David Scott Blades - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

David Blades is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Whispering Pines, NC. David Scott Blades holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Rotorcraft Helicopter, and Instrument Helicopter ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the BE-200, Beechcraft King Air 300 Series (BE-300), Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), C-295, HA-420, Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond/Beechjet (MU-300), and SK-65, 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 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. Their most recent FAA medical certificate is a First Class medical, valid through September 2026. The FAA airman records for David Blades are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.