Kent William Michaelsen - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

Kent Michaelsen is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Colorado Springs, CO. Kent William Michaelsen holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), and Glider ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Boeing 737 (B-737), Boeing 757 (B-757), Boeing 767 (B-767), Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), DC-3, McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80 (DC-9), FA-C123, L-382, and YC-122, 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. Kent holds a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate with Airplane Single and Multi-Engine, Instrument Airplane, 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a First Class medical, valid through September 2007. The FAA airman records for Kent Michaelsen are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.