David Lewis Schanilec - Airline Transport Pilot, Ground Instructor

David Schanilec is an FAA-certified pilot and ground instructor based in Viola, KS. David Lewis Schanilec 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 Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), CE-525S, 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. David holds a Ground Instructor certificate. This certificate authorizes the holder to provide ground training for pilot certification and endorsements. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through January 2026. The FAA airman records for David Schanilec are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.