Jimmy Wayne Fordham - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Flight Engineer

Jimmy Fordham is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, and flight engineer based in Monroe, LA. Jimmy Wayne Fordham holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Rotorcraft Helicopter, Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), and Glider ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Airbus A330 (A-330), B-727, DA-20, McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80 (DC-9), McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (DC-10), and Learjet (LR-JET), 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. Jimmy holds a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate with Airplane Single and Multi-Engine, Rotorcraft Helicopter, Instrument (type unspecified), and Glider 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. Jimmy 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 September 2026. The FAA airman records for Jimmy Fordham are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.