Horace Eugene Buffington Iii - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Flight Engineer

Horace Buffington III is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, and flight engineer based in Peachtree City, GA. Horace Eugene Buffington III holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) and Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Airbus A320 (A-320), Boeing 737 (B-737), Boeing 757 (B-757), Boeing 767 (B-767), McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80 (DC-9), and L-188, authorizing the holder to serve as pilot in command of these aircraft types. The Airline Transport Pilot certificate is the highest level of pilot certification issued by the FAA, authorizing the holder to act as pilot in command of scheduled airline operations and any aircraft for which they hold a type rating. ATP certification requires a minimum of 1,500 hours of total flight time and passing rigorous written and practical examinations. Horace holds a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate with Airplane Single and Multi-Engine and Instrument Airplane ratings. A Certified Flight Instructor certificate authorizes the holder to provide flight training to student and certificated pilots, including ground and flight instruction, solo endorsements, practical test endorsements, and biennial flight reviews. Horace holds a Flight Engineer certificate with Turbojet rating. This certificate authorizes the holder to serve as a flight engineer on aircraft that require a flight engineer as part of the flight crew. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through March 2027. The FAA airman records for Horace Buffington III are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.