Michael Troy Cranston - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor, Flight Instructor

Michael Cranston is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Benton, KS. Michael Troy Cranston holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), and Rotorcraft Helicopter ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), British Aerospace BAe 125/Hawker 800 (HS-125), 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. Michael 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 Second Class medical, valid through July 2026. The FAA airman records for Michael Cranston are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.