Chester Austin West - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Ground Instructor

Chester West is an FAA-certified pilot, flight instructor, and ground instructor based in Cortland, OH. Chester Austin West holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL) and Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL) ratings. This certificate includes type rating for the Beechcraft King Air 300 Series (BE-300), authorizing the holder to serve as pilot in command of this aircraft type. 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. Chester 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. Chester 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 October 2012. The FAA airman records for Chester West are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.