Kirk Aaron Ensley - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Flight Engineer

Kirk Ensley is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, and flight engineer based in Waterford, MI. Kirk Aaron Ensley holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), and Rotorcraft Helicopter ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the B-727, BAE-125, BBD-700, Beechcraft King Air 300 Series (BE-300), Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), CE-525S, CE-650, Cessna Citation X (CE-750), Bombardier Challenger 600 Series (CL-600), CL-604, DA-10, DA-20, Diamond DA50 (DA-50), G-1159, Gulfstream IV (G-IV), Gulfstream V (G-V), British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), IA-JET, LR-45, Learjet (LR-JET), and N-265, 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. Kirk 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. Kirk 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 First Class medical, valid through July 2026. The FAA airman records for Kirk Ensley are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.