Robert Clay Austian - Airline Transport Pilot, Flight Instructor

Robert Austian is an FAA-certified pilot and flight instructor based in Goldsby, OK. Robert Clay Austian holds a Airline Transport Pilot certificate with Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), Airplane Single-Engine Land (ASEL), and Rotorcraft Helicopter ratings. This certificate includes type ratings for the Beechcraft Beechjet 400/Hawker 400 (BE-400), Cessna Citation Excel/XLS (CE-560XL), CE-650, Cessna Citation X (CE-750), DA-EASY, EMB-500, LR-60, 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. Robert 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 January 2026. The FAA airman records for Robert Austian are tracked and verified by AviatorDB.