David Wayne Caughell - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

David Caughell is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Valparaiso, IN. David Wayne Caughell holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Rotorcraft Helicopter, Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), and Airplane Multi-Engine Sea (AMES) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the BH-206, BH-222, Cessna Citation Sovereign (CE-680), Bombardier Challenger 600 Series (CL-600), CL-604, G-1159, Gulfstream IV (G-IV), British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), and RA-390, 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 Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate with Airplane 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through March 2026. The FAA airman records for David Caughell are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.