Richard Dale Cross - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Flight Engineer, Ground Instructor

Richard Cross is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer, and ground instructor based in Forest Lake, MN. Richard Dale Cross holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), and Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the B-727, Boeing 737 (B-737), Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), Learjet (LR-JET), and Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond/Beechjet (MU-300), 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. Richard 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. Richard 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. Richard holds a Ground Instructor certificate. This certificate authorizes the holder to provide ground training for pilot certification and endorsements. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through August 2026. The FAA airman records for Richard Cross are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.