Craig Richard O'Mara - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Dispatcher, Flight Engineer, Ground Instructor

Craig O'mara is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer, ground instructor, and aviation professional based in Fairview Heights, IL. Craig Richard O'mara holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), Rotorcraft Helicopter, and Glider ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Airbus A320 (A-320), B-727, Boeing 737 (B-737), Boeing 747 (B-747), Boeing 747-400 (B-747-4), Boeing 757 (B-757), Boeing 767 (B-767), Boeing 777 (B-777), Boeing 787 (B-787), Beechcraft King Air 300 Series (BE-300), BU-2000, Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), DC-3, McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80 (DC-9), Embraer ERJ-145 (EMB-145), and N-B25, 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. Craig 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. Craig 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. Craig holds a Ground Instructor certificate. This certificate authorizes the holder to provide ground training for pilot certification and endorsements. Craig holds a certificate of type D. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a First Class medical, valid through July 2026. The FAA airman records for Craig O'mara are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.