Karen Sue Monteith - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Dispatcher, Flight Engineer, Ground Instructor, Remote Pilot

Karen Monteith is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, remote pilot, flight engineer, ground instructor, and aviation professional based in Wichita, KS. Karen Sue Monteith holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), and Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), CE-510S, Cessna Citation Excel/XLS (CE-560XL), Cessna Citation Sovereign (CE-680), and Cessna Citation X (CE-750), 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. Karen 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. Karen holds a Remote Pilot certificate with Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) rating. A Remote Pilot certificate under 14 CFR Part 107 authorizes the holder to operate small unmanned aircraft systems (drones) weighing less than 55 pounds for commercial purposes, including aerial photography, surveying, inspections, and other professional applications. Karen 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. Karen holds a Ground Instructor certificate. This certificate authorizes the holder to provide ground training for pilot certification and endorsements. Karen holds a certificate of type D. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through November 2025. The FAA airman records for Karen Monteith are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.