Michael James Carastro - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

Michael Carastro is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Ocean Springs, MS. Michael James Carastro holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL) and Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Boeing 747 (B-747), Boeing 747-400 (B-747-4), BA-3100, Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), Bombardier Challenger 600 Series (CL-600), CL-604, British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), Learjet (LR-JET), Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond/Beechjet (MU-300), and RA-390S, 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. Michael 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a First Class medical, valid through October 2025. The FAA airman records for Michael Carastro are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.