Craig Eugene Oppegaard - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

Craig Oppegaard is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in St Louis Park, MN. Craig Eugene Oppegaard holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), and Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES) ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), Cessna Citation Excel/XLS (CE-560XL), DA-10, Diamond DA50 (DA-50), DA-2EASY, Gulfstream V (G-V), GVII, and Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond/Beechjet (MU-300), 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. Craig holds a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate with Airplane Single-Engine rating. 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 First Class medical, valid through November 2026. The FAA airman records for Craig Oppegaard are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.