Russell Joseph Platt Jr - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor, Repairman - Experimental Aircraft Builder

Russell Platt Jr is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor, and aviation professional based in Concord, NC. Russell Joseph Platt Jr holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), and Rotorcraft Helicopter ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Airbus A320 (A-320), Boeing 737 (B-737), Boeing 757 (B-757), Boeing 767 (B-767), Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), CE-525S, DC-3, Embraer E170/E175 (ERJ-170), Embraer E190/E195 (ERJ-190), F-27, FK-28, FK-100, British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), Learjet (LR-JET), Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond/Beechjet (MU-300), and SA-227, 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. Russell holds a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate with Airplane Single and Multi-Engine, Rotorcraft Helicopter, and Instrument (type unspecified) 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. Russell holds a Ground Instructor certificate. This certificate authorizes the holder to provide ground training for pilot certification and endorsements. Russell holds a certificate of type I. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through February 2027. The FAA airman records for Russell Platt Jr are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.