] In addition to his duties as air force chief and acting CNS head, Chalit also serves as chairman of the board of Thai Airways International.