Sidney Ray Smith - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Engineer

Sidney Smith is an FAA-certified pilot and flight engineer based in Valley Center, CA. Sidney Ray Smith holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) and Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Boeing 737 (B-737), Boeing 777 (B-777), McDonnell Douglas DC-9/MD-80 (DC-9), and Learjet (LR-JET), 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. Sidney 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a First Class medical, valid through September 2026. The FAA airman records for Sidney Smith are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.