Richard Douglas Mader - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Flight Instructor

Richard Mader is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Tulsa, OK. Richard Douglas Mader 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 Beechcraft King Air 300 Series (BE-300), Beechcraft 1900 (BE-1900), Bombardier Challenger 300/350 (CL-30), DA-20, Diamond DA50 (DA-50), DA-2000, British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), IA-JET, 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. 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Third Class medical, valid through April 2026. The FAA airman records for Richard Mader are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.