David James Howard - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Dispatcher, Flight Engineer, Ground Instructor

David Howard is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer, ground instructor, and aviation professional based in Prospect, KY. David James Howard 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 B-727, Boeing 757 (B-757), Boeing 767 (B-767), Cessna Citation Excel/XLS (CE-560XL), Cessna Citation Sovereign (CE-680), DC-3, EMB-110, M-202, M-404, and YS-11, 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. David 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. David 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. David holds a Ground Instructor certificate. This certificate authorizes the holder to provide ground training for pilot certification and endorsements. David holds a certificate of type D. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through December 2026. The FAA airman records for David Howard are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.