David William Hynes - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

David Hynes is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Suffolk, VA. David William Hynes holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES), Rotorcraft Helicopter, and Instrument Helicopter ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Beechcraft King Air 300 Series (BE-300), Cessna Citation 500 Series (CE-500), CE-525S, Cessna Citation Excel/XLS (CE-560XL), Cessna Citation Sovereign (CE-680), British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), 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. David 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a Second Class medical, valid through August 2026. The FAA airman records for David Hynes are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.